EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
Beautiful pictures!!!!
As for the gravel, there are different types of gravel and different reasons for it's use. There is also some confusion with the terms compaction and settling. I think Obed makes a very good point in that the gravel will settle some and that it's a good idea to run a compactor over it. But don't expect to get compaction out of gravel of similar size wtihout any fines in it. It can be pushed together tighter, but you will never get "compaction" out of it. For those that disagree, try to pick up some gravel after it's been compacted. It will come up easily. But if you compact soil or road base gravel with fines, you will find that it comes up in chunks after a lot of effort to get it up.
I'm not sure what type of foundation is going to be used, so there are several options here. From what I'm seeing in the pictures, it looks to me like the foundation will be spread out over the gravel and there isn't any footings. This isn't something that I have any experience with, so I'm watching the thread with interest to see how it's going to be done.
Eddie
As for the gravel, there are different types of gravel and different reasons for it's use. There is also some confusion with the terms compaction and settling. I think Obed makes a very good point in that the gravel will settle some and that it's a good idea to run a compactor over it. But don't expect to get compaction out of gravel of similar size wtihout any fines in it. It can be pushed together tighter, but you will never get "compaction" out of it. For those that disagree, try to pick up some gravel after it's been compacted. It will come up easily. But if you compact soil or road base gravel with fines, you will find that it comes up in chunks after a lot of effort to get it up.
I'm not sure what type of foundation is going to be used, so there are several options here. From what I'm seeing in the pictures, it looks to me like the foundation will be spread out over the gravel and there isn't any footings. This isn't something that I have any experience with, so I'm watching the thread with interest to see how it's going to be done.
Eddie