Barn Pad Question

[Believer]

I picked out a location I wanted to build a 4 by 60 pole barn. Had the excavator over to review. He lasered it and said it had about 1 1/2 foot drop corner to corner. I had the guy do it but it turned out much deeper than he or I thought because of what he did for drainage around it. One side has over 4 feet above grade. So, I'm wondering what kind of issues I should be aware of with that much build up. He did the work with a paddle scraper and said the dirt compacted well because it was wet.

 

[s78wingrider]

Depends on soil. Most places here have a lot of clay, packs good if right moister content. Aaron

 

[jimmysisson]

You don't say where you are, which makes a lot of difference. Settling always matters, but does frost protection matter where you are? You going to pour a floor? Are your posts set already? What material did he use for fill? Need more info
Jim

 

[Believer]

The property is in east central Kansas. Fill was scraped from surrounding area, sandy loam. Posts are not in yet. I wanted to pour a concrete floor.