patio install

[Henry F Wagons]

Originally Posted by crabber

As always, CALL BEFORE YOU DIG.

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If the ground is really hard you may think about renting a rototiller to break it up to the depth you want first. You'll still have to haul out the tilled soil but it won't be as hard.

200 sq. ft. is a pretty big area. Follow all the how to books pretty close as you'll want a good solid even base. I've dirt-balled a brick path around the side of one of my houses a few years back. Pulled the sod, tamped down the earth and filled the low spots with sand. It works for a non-show space and I've only had to fix one spot that sunk/shifted. I would never do this for a patio space I was planning on using as an outdoor living space.

[MountainHawk]

Originally Posted by tommie frazier

200 sq ft.

maybe I just man the f up and dig.

That's 100 cubic feet of dirt ... that's quite a bit more than I was expecting. That's like 4-5 tons of dirt to dig up.

[tommie frazier]

Originally Posted by MountainHawk

That's 100 cubic feet of dirt ... that's quite a bit more than I was expecting. That's like 4-5 tons of dirt to dig up.

earlier this summer i moved 12 tons of dirt on another project. i know it was 12 tons bc that's what the scale slip said when it was dumped on my yard. it was awesome.

i think the moving of 4 tons (i doubt it is that much, but could be) won't be the hard part. the pain will be the roots. i am unlikely to rent the real machine for that. i can regrow a healthier back once the one I have falls off.