OSE Shop 2011 Excavate Column Pad Holes

Excavate Column Pad holes

These are modified instructions specific for the FactorE Farm where some pad sites are already in place Start excavating with the two East pads for the supply shed and three SouthEast workshop pads. Follow the general instructions below. Fill these holes with foundation stone and compact it. Excavate, fill and compact the West supply shed pads and the remaining East side workshop pad sites. Alternatively, excavate the remaining 3 East side pad sites and the West supply shed pads before filling with stone. In this case, fill and compact the East supply shed pad sites and the SE workshop pad site before filling the two West pads for the supply shed and the interior SE workshop pad. Be sure the dirt fill is well compacted before excavating the sites for the last three column pads on the North side of the workshop.

These are general instructions Start with the most accessible pad. (SW corner) • Leave the stakes in place. • Tie the strings to the stakes on the non working sides of the pad site(North and East). Roll, do not cut off, the loose part of the line – it will be needed again! • Dig the pad site to about 32” below the ground level (44” below the mark on the stakes) in 4’ x 4’ square. § Backhoe machine operator can deposit dirt where it is needed for leveling on the site § Augered-machine operator can use an auger to start excavation at the four corners o Collection and relocation of the dirt will require additional workers. o Once the corners are excavated, the stakes can be removed and stacked if they are too hard to work around. (keep them nearby – they will be needed again, too.) • Use the dirt removed to fill low areas in the workshop space* ( – or take it to the CEB press area for use in making CEB’s and/or slurry.) • Move to the next pad site on the same (West) line Repeat the bulleted steps for the next pad site until five or six pad holes are prepared. Fill these holes with foundation stone before excavating the next row of holes.


 * See instruction sheet on filling low areas.