OSE Shop 2011 Fill excavation with stone

Fill excavated holes and surrounding slab foundations with stone

If any plumbing or electric lines are to run under the concrete pads, be sure they are in place before laying the foundation stone.

Remove and stack the stakes from the completed holes Tie the marking strings to the non-working side of the pad sites in next line of pads (East) Have a truck load of stone delivered. (Each hole will take approximately 1.7 cu. yds. of stone.) Have it dropped in divided piles next to the holes if possible. Fill the excavated holes with stone to 12” deep. Compact the stone with a vibrating compactor. Fill the excavated holes with stone another 12” deep. Compact the stone with a vibrating compactor. Fill the excavated holes with stone another 12” deep. Compact the stone with a vibrating compactor. If needed, fill the excavated holes with stone another 12” deep. Spread additional stone between the filled holes to 8” deep. Compact the stone with a vibrating compactor. The compacted area should end up close to 6” deep with the pad sites and floor area level with each other. Repeat the process of digging and filling with each row of pad sites until all pad sites, including supply shed pad sites, are excavated and filled.