Yesterday I finished pouring the concrete cap on my basement block walls . Now I can move on to the carpentry part , and I have at least a little experience with that ... But not today , it's going to be near 70? here and I haven't ridden Mr Motorcycle in close to a month . Got a jones on for a ride ... but I might do a little more backfilling first , the recent rain has settled the soil around the cellar .
Are motor cycles male or female? That opens up interesting question. They like to have men on their backs, and they go around to places and go shopping. So... ?
Don't forget the block wall bracing before backfilling...I have a BIL that didn't do it!
I'm not quite sure what you mean about bracing ... This cellar is only about half below grade , there is rebar between row 3 and 4 , row 6 and 7 , and there are vertical rebars every 4 feet with that column filled with concrete . I backfilled about 3 weeks ago , recent rain/sleet/snow event has settled that fill so I need to push more dirt (clay mostly) to get the runoff profile I want . Not that it will see any runoff after the kitchen is on top of it , but you never know and I want any water that finds it's way under there to run away from the walls .
Not sure where you're located but around here backfilling with clay will destroy/collapse a block wall in 15 years or less.
On Sat, 27 Feb 2016 07:38:38 -0700, ray wrote in
Is that because of the expansion/contraction of clay as it absorbs water & dries out?
THe short answer is yes . Shouldn't be a problem here because the cellar walls are all recessed under the house except the downhill end wall , and they are only partly below grade . This is the same stuff that came out of the hole .
OK , that's kinda what I thought . If my walls were that long and buried that far I'd be worried .
Around here bazckfill with sand/gravel and cap with clay is pretty common. The clay cap helps shed water, keeping it away from the foundation.
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