Do it Yourself: Re: [DIY] Sloping ground question

13 June 2020

Re: [DIY] Sloping ground question

thank you RJ

On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 4:28 PM Mountain Master mountain953346@yahoo..com [DoIt_Yourself] <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

That was the first thing I asked...what was the slope...

AND it is probably several thousand pound structure????

Respectfully,

RJ Calliger

MSEE,MSCS,BSEE, USASF, ret

510.541.0841

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On Friday, June 12, 2020, 01:59:58 PM PDT, Gurubandhu Khalsa greatyoga@yahoo.com [DoIt_Yourself] <doit_yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Take the dirt from the high area and put it in the lower areas. Half will be above the natural slope of the terrain and half below. Build the frame itself so it is level and use another board to scree it.

GB

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From: Joyce O theoldhen@gmail.com [DoIt_Yourself] <doit_yourself@yahoogroups.com>
To: DoIt_Yourself <doit_yourself@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2020, 9:12:09 AM AKDT
Subject: Re: [DIY] Sloping ground question

Good grief R... ask me how often I water my Christmas cactus NOT what the slope is lol lol

The frame boards are 2 x 6
In the far corner on the right there will be about 1 to 1 1/2 inches of the board sticking up out of the ground.

The corner on the bottom left has much more of a clearance. The brick holding up the 2x6 is about 4 inches

We wont have a problem filling in the area on the INSIDE of the frame but what do we do on the outside to the interior fill doesnt spill out under the 2x6?

We really dont want to haul in a load of dirt to pack around that outside corner if we can avoid it and that would be the best plan.
If we do that the new soil/ grass would have to extend out into the existing yard quite a bit to avoid an abrupt steep slope

Joyce aka Mom aka Joycie

On Fri, Jun 12, 2020 at 11:03 AM Mountain Master mountain953346@yahoo.com [DoIt_Yourself] <DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Joyce-

What is the slope numbers? 3:12 or?? hard to tellfrom your photo

If the slope is not "too bad" I would excavate at one end and move the dirt
to the other end until level even if the bricks and form are at ground level..
then use pressure treated framing at and in the ground...

R

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On Friday, June 12, 2020, 07:48:15 AM PDT, Joyce O theoldhen@gmail.com [DoIt_Yourself] <doit_yourself@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

We are planning to built a 12 x 12 gazebo with a brick floor.
My question is this:
There is quite a slope in the yard where this is going to sit.

What do you recommend to put where the slope is so much more?
We would like to avoid bringing a large amount of dirt to level out and reseed ... especially this time of the year.

Joyce aka Mom aka Joycie