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Prepare Site and Install Floating Deck Base

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What happens here

Prepare the area by rough grading and then precisely leveling the ground where the floating deck will sit. Use screed pipes and a level to ensure a perfectly flat surface. Spread a 3/4 inch layer of clean stone over the leveled area using a mini skid steer and rakes/shovels. Compact the stone thoroughly with a plate compactor to create a solid, stable foundation for the deck frame.

Goal: Create a level and compacted stone base for the floating deck.

Tools and materials

  • Level — Checking the flatness of the ground and stone
  • Mini Skid Steer Toro Dingo TX-1000 — Moving and spreading the clean stone
  • Plate Compactor — Compacting the stone base for stability
  • Rake — Spreading and evening out stone
  • Screed Pipes — Guiding the leveling of the stone base
  • Shovel — Spreading and moving stone
  • 3/4 inch Clean Stone — Creating the compacted base for the deck

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Hey, what's going on there pat? I was just in the basement working on the machine anyway. We got Our pad here all leveled. You saw how we did that with the screed pipes on a level really super simple here So we're gonna take these screed pipes out We're gonna run the compactor over this. We're gonna get our outer frame installed We're gonna check it for level then we'll start throwing joyson and the nice thing about this We can make adjustments with this. It's gonna be one entire unit So the force is dispersed across the whole thing. It's acting as one piece compact this start building the frame Then we'll get to the fun stuff. Patty excited All right finishing up laying down those field boards once they get those done

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