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Install Concrete Forms and Drainage Rock

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What happens here

After digging the holes, cardboard Sonotube forms are inserted. These forms are cut to the appropriate length, ensuring they extend above the ground level. A bag of drainage rock is poured into the bottom of each Sonotube. This rock layer is crucial for preventing water from pooling at the base of the concrete footing, which could lead to heaving during freezing temperatures.

Goal: Cardboard Sonotube forms are cut to length and placed into the footing holes, with drainage rock added at the bottom to prevent water accumulation.

Tools and materials

  • Cardboard Sonotube Forms
  • Circular Saw
  • Level
  • Tape Measure
  • Drainage Rock

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awesome this is awesome oh this is awesome got a dug down pass the frostline I'm going to cut these out make a final leveling cuz I got to make sure these are sitting just the right level for the anchors to go in and I think we'll be ready to start pouring our concrete this damn tree trunk this damn branch is sticking through right in the middle all right we're going to throw in some rocks for drainage reason why you don't want to have water pull up at the bottom of this thing and start lifting your footings out so this creates a little drainage around should be good our footing get our level

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