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Reconstruct Patio Around Pillars

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What happens here

To prevent future heaving of the deck footings and associated patio damage, modify the patio around the pillars. This involves removing pavers directly surrounding the deck posts and replacing them with a French drain-like box filled with clear rock. This allows the footings to move independently with frost cycles without affecting the patio surface.

Goal: Prevent frost heave damage to the patio around deck pillars.

Tools and materials

  • Shovel — Removing pavers and digging around pillars
  • Clear rock — Filling the area around the pillars
  • Existing patio pavers — To be removed and potentially stored or reused

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this was Blaine's idea good idea blade your idea was to cut around the pillars putting sellers name achieve nothing punch heat up the brick so they just let the space around the footing for the footing that goes up and down the water that's where the pavers were so how far this way did you have to go Blaine anywhere and the reason you um you boxed it up you can see where you actually boxed out the pavers around it [Music] so that can't happen again oh no any city if this moves up and down the patio stays stays the same good idea what a

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