Backfilling and Leveling the Ground
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What happens here
Using shovels and rakes, backfill the excavated dirt around the newly installed wooden base box. Carefully pack the soil around the sides of the box to provide stability. Create a gentle slope or mound around the outhouse, ensuring the ground level is higher than the outhouse's base. This grading will direct rainwater away from the structure, preventing moisture buildup and erosion.
Goal: Stabilize the base box and create proper drainage around the outhouse.
Tools and materials
- Rakes — Spreading and leveling the backfilled dirt for proper grading
- Shovels — Moving and packing dirt around the base box
- Excavated Dirt Natural — Filling in around the base box and creating the surrounding grade