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Implementing Initial Soil Correction with Rip-Rap

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What happens here

To address the high groundwater and prepare for the patio, the original plan involved bringing in large, 3-6 inch rip-rap (crushed rock or aggregate) as a base. This material, similar to road base used over swamps, does not require compaction as its interlocking nature provides stability and allows water to flow through. It would be layered just above the water elevation, separated by filter fabric, and then covered with structural fill to reach the final desired height for the paver patio.

Goal: Create a stable, permeable base above the water table.

Tools and materials

  • Bobcat 325 Mini Excavator Bobcat — Excavating and moving soil within the pool basin
  • Bobcat S250 Skid Steer Loader Bobcat — Moving and spreading rip-rap and structural fill
  • 3-6 inch Rip-Rap N/A — Creating a stable, permeable base over the high groundwater
  • Filter Fabric N/A — Separating the rip-rap from the structural fill and preventing mixing
  • Structural Fill N/A — Bringing the elevation up to the desired level for the patio base

What they say

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safely build a paver patio we proceeded to remove the swimming pool and prep the area to install a high-end patio the problem occurred when we removed the swimming pool and found a swamp so yesterday I shot a video explaining to you that we're doing a soil correction on this job and I want to actually show you the material we're using and why we chose it come on this way you can see down in the fire you can see I'm standing where there was water yesterday and the reason I chose this material this is 3 to 6 inch rock there's no binder in this material the reason I don't want any binder in that materials because this is going to be under water I could never get that binding agent to compact that clean material doesn't need compaction as soon as it's placed you run over it once it gets above the water table and it reaches its compaction because it locks in place that's the best way you can do a soil correction like this if you're exposed to high water elevation we begin

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