Hi all
I've finished digging out a trench around what will become a veg patch. Next job will be to lay the footings. Never done that before so it's back to the trusted forum for some help! I've got several questions, but don't want to take the p!ss, so even if you can just help with some of the queries that would be a massive help.
Plenty of photos and a diagram with dimensions at the bottom.
The wall will be a low one, ranging from around 2 bricks high to 4-5 bricks high (the site is sloping). Just a single run of bricks.
OK, so....
1. Does the trench look ok and ready for the concrete? The sides are a little crumbly in places, but if I remove that I think it will just continue to be crumbly and the trench will just get wider.
2. As the photos show, I have put some brick "steps in" so that the trench doesn't get stupidly deep (it's on a sloping site). Did I do right? Also, as one photo shows there is a section of rock along the trench which I have left as is thinking that it is nice and solid and I can just pour over it. Is that ok or does it need removing?
3. Can I lay the footings in two separate sessions? I was thinking of doing the deeper sections up half way first, and then when set coming back and doing the whole lot up to the same level? Can I or would I be best to do it all in one go?
4. How much cement/ballast will I need? The dimensions are below on a diagram, but to save looking... The total length is 17 metres. The depth differs because of the sloping site, but ranges from 100mm to 240mm.
Many thanks
Max
I've finished digging out a trench around what will become a veg patch. Next job will be to lay the footings. Never done that before so it's back to the trusted forum for some help! I've got several questions, but don't want to take the p!ss, so even if you can just help with some of the queries that would be a massive help.
Plenty of photos and a diagram with dimensions at the bottom.
The wall will be a low one, ranging from around 2 bricks high to 4-5 bricks high (the site is sloping). Just a single run of bricks.
OK, so....
1. Does the trench look ok and ready for the concrete? The sides are a little crumbly in places, but if I remove that I think it will just continue to be crumbly and the trench will just get wider.
2. As the photos show, I have put some brick "steps in" so that the trench doesn't get stupidly deep (it's on a sloping site). Did I do right? Also, as one photo shows there is a section of rock along the trench which I have left as is thinking that it is nice and solid and I can just pour over it. Is that ok or does it need removing?
3. Can I lay the footings in two separate sessions? I was thinking of doing the deeper sections up half way first, and then when set coming back and doing the whole lot up to the same level? Can I or would I be best to do it all in one go?
4. How much cement/ballast will I need? The dimensions are below on a diagram, but to save looking... The total length is 17 metres. The depth differs because of the sloping site, but ranges from 100mm to 240mm.
Many thanks
Max