Recent content by Smitt E

Yeah, there is a good bit of clay a foot or two down. As a matter of fact the left side, where I had to dig in a bit is all clay.

Thanks guys! The construction will be a slab, not a pole barn BTW.

I should probably add that I'm not doing the building. I was just told to have a level surface ready for them to start building. I'm going to do a little more work this week and have them come look at it to tell me what it needs.

Yeah, I've actually had to cut into it a good bit to get it to half way look level with the naked eye, so it's scraped way more than a few inches. I attached a pic of how it looks now. It has rained here so much lately that I haven't been able to touch it for a few weeks, but it's just about...

I'm working on prepping for my new 36 x 48 shop and I am about to the point of the final leveling and ground prep. My first question is about small roots. The shop sight is in the woods and all of the trees and stumps are gone, but there are small leftover roots sticking out everywhere and there...

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I've got 3 acres almost all woods in a pretty nice neighborhood. I am in Alabaster, AL. i will add that to my profile. Thanks! And yeah, the tractor is awesome! Thanks! I am having so much fun with it! It's making coming to work harder and harder every day. All I think about all days is getting...

Hi, I am finally getting a good start on the prep of my new shop. I had a freind clear the land and I bought a tractor to finish the prep work. I removed a pine stump yesterday and was wondering if anybody had any advice as to refilling the hole. I had a freind say I needed to fill it back up...

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Thanks for the help. I'm not going to be needing much water, so I would think 250gallons will be plenty. I am definately not going to be drinking it, but I do want a hot water heater for hand washing, washing parts, and a shower. I'm in Alabama, so freezing isn't too big of a deal. Just keeping...

I have already searched, but wasn't able to come up with enough info. i am building a 40x60 barn and running a water line to it is out of the question, so I am interested in a rain water collection setup. I was just wondering if anyone would help point me in the right direction, wheter it be...

Hi, my name is Danny from Alabaster, AL. I have a new house with 3 acres of woods. I am about to build a 40x60 pole barn as an automotive shop. I was excited to find this site to give me some ideas and hopefully some good advice.