Building Pad for Slab ???

[karoc]

Good morning guys, I had ask similar question about pads for slab while back. The answers were fantastic which gave me information to ask contractors questions. But one of the contractors that I was talking to ask me how did I want to treat the edges of the pad. He had suggested taking some of the top soil that I had removed and use it to pack down on the outer edges of the 60/40 sand/clay mix. So I was wondering does this sound right to ya'll? He said if nothing is done that over time it may start to wash away. I do plan on having gutters installed and pipe to lower side of where the pad will be. Which there is a good slop to my property, I don't want the two corners on the high side of pad to wash out from rain. Asking for any thoughts on how to handle the edges of the pad and also on the two corners of the pad that is on high side.
Added this pic, looking in this direction is also the direction of the slop.

 

[jack stand]

It sounds like good advice to me.
As for the upper side, pack it tight and as soon as possible establish grass there to hold it together. (If I understand your conditions correctly)

 

[TractorJeff]

I agree, it is technically back filling. Putting some down prior to Forming if that is what he is saying is Ok as long as you realize that Dirt and grass will get covered up when you back fill to the Slab sides when done. It basically boils down to how quick can you get grass to grow in your Weather conditions?
As soon as my new slab was dry, We built and and sloped, spreading Grass seed in the last 2 top layers and on top of the dirt to get Grass established. On one side of my Slab it was 3 feet height. We wanted the Winter/Spring washout mitigated.
Make sense?

 

[Walkers]

Does this building pad not have stems or footings?

 

[karoc]

Does this building pad not have stems or footings?

It will have footing down to about 12-18" is what the consensus is for that area. But I don't think have to go down 12", between the 60/40 and the ground being hard( even before removing topsoil) I don't have any worries. So I was told that if rain stops and drys up little he will start hauling dirt. So few pics to come in I hope next week.

 

[NUTTSGT]

Around my garage, I buried a tile 12" deep and covered it with river rock. It catches a majority of the water coming off the roof and carries it away down the tile.

 

[karoc]

Guys the Pad is finish now, so went to local HD pick up some treated 2x6x16' for the forms. Why PT you ask, well once the slab is done I am going to also use them for my bottom plate. Plus since this is going to be a very slow process, the PT will allow me some extra time to get to slab. I foresee the forms being done over several weekends, so need PT to stand up to weather. You know I was looking for material to make the stakes for form boards, which I watch a Youtube and the guy was using 3/4 black pipe as stakes which he drill holes to put screw through pipe and into form boards. So I was going to go with that but good grief, 10' 3/4 black pipe made in Indoesia 25.00 So guess be going old school make the stakes out of 2x4's

 

[Tim in Indiana]

You can buy actual 24" concrete form stakes for less than $5 each, less for 18" stakes. I checked a couple local suppliers and they were around $36 for 10 pieces. The cheapest place to buy them is from a concrete supply house, the same place you can buy your rebar and remesh if needed. It will be much less money than buying at a Home Depot or Lowes.

Tim