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Old 01-27-2010, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Ron61 View Post
That was what they told me to do and to put a layer of gravel under the concrete, so I dug down 7". Not sure why the layer of gravel. I had to dig about a 30' trench for my wiring conduit.

Ron
Isn't the layer of gravel because it won't compact as much as dirt or something else plus should help with drainage?
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