Crushed gravel spread raked packed concrete slab prep diy Garage Build ep 8

Getting under concrete slab prep underway. Got 3/4 crushed gravel spread out, raked out, and packed down with a walk behind plate compacter so we will have a nice base for the concrete floor. I hired a local company with a conveyor truck to spread out the 3/4 crushed gravel with fines in it so it packs down good. The truck saves a lot of time of hauling the gravel in and getting it close. I still had to do some raking and shoveling to get it right but it helped a lot I would say. It was worth it to me for the extra load charge. Back to the gravel here in my area it's called 3/4 crush or 3/4 minus. As long as it has the fines in it too so it packs nice and hard is the main thing. We watered it good and packed it quite a few times over as well then checked it with the string line every 2' to make sure it was nice and flat for thre foam board coming up in the next video.

My advice make sure to have a good laser transit to keep track of your elevations as you go. If you have to rent it a number of times it may be worth just buying one, it was for me. I'm really happy with the accuracy of the one I have and will link it below.

https://amzn.to/3ddiXPc here is the Topcon laser transit level that I use for all this dirt prep. Super accurate and easy to use. I love mine. If you have to rent it a number of times anyways I think it’s worth just buying one.

https://amzn.to/3HbLi3r here you can check out similar plate compactors. 

This is a new series on my diy 32 x 56 garage - shop build. I want to show you how to start building a garage or shop from the very start of just having a empty lot. Watch for future videos on this build.

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