Hi there, I am currently getting a deck built and am wondering if I should do something to the dirt around footings to stop water pooling? There is a AG drain running straight through middle of deck but wondering about footings further away. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅
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Browse Forums Outdoor Living  19 Jan 2020 51 NSW Loyal Member Re: Footings for deck 2May 01, 2020 9:49 pm It would probably be better if the ground surface below the deck was graded (only slightly) so all water is shed and transferred away to the edges and then away Could you raise level of the footings to that of the soil then grade the surface with a little wacker plate so it ends up lower than the top of the footings? Thanks the welcome.. so exciting to be an empowered OB. I have yesterday sent a bullet point detailed list of concerns to the Engineer.. as clear as possible. To their… 2 912  Hi Chris, You were right. Dropped footing would have been the better option. Unfortunately I had actually been swayed to use the brick over limestone option during… 4 2892  |
