Plate Compactors
T. McQuinn wrote:
Paul Franklin wrote:
I worded that poorly. I meant spread some extra sand and use sharp
sand (mason's sand, not play sand). Generally you want 1/2 an inch to
an inch of sand on top of the base material. It's a lot easier to get
the block positioned even and level with a little sand on top of the
compacted base.
Good luck,
Paul F.
Getting the block aligned AND level was much harder for me than I ever
imagined. Without the sand I'm not sure what I would have done. But
now I only have a couple of blocks left to place on the base course
and then I need to compact the stone behind it. I am having a hard
time imagining that the blocks won't shift when I do that. Since they
have soil in front, gravel in the voids, and gravel behind them, I may
be wrong about them shifting, but if they do.........................
Got any advice on that?
Tom
I wanted to follow up on this in case someone Googles for 'plate
compactor' some day...........
It may have just been beginners luck, but I had almost zero problems
with the plate compactor moving the Allen Block out of alignment or
level. The project was one hell of a lot of work but I'm quite happy
with the end result.
Tom
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