Before major excavation, we are required to put in erosion control. The internet made it seem so easy, so with out brand-new-to-us-certified-pre-dented truck, we rented the largest trencher Home Depot carried and headed up to the land.
Here’s some stuff the internet says: http://soilerosiononline.com/article-permalink-65.html
And in an effort to have fewer miscommunications and be more effective together, Richard kindly sketched me some plans.
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Basically, the bottom of the fabric of the silt fence needs to be about six inches down, the post needs to be pounded in below that, another 8 inches or so, and the whole thing needs to be tamped or pounded so the dirt is re-compacted holding the silt fence in place. Simple.
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It did not go particularly smoothly, but we got it done.
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