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   Guest_ | Jun 01, 1999 03:05am | #1

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   Russ it's pretty hard to comment on the quality of the backfill when you only indicate one component and nothing about the rest. Is it clay, sand ?

   At this point what you should be concerned with is the damage pushing those rocks against your foundation's waterproofing or damproofing membrand is likely to do.

   A ton of rock is only about a couple of cubic yards. You can easily bury that on site during backfill.

   Gabe

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   Guest_ | Jun 02, 1999 03:57pm | #2

   *Think about the pick and shovel work to get those rocks back out of your way when you get to landscaping and start putting in foundation planting. I'd certainly try to keep the stuff 2' or so below grade if using it for backfill at all.

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   Guest_ | Jun 02, 1999 05:46pm | #4

   *My father would build a wall out of it. Don't know why...but that's what he would do.Pete

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   Russ_Jamison | Jun 02, 1999 05:46pm | #3

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   We have about a ton of rocks left over from a veneer masonry job on our new house. Rocks are 3-12 inches in diameter. Would it create a drainage problem if these rocks were used as backfill on the foundation walls around a basement?