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That 'simple' retaining wall footing took me 9 hours to dig
I was estimating a 3 hour job for a 12 foot long footing in Sandy Springs, but hit a layer of old asphalt and tree roots about 2 feet down. Ended up having to rent a mini excavator for half a day just to get through it all. Anyone else run into hidden surprises in the ground that just wrecked your timeline?
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felix_williams711mo ago
Man, that's the story of my whole life it feels like. Every time I plan for a "quick fix" around the house, it turns into a whole project because the universe hid a surprise. It's like life is just a series of hidden layers of old asphalt and tree roots, and you never see them coming until you're already elbow deep in the trouble.
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Yeah, that's more like you're digging through random junk the previous owners buried. Not life in general, just whoever owned the place before you and thought "eh, nobody's gonna dig here.
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