Rubble foundations

[William J. Parker]

William J. Parker wrote:
 
 marcos at ichips.intel.com wrote:
 >
 > I am looking for instructions on rubble foundations.
 >
 > What I have thought is:
 
 > 2. Make a mixture of 3/4 minus basalt gravel and mason sand.  Place
this
 >    mixture in the trench.  Compact the basalt gravel/sand mixture as
you
 >    go along.  Fill the trench to ground level.
 
         You might consider perforated drain pipe in the bottom. I don't
think
 you want to use sand it will tend to catch any debree and plug up stick
 with large size gravel I think Frank Lloyd Wright recommended 3" to 4"
 rocks.  >
 
 > 3. Start first course of stabilized (waterproofed with cement or
asphalt
 >    emulsion) adobe bricks.  The number of waterproof bricks should be
enough
 >    so it is 6 inches high.
 > Or rock or rammed earth tires.
 > Am I correct?  I welcome any suggestions or corrections.
 >
 > Thanks,
 
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Jo, Bill & Jacob Parker 		Laurie & Becca Watenpaugh
Parker Homestay ESL			L & R Bookkeeping Alaska, Ore. & Wash.
e-mail parker_homestay at bigfoot.com	e-mail landrbookkeeping at usa.net
649 NE Ainsworth St.	Portland Oregon 97211-3722	Phone & Fax (503) 284
2297