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Well, I tried to post pics last night, but internal server error came up and couldn't post pics. We had near an inch of rain last night and this morning. Rain settled the backfilled dirt a bit. I got my woodchuck hole all dug under the alaskan slab and tucked the pipe up thru a hole I made 2' back into the concrete floor in my tool room.
I plan to lay 3 layers of 1"ridgid foam board, both vertical and horizontal where the pipe goes under the slab about 2' down and then backfill the rest of the dirt over it. Hopefully this will stop the frost from freezing the pipe where it is closer to the ground and edge of the shop wall.
Didn't do anything with it today as it is a snotty muddy mess. in the back yard.
Loren
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We covered our water line in the trench with foam, and it's down almost 8 feet! I had to go right under the driveway, and it can freeze pretty deep 2 miles from the CA border.
 
Good job Loren! Its always fun to play in the dirt this time of year. This weekend I dug my frost free up and sure enough it started to rain. I also added a drain you gotta love the mini excavators so much better than a shovel!
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Greg, I see you sucessfully dug under a buried line also. I had 2 of them to locate without damaging them. No mishaps here either.
Loren
 
Yep, I have to do that at work too! When you work around the gas and water lines in the city of Oneonta there is no room for error. I also uncovered the perimeter drain from the house I installed a few years ago. That was after Tropical storm Lee and I ended up with about 30 inches of water in the basement. This house has an old laid stone foundation so I dug as close as I could and installed pipe and stone. I did both projects by myself on the weekend and Monday morning sure comes fast!
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I had a blank page also! Here's a pic of a job this spring in Oneonta. Behind the skidsteer over the bank is Southside drive and looks down on Home Depot. Had to dig around house and reseal block foundation.
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(quoted from post at 22:08:08 11/03/16) You guys go threw way to much trouble to bury a water line.
Take a plow and cut a furrow. Put line in and cover it up.
All done.

If its deep enough you do not hit it with the lawn mower that is deep enough.
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ep, John, 3 or 4 inches covers us here, too, but those guys are a bit north of us! :wink:
 
(quoted from post at 19:45:08 11/03/16) LOL ,.. how do you guys sled ride there ?
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Just like my kids did when we lived in So. Cal. with a large sheet of cardboard and a hill they can go sleding year round LOL
 
I'm glad your getting your water line in and finished soon. Because I like seeing your garden beds and with out water we wouldn't be able to see your good looking gardens...
 
LOL that works here for a summer line to water your flowers,,,, here if you want to put in a water line and keep it from freezing you put it 6-8 Feet in the ground anything less and you will have a frozen line, I have seen them freeze at 6 feet deep if they run under a road
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