Filling a hole

chvet73 · Jun 9, 2010

I have an area where a staircase went up a small (about 10') hill on my property that I want to fill in. I have access to alot of logs from some trees that were cut down a few years ago.
My question is can I place these logs under the dirt which I put on top to fill the old stair area? Would save hauling in alot of dirt.
Or will the dirt colapse as the trees decay underneath the dirt and cause issues in a few years?

Anonymous-0 · Jun 10, 2010

(quoted from post at 21:55:37 06/09/10) Or will the dirt colapse as the trees decay underneath the dirt and cause issues in a few years?

I'd say ths will be the case.............

However,,,,,What if you cut the logs and use them to landscape another set of steps in? Look nicer and still be handy.

Dave

Handyman · Jun 10, 2010

If you place the logs in a stair way manner and allow grass to grow in around the logs by the time the logs rot out the grass should have the soils stabilized.

TGIN · Jun 10, 2010

Even if you fill with nothing but dirt it will sink some over the yrs. unless you pack it in as you fill it . Put the logs in fill with dirt and come back in a couple yrs. with a little topsoil to level out . Look where water lines or electric lines have been buryed and you can see where the ground has sunk alittle .

Filling a hole

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