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God Jr.
I have an 8x12 rectangular trampoline (about 3 1/2 feet high) and I want the jumping surface to be flush with the ground. I live in the tampa bay area of florida about 4 miles from the water. I plan on this being permanent, and safe. I am concerned with drainage. I dont want it to become a mosquito trap. so my sub-questions are:
Will I need to use railroad ties and/or other type of reinforcements to prevent cave-ins? Like a log cabin built inside a hole? Hopefully a simpler, cheaper solution is possible.
Is any extra drainage system needed or will it just soak in to the ground?
What is the best way to dig this, with a shovel and a lot of time? I cant afford a backhoe, and even if I could, there is no way to get large equipment in there.
Thanks
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Digging by hand...WOW...it's gonna take a while. You're talking 112 cubic yards of dirt hauling...not to mention where are you gonna put all of that!?!?
You would need to line the walls with either cinderblock or railroad ties and rebar to prevent cave-ins. So you're talking about digging 9x13x3-1/2 feet to make room for the blocks or wood to shore it up.
Maybe you can dig the hole about 1/2 the depth you need and use the dirt you take out to build a dirt ramp all the way around it. You could sow grass seed on it and it would just become part of the yard.
You might talk to a home improvement place or look online for similar ideas.
Maybe you could call some excavating businesses and ask if they do free quotes. Call two or three, get a free quote, and find out what exactly needs to be done. You could pose the question of drainage to them also.
Sorry I wasn't more help.
Digging by hand...WOW...it's gonna take a while. You're talking 112 cubic yards of dirt hauling...not to mention where are you gonna put all of that!?!?
You would need to line the walls with either cinderblock or railroad ties and rebar to prevent cave-ins. So you're talking about digging 9x13x3-1/2 feet to make room for the blocks or wood to shore it up.
Maybe you can dig the hole about 1/2 the depth you need and use the dirt you take out to build a dirt ramp all the way around it. You could sow grass seed on it and it would just become part of the yard.
You might talk to a home improvement place or look online for similar ideas.
Maybe you could call some excavating businesses and ask if they do free quotes. Call two or three, get a free quote, and find out what exactly needs to be done. You could pose the question of drainage to them also.
Sorry I wasn't more help.
What is the best thing to use to remove melted styrofoam on nylon?
Angelwings
What is the best thing to use to remove melted styrofoam on black nylon? It is the nylon skirt of an urban rebounder (trampoline) - I don't know if it was stored too hot or what but when removed from box the styrofoam had stuck on parts, leaving white stuck-on streaks. Have tried a brush & soapy water, alcohol, scraping, & not making much progress... What is safe & effective on black nylon? Thanks so much!!
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Sounds like you've tried it all. The only other thing I can suggest is icing it might cause it to shrink and then be able to be scraped off.
Sounds like you've tried it all. The only other thing I can suggest is icing it might cause it to shrink and then be able to be scraped off.
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