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I need to put in additional parking for this warehouse we’re building.
There’re three extra spots that aren’t in yet, so I use the plan to figure out exactly how I need to lay everything off.
This area is 27 feet wide and 18 feet deep.
I use string and spray paint to mark everything off.
We also pull a tape from the side of the building to make sure everything is square.
I start out by marking my corners, then I come out the same distance from the front and side of the corner and drive a pin.
Using string and spray paint I get the radiuses marked out.
This method works great- especially when you’re working by yourself.
Here you can see the radius.
Next I start skimming the sod and topsoil out of the parking area.
I want to get rid of all the topsoil and get down on clay so that when I start putting my gravel in- it has a firm base to start on.
I scoop aways some of the gravel from the existing parking lot so that it won’t get mixed into the topsoil as I strip it away.
The topsoil definitely has a darker color, whereas the clay has more of yellowish color so it’s easy to tell the difference.
A dump truck load of good topsoil in our areas sells upwards of $400, so I don’t want to waste any of this, and I’ll take it away and stockpile it.
We’ll probably end up using most of it for the job and won’t haul any away, but if I do have extra, I can sell it.
Here I use the teeth of the bucket to cut a line at the edge of the parking.
The topsoil is only a couple inches deep at the edge of the existing parking, but as much as two feet deep as I get further out.
Once I get most of topsoil out I turn the machine sideways- now I can go across and get anything I missed the other way.
Next, I start bringing in gravel for our base.
This is actually a mixture of 4” stone, crushed stone, and some dirt all mixed together that we stripped up from the existing parking lot when we started the building, but it will make a great base for parking.
I start at the right side and work my way across.
I try not to go more than 8” deep at the deepest spot -once I get it in an area, I back drag on my way out to try to get everything level.
The cost of gravel is really high right now, so it’s nice that we can reuse what we dug up earlier. Plus I didn’t have to pay to have someone haul it away.
We were able to put a berm of gravel around the edge of the parking lot instead of silt fence, so you can see here I put that berm back in place to keep any soil from washing away.
Now we’re ready for the roller.
This is a smooth drum vibratory roller- a sheep foot roller would probably work better in this situation, but this machine gets the job done.
I start on the right side and work my way across, overlapping as I go.
The roller is definitely a more boring piece of equipment to operate, but it’s rewarding to see it all compacted once it’s done.
After I get this entire area rolled, I bring in more gravel and start another lift.
It’s a lot easier to make a pile of gravel at the end of the parking lot and back drag it than it is to try to sprinkle it evenly as you go forward.
You can see that once I get a pile along the front, I start back dragging and work my way across- making it smooth as I go.
Next I’m back on the roller for another round.
I dug the topsoil out a couple feet further than I needed to, this way the gravel at the end will slope up, and the parking lot will have a firm base rather than just trying to stop the gravel exactly where the parking ends.
Later when we finish grading, I’ll blend topsoil into this area.
But this definitely makes a stronger base than if I tried to abruptly stop it.
Now I put one more row of gravel in for the final lift.
I like to use the teeth of my bucket to knock this pile down; then, when I get it spread out this way I use the bottom of the bucket to spread it all out.
Skid steers are great for this kind of work cause it’s easy to see what’s in front of you and how you need to position your bucket.
This smoother you get this before the roller, the nicer it turns out.
Here’s the final round of rolling- you can see it’s taking shape.
Once we’re completely done we’ll do another layer of 21A, but this gets us a good start.
Here you can see what it looks like all finished up. Let me know in the comments if you have any questions, and if you enjoy this content be sure to like and subscribe. ‪@hausplans‬

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