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                                   Building Our House in the Caribbean

                                                                                  Step 18 - Backfilling the Main Level
      
                         BEFORE WE CAN CONTINUE CONSTRUCTION, WE HAVE TO BACKFILL THE UPPER LEVEL.

    Caleichi   We had over 100 yards of caleichi (a type of powdered rock) delivered for the fill.

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                It was a smooth operation.  Stanley, our backhoe operator, would deposit the fill and sweep it with his bucket.

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    Then we would quickly remove any big rocks, spread it out with a shovel and compact it.  We had two jumping jacks going!
                         This stuff packs like concrete--you need a pick axe or back hoe to dig it out once it is compacted.
     

           Leroy Digs   Everyone helps out...even Leroy, a master carpenter, has a shovel in his hands.

                  Stanley dug the garage foundation and footing in his spare time.   Stanley

   
                                Clada at Excavation  Clada was proud of this efficient operation.  It was completed in less than two days.
                        
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