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3- Place a suitable
bedding material (compacted pea gravel or crushed rock)
beneath the enclosure and level it to ensure that the enclosure
is well supported beneath its walls.
Install wire mesh
on the level bedding material. Wire mesh is utilized to
control pest and rodents preventing possible destruction
of wire after installation.
On larger enclosures, utilize a boom to install enclosure
into the excavated hole.
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underground enclosures can be delivered to the site on any
construction maintenance vehicule. Easily handled by hand
or boom truck for unloading. |
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2- Mark
location and begin excavation, prepare excavation so there
is room for at least 6” of bedding material. Depth of
excavation = Box height + 6”. |
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temporary supports in the interior of the underground enclosure
to provide greater lateral rigidity. The number of supports
varies depending of the size of Underground Enclosure. Small
enclosures 1730 and smaller do not need additional supports. |
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a temporary or the actual cover on the enclosure before backfilling
uniformly on all four sides. Backfill to grade level. Compact
every 6’’ to ensure well compacted backfill. A mechanical
tamping device as shown or alternative hand operated mechanical
devices should be used. Do not use a tire or shovel of a backhoe
as tamping tools ! |
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* Be
sure that the soil or pavement is to grade level before allowing
vehicles in the vicinity of the enclosure. |
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