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![]() I am thinking something that will float when needed but will be on the ground most the time. Styrofoam is out the question because the rats and squirrels would have a field day with it Do any of you know of any material or some sort of company that makes something like this? Thanks |
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Get some old barrels and seal them for flotation. you could even fill them with foam or something to make sure they don't spring a leak and sink. If you seal the outside nothing will be able to get to the foam inside.
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Forgot to add this has to be ADA compliant (wheelchair accessible)
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You either need to remove all the wet area and fill in with good dirt or drive post far enough to hit solid earth. Driving post/piles would be way cheaper.
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The area is a wetland and we may go with a new anchoring system (helical anchors?) and keep it raised up instead of floating (like you said its much cheaper), Pox what composite boards are you speaking of? I would like to get something more durable than wood if possible and looking at recycled plastic even but hear that rodents really enjoy that
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But.....if this is just a "wet area", why not get a few loads of dirt [60/40 clay] to form a "raised" walking path. If you need to allow water to get past, use some PVC pipe as culverts. If rain water is a BIG problem, this may not work. This would take about 35 cu. yards of dirt to make a 4 foot wide x 1 foot high and 200 feet long path. This should cost under $ 500 plus the cost [labor] to spread the dirt. Putting rocks to cover the surface, would cost more. |
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The floating boarwalk was out of the price range, we are now going to use a helical anchoring system and set the boarwalk up 3' and use either 5/4 treated wood or another material. Someone had recommended using fiberglass grating like in the picture below. I saw a guy on Grand Isle that had the floor of the camp deck made out of this and he also used this instead of boards or expanded metal to make a really nice ATV trailer
Questions: 1. Do any of you have any experience with this fiberglass grating? I think its common in the oilfield 2. Are there any types of helical anchors that can be installed by a hand held auger? Only having luck finding ones that have to be installed with a machine like a Bobcat thanks, not trying to hijack from the 'Inchspinner vs W' thread |
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