Pads

At Ken Neans Construction, we build Pads right.  Vegetation is removed.  Sub grade is cut and re-compacted.  Crushed limestone road base processed with water and compacted with large rollers.  Thicker pads are always installed in lifts of 8" or less.

   During            Road base complete          

Whenever you are building a mansion next to a river, you can never be too safe on finished floor elevation.  Pad pictured below had 13 tested lifts after vegetation and clay were removed, and was built and approved by testing lab with on site materials.

  Vegetation and clay topsoil removal.       Up hill view of Pad  

  Down hill or riverside view of Pad. Note:  lawn chairs for height comparison.

To put in a pad right, you need more than a bobcat and a 6 yard truck.  Sub grade shown was all on site materials and built in lifts.

  Before:  Pallets and trash removed and limestone scrap pile is processed into Pad materials.

        During:  Processing of limestone scrap pile.

   10,000 sq. ft slab ready to pour with 3 levels on 12" pad.