said by Raphion:said by sk1939:said by robbin:3' -- wow that's deep. I have some that are about 14" to the top.
Hah. 13 feet down here...and after about 2 feet you hit nice, thick clay. Still surprising to see lines buried so shallow. What happens when excavation is done?
Not sure what you mean by excavation. There's nothing deeper than the sewers and water mains here, which generally run 5 or 6 feet down. Nobody has basements or anything subterranean here, because the water comes too high. In rainy season, you only need to dig down four or five feet to hit water.
13 feet down is unimaginable to me. Talk about impossible to ever work on without taking out a loan.
Ah, well that makes sense, the lack of basements would mean no excavation for things like basements and foundation work. I remember distinctly a backhoe and a 11 foot dirt pile in my front yard, plus a device to make sure that it didn't cave in on them. The price tag was costly too, was something in the ballpark of $6000 if I recall.