Story · 14:26
// THE QUOTE
“when we were building the south road we were digging down to put frost footings in”
— Brendan Wilton · Trim Landscaping Inc.
The tide-fills-the-hole frost-footing problem 200ft inland, an estimator-could-miss-it lesson; vivid, hard-won, and complete.
Full episode at 14:26How Trim Landscaping Built Halifax's Queen's Marque and Argyle Street — The Commercial Landscaping Niche Nobody Else Owns ▸
THE LESSON THIS CLIP CARRIES
On coastal or waterfront sites, investigate tidal hydrology during estimating — groundwater intrusion can be several hundred feet inland and will stop concrete pours.
“our hole would fill with water... the tide goes in underneath lower water street... two blocks in from [the water]”
THE CHAPTER IT LIVES IN
Queen's Marque: 18 Months of Landmark Hardscape
9:20
Clips like this, every two weeks.
SOURCE: 14:26 of How Trim Landscaping Built Halifax's Queen's Marque and Argyle Street — The Commercial Landscaping Niche Nobody Else Owns