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Hey all, thanks for the replies and comments so far, I've cleared out as much as I'm willing to at the moment, I've started hitting mainly clay and stone and I'm getting a fair amount of water in the clay (is it possible this dirt is actually attached to outside dirt?)

Anyway, 2 pipes visible in front of the clean-out opening, one large pipe visible out the back side, both seem to go right into the wall of the concrete lower lip

At this point my thought is backfill with clean gravel and install a thick foam board as others have suggested, possibly with concrete poured on top once I'm comfortable that will be ok, maintaining access to the clean-out somehow

But any advice is welcome

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[-] cb900f_bodhi@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 5 months ago

Sounds like you've got it under control.

Appears that you have hit some groundwater and that makes sense. Looks like the top of the concrete footings are showing. Rainwater or groundwater does seep under the footings. Depending on how much water there is, I would consider a sump pit to remove it.

[-] lemming741@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

I'm not familiar with this kind of thing, but would you use a Christy box for the clean out?

https://www.siteone.com/en/b24box-christy-b24-utility-box-rectangle-20-34-in-x-19-14-in-x-12-inh-concrete/p/70645

The other comment about a sump pump makes sense but there's not a lot of flat floor left after the box and the sump get dug.

[-] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

Looks great but it also costs what I'd like to spend on the entire project

[-] lemming741@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Use a plastic one for residential sprinklers then. $15. Just spit balling ideas.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/NDS-0-in-L-x-10-in-W-x-11-63-in-H-Round-Irrigation-Valve-Box/1060283

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