Is there any logical reason the morons who formerly owned my house would bury 2 foot square slabs of concrete a few inches below the turf in my backyard? Two are right off the already established pathway, side by side to each other, and nearby the foundation they poured to extend the shed (which I want to jackhammer, because I want more lawn)
The only thing I can think of is that they really didn't know how to mark conduit lines, or they were prepping to be really lazy in making more flagstone pathways. I had no idea it was there until the rain uncovered it a few days ago. The slabs are enormous, about 3 inches thick.
Look, you can either rebury them or move on, or deal with the police and possibly Feds excavating your entire lawn and possibly your basement to find the rest of the bodies.
I rather deal with the Feds then the Poltergeists actually...but the most likely reason for the concrete slab is that someone doesn't want to mow the lawn, wants extra space to park a car, and then found out there are regulations against replacing lawn with non-lawn that can't absorb rain and therefore increase storm water run off which could lead to flooding.
>bury 2 foot square slabs of concrete a few inches below the turf
My guess would be they wanted a slab to put their grill on. But then it was swallowed by the turf.
given the location and size, I second this suggestion
turf swallowed would be my first guess. they didn't know how else to get rid of them would be second.
Are you on sewer or septic? lol
My first thought too… nothing like digging up the shit tank as a kid. What you do OP is take a pick axe right to the center. Post result.
>he slabs are enormous, about 3 inches thick.
kek try living in a 50s build german house, the garden path is 5 inches rocks then 4 inches concrete on some areas 6 concrete, with old pipes as rebar, and if you break it it is blue, which means its super high cement ratio like they use for bunkers.
and that is just the base for 2-1/2 thick concrete pavers layd on top.
shit was so cheap back when our countries had industry aand didnt bend over backwards to raise up forign countries.
>yeah im just gonna pour all these materials here. how much were they? lol it was free, i know a guy who knows a guy and this is the extra from when they did the thing
fricking hate listening to the old timers brag about this shit. WOW THANKS FOR EXCHANGING OUR ECONOMY SO WE CAN BUY PLASTIC SHIT FROM WALLMART. and the worst thing is they go their whole lives not knowing what they did
my grandpa wanted to build a little fence in his backyard, sure i said. lets go buy materials. old man almost had a heart attack when he saw the cost of those cheap pre-made bamoo fences.
>b...but these use to be 10 cents a piece 🙁
yeah well i guess you shouldnt have fallen asleep at the wheel, they are 50$ a bundle now.
>old man almost had a heart attack
Gummers don't understand inflation calculators. I fricking love them to deflate people obsessed by numbers not their meaning.
I dug them up, filled the holes with topsoil, drenched the turf on top, and called it a day. Apparently someone in the line of owners was a contractor? In any case, if there are bodies, they'll rest for a while longer-- at least, until I decide to tear up that concrete foundation in front of the pigeon coop.
fyi, would any logic dictate a reason not to do that, or drive back the river rock back 5 feet closer to that shed (all that grey shit)? It's been on my to-do list, but I don't understand the mechanics of water drainage/local code/if I should bother. They also laid the shed foundation on 4 x 4s resting on that rock, so there's no chance of me getting rid of all of it.
Possibly hard standing for a shed or greenhouse they turfed over instead of removing it.
check the surface carefully for any inscriptions. could be grave markers for someones dogs. could also be an anchor point for an old satellite dish or antenna, although it's not likely for a dish if its close to a structure
>anchor point for an old satellite dish or antenna
that would make a lot of sense, they were a big deal for a few decades but then internet took over
They needed to bury 2 foot square slabs of concrete.
This. Probably left overs from something else they just needed to dispose of. You mention that the former owner was a contractor. I've owned two homes that were occupied by contractors in the past. Both of their yards were absolutely full of buried construction waste.
can confirm, my father buried at least 3 boilers and 2 baths full of liquor bottles under the concrete pours around our house
the boilers server as time capsules, the next lucky owner will probably die from any toxic waste buildup once he digs them up, there was a dead chicken in one of them but Im not sure which
some autist will dox you and send hordes of mormon, jehovah's + other assorted schizo to your front door
this is inevitable. brace yourself.
That's where they buried the treasure. A whole chest of dildos just for you.
Could be anything, but the kind of cement might give some clues.
Pure concrete would indicate an offpour, especially if it matches the main slab.
If the sides are edged in, probably a hard stand for a statue or grill or something, at one point it would have been visible.
If it's aggregate at the bottom, definitely a hard stand.
If it's cement and the bottom is faced then look out, it could be a hatch cover for power, water or gas
I'm not 100% what these terms are, but google and inference makes me think I'm looking at aggregate, no?
You can see how thick they are. I lied before, they're almost as thick as those cinderblocks they're now resting on.
So were they smooth/finished on the bottom? Septic lids
they were resting rough side down when they were in the dirt, for what it's worth
also we're not on septic, but I have no clue at all if that was something that was always the case since the place was built 100 years ago
Whats the blue thing in the left hole of the cinder block?
that's it, I'm gettin me mallet!
This feels vaguely reminiscent of the shed/path/house/yard meme.
Most likely excess concrete from somepour on the ground.
I got the same thing where i live, just right outside the living room, they poured the remaning concrete from when they were building the foundation for the house. Otherwise they had to pay the concrete company to get rid of it. So 6 cm below the surface, there is a patch about a 2 x 3 meters and 10-15 cm thick. How i know? Had to remove some of it for my patio work.
Mark your utility lines. Call them, it is usually free to get all the underground lines marked.
They're probably footings for something like a porch. Possibly never used.