The cottage I bought a last summer has a jet pump to bring water from the lake. The pump and pressure tank are off level and sitting on a broken concrete paver, so I intend to replace the base to make it level and to take the strain off the water lines. I am soliciting comments on my plan and inviting better ideas.
The cottage is on piers and the pump & pressure tank are underneath the cottage on the broken paver, which rests on the dirt.. The ground is granite covered with maybe 2-10 inches of soil, which washes down the hillside under the cottage. In the attached photo, the concrete behind the pump is the base of a stone fireplace and to the left and right is wooden lattice skirting around the base of the cottage.
I thought I could remove the dirt down to the granite, build a frame with pressure treated lumber or plastic wood and put it on the granite, then fill it with gravel. I would bolt the pump to a base (pressure treated plywood?) which would float on the gravel.
Any critiques or suggestions will be welcome.
The cottage is on piers and the pump & pressure tank are underneath the cottage on the broken paver, which rests on the dirt.. The ground is granite covered with maybe 2-10 inches of soil, which washes down the hillside under the cottage. In the attached photo, the concrete behind the pump is the base of a stone fireplace and to the left and right is wooden lattice skirting around the base of the cottage.
I thought I could remove the dirt down to the granite, build a frame with pressure treated lumber or plastic wood and put it on the granite, then fill it with gravel. I would bolt the pump to a base (pressure treated plywood?) which would float on the gravel.
Any critiques or suggestions will be welcome.