05-31-2008, 09:57 PM
Just raising a concrete pad that size isn't much of a task, usually. The part about a Deck using it for support is the ringer in this story.
You have to raise it. Takes 2 people at least, using 2x4s on edge with a large fulcrum point. The second person puts the paver stones or whatever you use to keep it at the desired height when the first person pushes down on the 2x4.
The cause of the problem has to be addressed. It sounds like terracing with stones, heavy bricks anchored with mortar is in order. The trick will be to make it decorative as well as functional.
You have to raise it. Takes 2 people at least, using 2x4s on edge with a large fulcrum point. The second person puts the paver stones or whatever you use to keep it at the desired height when the first person pushes down on the 2x4.
The cause of the problem has to be addressed. It sounds like terracing with stones, heavy bricks anchored with mortar is in order. The trick will be to make it decorative as well as functional.