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I have this open area that will be turned into a composite landing with 3-4 steps down. It fits in this footprint, and the contractor came out today to dig the footers. I'm just curious what the purpose of the large footer by the foundation is? They'll attach the "deck" to the house but the one hole by the house is massive and they measured my basement egress before digging this one. I was not home when they started the work and won't be tomorrow to ask them.

I am marking out my garden expansion. I will be installing a 4 ft high fence using 4x4x8 posts and 2x4x8 upper/lower rails. I'll have chicken wire running on the fence with a gate too. I wish I didn't have to make a fence but with a ton of rabbits and two pups that love to chew new things I have to.

I just set out a string line and lowered the string to 4ft above the ground. This line gives me 3 ft in front of, behind, and between the beds. I'll have roughly 2.5 ft on the sides between the fence and beds. I have 5 ft from the property fence to the garden fence because I'll eventually plant a row of hydrangeas along the fence. I just want to make sure I'm on the right path with my set up so far before I start setting posts.