Lee es Group,
One "personal experience" hint:
If you can't pour the concrete the same day as digging
the hole (scheduling/inspections/etc.), make sure your
hole AND 2-3 feet around it is covered with boards/tarps.
I had major rain hit one of my projects, resulting in the
clay walls falling in. (Ended up buying more concrete
than I planned) This is more of a problem near a structure
where you have rain collected by a roof/gutter system!
I also recommend snow/construction-fencing the hole
while the hole presents a potential hazard.
Observation by a non-ham: Isn't this a lot of work just to
scare yourself putting antennas
high in the air??
73,
John W0DC
> Lee Hallin wrote:
> >
> > I am in the process of making a "plot plan" (something the city
requires) in
> > preparation, I hope, to getting a building permit for a tower (50'
> > self-supporting crankup). One of the things I have to figure out (and
> > indicate) is where the tower base will be relative to everything else
on the
> > lot. I am putting the tower centered along the back of my house. The
base
> > is supposed to be 7'D x 3.5' x 3.5'. I want the base to be as close to
the
> > house as possible.
> >
> > Concern:
> > I want to make SURE that I don't dig close enough to the house so as
to
> > "under mine" (dirt fall into the hole from the foundation side of the
> > hole) the foundation. The area where I will be digging is currently
under
> > a concrete patio which extends (and has for 8 years) from the
foundation
> > out (toward the backyard) about 8 feet.
> >
> > My idea is to leave a 3 foot gap between the foundation and the tower
base.
> >
> > Does this seem far enough away from the foundation? I plan to start
digging
> > in June; give or take.
> >
> > Comments? TIA
> >
> > 73, Lee WB7SND (ex XR0Z)
> >
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