Towertalk
[Top] [All Lists]

[Towertalk] Hit water digging hole - advice?

To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [Towertalk] Hit water digging hole - advice?
From: k4zzr@bellsouth.net (David)
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2002 10:20:36 -0400
......thanks for the reply....yes, I'm sure it's not from any sprinkler
system....haha.....the water table in Florida can be very high although I
was hoping it would be more than 6.6'.....

I only wanted to know if pumping out the water now would reduce the odds of
it caving in (Florida sandy soil)...

73,
David, K4ZZR

----- Original Message -----
From: "David" <k4zzr@bellsouth.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] Hit water digging hole - advice?


> .....I would put some plywood in there if I could, but the rebar cage is
set
> and there's no way now.   I'm not worried about pouring concrete into the
> hole with water in there, I know that it will be displaced.  I only
wondered
> if continually pumping it out between now and Monday would lessen the odds
> of cave in.   Back in Kentucky (where I'm originally from) this would be
no
> problem in that clay, but here in Florida with the sandy soil it wouldn't
> take much to soften it at the bottom and cause a cave in.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ac7nj@bentonrea.com>
> To: "'David'" <k4zzr@bellsouth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 9:34 AM
> Subject: RE: [Towertalk] Hit water digging hole - advice?
>
>
> > David,
> > In construction we keep pumping the hole dry till the concrete truck
> > arrives I don't know the theory for why or why not but that is the
> > common practice
> >
> > Randy
> > AC7NJ
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-admin@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-admin@contesting.com] On Behalf Of David
> > Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 6:03 AM
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > Subject: [Towertalk] Hit water digging hole - advice?
> >
> > We dug the 5'x5'x6'  hole for the tower Saturday and have the concrete
> > truck
> > coming Monday morning.  QTH is south Florida, soil is a dark loamy
> > consistency with plenty of sand content.  The sides seem to be holding
> > up
> > and the moment .  We didn't notice that we had hit the water table until
> > we
> > were almost 6' down because it was just a trickle.  I checked the hole
> > this
> > morning and I've got a full foot of water in the bottom now.   I'm
> > worried
> > the sides might start caving in between now and tomorrow.   I figured I
> > would pump out the water when the concrete truck gets here, but now I
> > wonder
> > if I should try to keep pumping it out between now and Monday or just
> > wait.
> > One thought is that if I pump out the water now, the spot water the
> > water is
> > coming in might eat away at the sandy soil even more as it refills the
> > hole,
> > the other thought is that I should pump it out now so it doesn't soften
> > the
> > four sides and cause them to fall in.   Obviously, any QUICK thoughts or
> > suggestions would be most welcome.
> >
> > 73,
> > David, K4ZZR
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Self Supporting Towers, Wireless Weather Stations, see web site:
> > http://www.mscomputer.com
> > Call 888-333-9041 to place your order, mention you saw this ad and take
> > an additional 5 percent off
> > any weather station price.
> > _______________________________________________
> > Towertalk mailing list
> > Towertalk@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
> >
> >
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Self Supporting Towers, Wireless Weather Stations, see web site:
http://www.mscomputer.com
> Call 888-333-9041 to place your order, mention you saw this ad and take an
additional 5 percent off
> any weather station price.
> _______________________________________________
> Towertalk mailing list
> Towertalk@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk



<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>