Thanks, Steve-
Righto about the contractors, and that's OK if it's also good practice. I don't
have the knowledge for that.....
Yeah, the engineer considered the soil and water table. He didn't do a formal
evaluation, as that would run into cubic dollars.
Mike
On May 1, 2014, at 12:25 AM, Steve Jones <n6sj@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Mike-
>
> The contractors will usually recommend whatever is easiest for them to deal
> with.
>
> Did you ask your engineer about the sandy soil?
>
> 73,
>
> Steve
> N6SJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> Reublin NF4L
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2014 5:21 PM
> To: towertalk reflector
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Crank-up base
>
> I'm negotiating to get the base for my HG70-HD dug and poured. I have a high
> water table, soil tends toward sandy, and an engineer said he would be
> happier if the hole were 10' deep rather than the 7.5' called for in the
> manual.
>
> The concrete guys I'm talking to want to line the hole with plywood to
> prevent collapse. One guy who does a lot of big sign installations says he
> does it regularly, and there would be no stability issues.
>
> I've read several times the pour needs to be into undisturbed soil, no
> backfill, altho that's not in the manual.
>
> What are the facts?
>
> 73, Mike NF4L
>
>
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