Don't even think of undermining the house. If you need to stick with
the 15' pad.move the appropriate distance away from your foundation.
The typical Florida home is slab on grade. Your area has enough issues
with sink holes, etc. I would not risk creating one artificially.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2014-08-26 8:48 AM, Brian Amos wrote:
You are going to need to get a structural engineer and a geotechnical
engineer involved. Its very possible to do this, it won't be cheap, but
done incorrectly you could cause some severe damage to your home. You will
want to find good local engineers who work for smaller companies, a large
company probably won't even take on a small job such as this. It also might
be possible that they can redesign your foundation so you don't have to
mess with the pad. Its very likely that they will save you money in the
long run.
Brian
KF7OVD
On Aug 25, 2014 8:49 PM, "Bryan Fields" <Bryan@bryanfields.net> wrote:
I'm considering building a AN wireless tower at my property in St Pete
Beach,
and it must be rated for 120 MPH wind which means it's large foundation.
Good
news is the city says I'm good up to a 70' tower without a zoning
variance. I
only need stamped drawings for it.
II want to keep it centered on my lot behind my house which is an L shape.
Looking at the foundation "K" which is required, I need a 7' pier and a 15'
pad under it. I'd like to have the 7' pier flush in the corner of the L
of my
house with the pad extending under the house.
Has anyone ever done something like this before? I'm assuming I'll need to
support the foundation of the house with some steel beams and then dig out
under it.
Thoughts?
--
Bryan Fields
727-409-1194 - Voice
727-214-2508 - Fax
http://bryanfields.net
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