As much, or more of a concern might be the fact that the base will be
installed in half undisturbed soil, and half in backfilled soil from the
basement excavation. This will almost certainly result in the base
shifting / tilting. Have seen it happen several times.
73 Don
On Sat, 29 Aug 1998 Dfmich@aol.com wrote:
>
> I am in the process of installing a tower requiring a base that is 48 in dia
> and 6 feet deep. My current plan is to place it about 2.5 feet from my
> basement wall. It suddenly occurs to me that this may not be a good idea
> because of potential stress transferred to the wall when a big wind blows.
>
> Anyone have thoughts or experiences to share on this issue?
>
> Dan K9EA
>
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