Hello,
Interesting tower foundation cost information on these threads.
Here is my information from fall 2013 when I installed two UST HDX-589
towers in same time about 165 ft apart from each others.
Here in San Diego area I paid total $4150 for all foundation work, ie
digging 2 holes, rebar, 2.5 trucks of concrete, pump equipment on site etc.
Additionally same contractor later grouted below both baseplates and I gave
him $100 for that.
I think it was very good price as I observed daily those 3 guys digging
those 2 holes for 2-3 weeks by hand and with simple jackhammer. That was
hard work. Earth is decomposed granite here and very hard. I asked 3 or 4
quotes and it happened that this concrete contractor is my neighbor who I
did not know before he called me back and he gave me best price of all
quotes. I think highest quote for whole job was twice as high ie about 8k.
So it is definetly worth to get multiple quotes. They were not working
every day and whole thing took perhaps a month as they were doing this job
between bigger jobs they had ongoing, except that 3 diggers were here almost
every day for that 2-3 weeks.
I had holes and rebar cage done 1 foot deeper for both towers than what UST
specs requires. That extra foot took probably 1-2 days for them to dig.
Reason for extra depth is slightly sloping terrain around one of the towers
and then there was some doubt on which side the depth is measured for
"undisturbed earth". I asked county inspector here that if I just do it 1
foot deeper then do we need to discuss it and he said that it would be best
solution and we would not need to talk about it further.
Btw, my contractor who in past had worked in some engineering firm and big
projects like bridges etc told me that US Tower really specifies lot of
steel for those foundations compared to everything he has seen in his 35
years of doing concrete work.
73 de Marko N5ZO
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Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2016 16:43:37 +0000 (UTC)
From: Russ Dearmore <champsruss@yahoo.com>
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Subject: [TowerTalk] Foundation and ReBar Work
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I installed my new 72' US Tower last year and did the work myself including
picking it up in Kansas.? The 5'x5'x8' hole was dug for $450 which included
spreading the dirt at various places on my 5 acres.? I was surprised at how
accurate it was also, those guys are good.? The rebar I would guess was
about $150 .? The cement cost about $750 so the total must have been near
$1,200.? No other cost were incurred because I was not in a city.? I
finished the cement myself with the help of the cement truck driver.?
???? If I had been in a major city I know it would have been much higher but
having been in construction most of my life as an electrician, I knew it was
very doable and being retired time was not a factor.? Sounds like there may
be? some collusion among the contractors and inspectors if they had the guts
to charge $7,000.? As they say, Location, Location, Location......? Russ?
K5ZZR???My Heroes Wear Combat Boots!????????????
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