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Posted by Bob Morrison on November 6, 2006, 1:04 pm
In a previous post Mark wrote...
> However I go about this, I _had_ planned to install an adjustable shoring
> post for a few days, to (hopefully) work out any settling in the new
> footing.
> Anything wrong with this strategy?
>
Totally unnecessary if you do the job properly in the first place.
A properly sized footing on a solid soil base won't settle. Certainly not
on glacial till. The only type of soils that might have some movement
issues would be expansive clays or soft peats. If you house is on either
one of those then you have a lot more than a single footing to worry
about.
--
Bob Morrison, PE, SE
R L Morrison Engineering Co
Structural & Civil Engineering
Poulsbo WA
bob at rlmorrisonengr dot com
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