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Depth of footings for porch franz fripplfrappl 04-01-2008
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Posted by franz fripplfrappl on April 1, 2008, 12:41 pm
Thinking about replacing an old porch this summer. Central Wisconsin.

What is recommended depth for footings of corner posts?

Posted by ransley on April 1, 2008, 1:02 pm
> Thinking about replacing an old porch this summer. =A0Central Wisconsin.
>
> What is recommended depth for footings of corner posts?

If it is just a deck not attached to the house with a roof over the
deck I dont think you need to worry about depth you need only to
support the weight and keep the deck from sinking. I used flat 2"
concrete block, the deck has been fine since 72

Posted by franz fripplfrappl on April 1, 2008, 1:22 pm
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:02:24 -0700, ransley wrote:

>> Thinking about replacing an old porch this summer.  Central Wisconsin.
>>
>> What is recommended depth for footings of corner posts?
>
> If it is just a deck not attached to the house with a roof over the deck
> I dont think you need to worry about depth you need only to support the
> weight and keep the deck from sinking. I used flat 2" concrete block,
> the deck has been fine since 72

It's attached. Soil is sandy loam..

Posted by ransley on April 1, 2008, 1:32 pm
> On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 10:02:24 -0700, ransley wrote:
> >> Thinking about replacing an old porch this summer. =A0Central Wisconsin=
.
>
> >> What is recommended depth for footings of corner posts?
>
> > If it is just a deck not attached to the house with a roof over the deck=

> > I dont think you need to worry about depth you need only to support the
> > weight and keep the deck from sinking. I used flat 2" concrete block,
> > the deck has been fine since 72
>
> It's attached. =A0Soil is sandy loam..

By atached I meant a porch with roof. Go ahead dig down 4 ft and have
fun but all you need is a pad, and wood should not touch concrete but
should be bolted to special plates to keep it from rotting that keep
it off the ground.

Posted by Jim Elbrecht on April 1, 2008, 1:03 pm

>Thinking about replacing an old porch this summer. Central Wisconsin.
>
>What is recommended depth for footings of corner posts?

Below the frost line and to solid ground.

Might be 50 feet in a swamp- but in relatively stable ground, just get
below frost.

If you're pouring concrete, don't forget to make the base large
enough.

Jim

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