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Depth of footings for porch franz fripplfrappl 04-01-2008
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Posted by Tony Hwang on April 1, 2008, 11:02 pm
Grandpa Chuck wrote:
> On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 19:18:49 -0700 (PDT), Big_Jake
>
>
>>
>>>Thinking about replacing an old porch this summer. Central Wisconsin.
>>>
>>>What is recommended depth for footings of corner posts?
>>
>>I am in SE Wisconsin, and I believe that my local inspector made me go
>>42" deep here, but it could have been 48". Should be about the same
>>for you in Central WI, but you should probably verify with your local
>>building dept. I would be willing to bet that it will be 48" or 54".
>>
>>JK
>
>
> Here in Iowa that's about what it is too. It is because the inspectors
> want them to be below the frost line.
Hi,
It depends on frost line. Here(Alberta) it is 6 feet.

Posted by franz fripplfrappl on April 2, 2008, 4:41 pm
On Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:18:49 -0700, Big_Jake wrote:

>> Thinking about replacing an old porch this summer. Central Wisconsin.
>>
>> What is recommended depth for footings of corner posts?
>
> I am in SE Wisconsin, and I believe that my local inspector made me go
> 42" deep here, but it could have been 48". Should be about the same for
> you in Central WI, but you should probably verify with your local
> building dept. I would be willing to bet that it will be 48" or 54".
>
> JK

Code is 48". This is very sandy soil. If solid sand, perhaps 42".

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