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Posted by DerbyDad03 on September 17, 2007, 6:38 pm
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> > > hdmundt wrote:
> > > > How do I find out the depths of frost lines in different cities/
> > > > states? Is there a free internet source for this information?
> > > > Thanks.
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> > > Google found this as the first hit searching for: frost line
maphttp://www.mtchise.com/Frostline_Map.htm
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> > > MikeB
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> > Thank you. I'm not a contractor, I don't know the lingo. I'm just a
> > feller considering digging some post holes for a small deck,
> > (precisely why I came to this group looking for help). My queries
> > didn't include the word "map".
> > Thank you, again, for a helpful reply to my post.
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- Ask the inspector that needs to measure your holes before you pour
the
- footings. Just because a map says something, does not mean your
- municipality has a different depth they mandate for post holes
I dug ten 48" deep holes for my deck in very sandy soil. Between the
time I dug them and the time the inspector was due to come to the
house, it was expected to rain. I covered each hole with a scrap of
wood to keep the rain out so they wouldn't collapse.
The inspector came out on a drizzly day and as my wife stuck her head
out of the window, he slid one of the covers off with his foot and
asked my wife "Is that a 48" hole?"
Wife: "Yes it is."
Inspector: "And I'll bet there's a 48" hole under every one of those
pieces of wood, right?"
Wife: "Yes, there is."
Inspector, sliding the cover back over the hole, "OK, you're all set."
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