New Footing Inovation

greg24k

What you guys think about this New Footing Inovation, no more concrete for your footings Any thoughts or anyone used this product yet?

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concretemasonry

I first saw the concept over 35 years ago, so it is not new.

It never did go anywhere because the wood was still in the ground.

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silvertree

Hey concrete man, lunch at Zen Asia Wedsnday 12 pm?
I could tell you all I know about concrete, add water, stir and wait a while.
Just like making a cake, except my cakes have a higher PSI.

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ScipioAfricanus

Interesting product...lousy web site design.

Andy.

John Hyatt

Dumb as a can of dirt on sale. J.

greg24k

Now the wood can come with ground and water contact, ACQ .40 is designed for ground and water contact, so it could not be a bad idea and it will save lots of work.

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BattleRidge

what if it had a sealed plastic shoe that just slides on the bottom and can be cut with a miter?

silvertree

I'd want to try it, except for the lumber being in the ground, it makes sense.
Tamp the bottom of the hole and your good. Less impact on the envirement too.

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SLSTech

Sorry Greg - wood in the ground goes completely against my grain (rated wood or not)

I have seen way to many posts rotted out or chewed up by weed eaters

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Tom M

I dont know, It looks thin and not wide enough for spreading the weight.

greg24k

Doing that years ago it wouldn't cross my mind, but with ACQ lumber it can be done, I read ASTM report and its ok for ground contact and fresh water applications.

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greg24k

It will be hard in NJ to use this product. They have engineering sealed reports there, but NJ inspectors and NJ building codes look different at this issues.

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silvertree

I have trouble with that fact myself, but I do like the fact of no cement.
Aren't their plastic posts rated for this application? Good for 60,000 years give or take a decade.

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Danno6102

Looking real quick I only found one reference to their size, 10" diameter. You'd need a bunch of them to support 50psf. A 16' deep deck would need them set 2' apart on a single outside beam if my math is correct. So, extras time digging holes, extra time back filling & compacting, I'll stick with my concrete thank you.

shanekw1

I dunno, they look kinda small. I think I'll stick with big foot footings.

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deckman22

I got a post card from that company yesterday tooting their new product, one look & in the trash can.

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