elephant foot footings

03-28-2011, 03:07 PM	#1
caterpillar Newbie   Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 1	elephant foot footings Are elephant foot footings appropriate as support for a 20 x 20 home extension. The frost travels down in the soil 3 to 4 feet.

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03-28-2011, 03:28 PM	#2
concretemasonry Member     Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota - Latitude 45.057 Longitude -93.074 Posts: 3,330	elephant foot footings First - The bottoms have to be below the frost line. Second - Whether they support the addition depends on the load on each support point AND the strength of the soil AND the bottom area of the"elephant foot". Dick