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Just
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# Posted: 25 Jun 2017 21:33
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soil type dosent matter as long as it is undisturbed and free of humus materal .If the footing is above frost level it will move sooner or later and you need a plan to fix that . So perimiter footings are best or high enough floor to get under the building.wet soils need larger footings . I have no education just experience. Good luck
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Ken Robbins
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2017 17:14
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I had metal posts installed for my 20x30 cabin project in Kasilof, AK and couldn't be happier. Had it done by
https://tmpalaska.com/
and they were fantastic to work with. They can get their equipment in about anywhere and left me with 12 points that were dead nuts level and within a fraction of where I marked. The sleeves over the piles prevent frost heave by letting the frozen ground slide up the post. They gave me load bearing calcs to boot.
Have to agree there are better places to save money than the foundation. I was only up for 1 week and the floor is down with porch on, all covered up until my next trip up.
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AlaskaSnowbirdHomestead
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# Posted: 26 Jun 2017 17:21
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Quoting: Ken Robbins I had metal posts installed for my 20x30 cabin project in Kasilof, AK and couldn't be happier. Had it done by https://tmpalaska.com/
What did they cost Ken?
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Ken Robbins
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# Posted: 27 Jun 2017 12:01
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They were $425/ea minus a 10% discount for more than 10 posts. I used the heavier residential posts but they have many options. There is a mobilization charge for remote sites but I am on the road system (sort of).
I was laying beams the next morning after a 1 day install and no ground disturbance to deal with.
It took some thinking before I was comfortable with the system but glad I went this way.
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NorthRick
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# Posted: 27 Jun 2017 17:49
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Quoting: Ken Robbins They were $425/ea minus a 10% discount for more than 10 posts. I used the heavier residential posts but they have many options. There is a mobilization charge for remote sites but I am on the road system (sort of).I was laying beams the next morning after a 1 day install and no ground disturbance to deal with. It took some thinking before I was comfortable with the system but glad I went this way.
Just checked out their website. They are Anchorage based so the mob fee should be similar going to Willow as it was for Kasilof.
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Ken Robbins
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# Posted: 29 Jun 2017 11:26
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They have a shop in Homer also, that's where they came from for us. I get the idea that MOB fees are variable by number of posts, distance, access difficulty etc.
They show up with a pick-up and box trailer but the post machine is like a monkey, crawls about anywhere.
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