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WillB wrote in message <358499c8.0@news11.kcdata.com>...
>I'm putting a porch on the front of my house.  I need to pour five
footings.
>Have dug to 30" (I'm from VT four foot frost line) and have about a foot of
>water.  What would be the easiest way to get concrete footing on the ledge
>with the water there.  It fills fairly quickly.  Any suggestions would be
>helpful.  Thanks!  lcmh@sover.net
>
>You may consider using tremie concrete. It is used for underwater
concreting. But be careful that the footing formwork must be tight enough to
prevent grout leakage through gaps between formwork panels. Or you may omit
formwork and pour concrete directly into the pits. In that case the pit
should be covered with plastic sheet to avoid loss of grout into surrounding
soil.
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