Cob: Frost-Protected Shallow Foundation

[D.J. Henman]

Lottvik,
   thanks for the Frost-Protected Shallow Foundation informatin.

Darel

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~Lootvik~ wrote:

> Only last January Mark Piepkorn wrote on this very list:
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> ... the Frost-Protected Shallow Foundation method. HUD produced a 
> design guide for the system several years ago, in which it was 
> written, "An FPSF incorporates strategically placed insulation to 
> raise the frost depth around a building, thereby allowing foundation 
> depths as shallow as 16 inches, even in the most severe climates. The 
> most extensive use has been in the Nordic countries, where over one 
> million FPSF homes have been constructed successfully over the last 40 
> years. The FPSF is considered standard practice for residential 
> buildings in Scandinavia."
> This design guide, which has quite a bit of good, thought-provoking, 
> and cross-applicable technical info, can either be purchased from 
> Oikos for 30 bucks:
> http://oikos.com/catalog/Design_Guide_to_Frost_Protected_Shallow_Foundations.html 
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> or read for free here:
> http://www.cs.arizona.edu/people/jcropper/desguide.html
> Your choice.
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>>   Canada also has some good information about non-deep  foundations, 
>> like used in Scandinavia, but I don't have the URL for it, or 
>> remember the proper foundation type name for this type.    Anyone 
>> else out there?
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>> Cheers,
>>    Darel
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>> puppetman at ix.netcom.com wrote:
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>>> The more I read about building construction the more I get 
>>> conflicting information.
>>> In the building code of South Lyon (small city) Michigan,USA they 
>>> state that foundations should be a minimum of 48" deep. Unless the 
>>> building is less than 400sq ft. then it must only be 28" deep.
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