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Old 03-12-2004, 05:28 PM   #37
xoxoxoBruce
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Originally posted by SteveDallas
Interesting idea... it hasn't caused a problem yet, and we've been through two winters with our current setup. How does one prevent heaving? (It's a problem with our front stoop.)
The ground freezing around it is no problem but the ground freezing UNDER it will cause it to move. The (common)solution, is to make it deeper than the ground will freeze which is "below the frost line".
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