Who knows how to unfreeze the ground?

[ssgharkness020147]

Just bust out the Oxy/acetylene setup and go to town on the ground.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by ssgharkness020147

Just bust out the Oxy/acetylene setup and go to town on the ground.

Three feet deep?

I'd have nice warm ground, and some cinders that I used to call "home".

[ssgharkness020147]

Now is where I would post some pics of my S tanks and uber sexy Smith torch with some reassuring words, but its too cold outside for me to take pics. Good luck CO.

[fourfourto]

Pick up a few of these torches,they hook up to propane tanks.


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91037

[mdoyle]

Wait till Spring? Unless you Wife has liquidated damages on the project completion date like mine usually does.

I can't imagine your flatwork and footings would be worth a sh*t if you poured in freezing temps anyway. No comparison to municipal projects by the way, they're using air-entrained, high strength blends with additives that tolerate a wider array of pour conditions.

What you're contractor is likely to pour for residential work is a totally different blend.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by mdoyle

I can't imagine your flatwork and footings would be worth a sh*t if you poured in freezing temps anyway.

Hmmmm. Not sure what 'blend' they are going to pour. It will be about 4 feet deep - below the frost. The daytime temps vary a lot. Sometimes it's 50+. Or, it could be 12 like today.

[KenP]

Get a cup of boiling water and pour on ground.
Dig where it melted.
Repeat... a gagillion times.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by fourfourto

Pick up a few of these torches,they hook up to propane tanks.


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=91037

Sweet! Thanks!! I was looking for those and forgot about old faithful HF. I'm going to get one of these to melt snow on my roof. It won't do any good for 3 ft frost though.

[BKLYNH2]

They unfreeze by driving the pipes into the ground, the pipes are then connected to a steam generator and steam is injected into the soil to thaw it. This method is probably not in your budget and is usually done in large excavation projects.

[CO Hummer]

Originally Posted by BKLYNH2

They unfreeze by driving the pipes into the ground, the pipes are then connected to a steam generator and steam is injected into the soil to thaw it. This method is probably not in your budget and is usually done in large excavation projects.

I bet that's the method one of the outfits proposed. My builder/digger guy said he found one that wanted $5000 to do it.