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Will Fastfoot prevent my footing from acting as a ufer rod?

April 26, 2017acting fastfoot footing

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Will Fastfoot prevent my footing from acting as a ufer rod?

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Fastfoot, manufactured from polyethylene, can prevent the footing from grounding with the earth below. If your building inspector requires a 20′ length of rebar to act as a ufer rod in the concrete, the fabric below the ufer rod must be cut away to allow the concrete to make contact with the ground below. For an engineering letter on this, click here.