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1 <br /> ' RECOMMENDATIONS: <br /> The firm grey sandy clay found at an elevation of from 914 to 918 <br /> ' in the soil borings (about 13 to 17 feet below your frost <br /> footings) is suitable for the support of a new home. It is our <br /> opinion that this firm grey sandy clay is capable of supporting <br /> ' footings proportioned to exert a maximum bearing pressure of 3500 <br /> pounds per square foot on this soil. <br /> ' The peat, fill, and soft organic peat found above the firm grey <br /> sandy clay is not suitable for the support of your proposed home. <br /> t It is our opinion that removing these soils by excavation and <br /> replacing them with compacted granular fill is the best option <br /> for building on this site. <br /> ' It will be necessary to oversize the bottom of the excavation by <br /> from 13 to 17 feet to provide a one to one slope on the side of <br /> ' the compacted fill. The compacted fill would form a truncated <br /> pyramid under the footings with one to one slope on the sides <br /> downward and outward from the outside edge of the frost footings. <br /> ' We recommend that a 100% crushed Class 5 material be used for the � <br /> compacted fill since compaction efforts below the water table <br /> , will be difficult. After surface compaction of the crushed <br /> material, a thin layer of sand could be added to facilitate <br /> placement of footings. <br /> ' An alternative would be to place the home on treated timber <br /> pilings. If you elect to use this method, additional testing to <br /> ' give your piling engineer the data he will need to design your <br /> piling layout will be required. <br /> 1 <br /> ' <br /> ' <br /> , <br /> ' <br /> ' <br /> , <br />