Frozen Dirt

   / Frozen Dirt #21  
We are starting to see ground thawing systems where they lay radiant tubing on the ground, cover it with insulating matts , and hitch the tubing up to a portable boiler filled with antifreeze. After a few days the frost is gone.

A contractor that uses one of these said it will remove a foot of frost a day. It is not cheap , and I think the systems start at $25,000.00. But if you need to get a foundation in the winter it will do the trick.

A few thousand to thaw the ground I guess is cheaper than shutting down a big project for 4 or 5 months.

One of the systems is call a Thawsall . I have seen them on Ebay.

Dave in NH
 
   / Frozen Dirt #22  
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