Originally Posted By: dbush
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I would like to see who is bringing along a shovel to dig it up and check it.
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I would like to see who is bringing along a shovel to dig it up and check it.
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Originally Posted By: pdacey
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What, a backhoe isn’t standard HI equipment? How else can you check the depth of the footings?
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Originally Posted By: kmcmahon
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You should be able to see it from the basement window right?
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Originally Posted By: dbush
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The correct answer is 8’ and yes you can usually rent a Bobcat backhoe at any rental store, but it does increase the price of the inspection significantly.
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Originally Posted By: Mike Parks
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Don’t laugh.
Last Wednesday I talked to an electrician who was told by an inspector that he had cut the ground rod. After a half of an hour the inspector agreed to pay the electrician $65.00 if the ground rod was 8' in the ground. 
A backhoe was close by and the sparky got the guy to put it for him.
Cost the inspector $65.00.
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Originally Posted By: Bob Badger
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The trick is to cut the bottom off the rod, not the top.
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