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Old 13-11-2008, 09:26 PM
Ian Robinson
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Originally Posted by Bassnut View Post
Rio?, nup, its hardly an industrial application. My quickset pier does the job, period. There is much angst on the merits of steel/concrete piers. Steel needs subbies=expensive, concrete=do it yourself. Steel is good for removing/low thermal mass (yawn, do you have a 32" RCOS, where its makes a difference?). A concrete pier is way strong enough. Have you heard of a collapsing pier due to no rio?
Saw your comment re no rio.

Just wondered.
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