Lou Auger Update

Lou Auger, Minnesota (December 2016) Since I first installed Footing Tubes under my cabin in 2012, the soil has settled somewhat.  Each winter and spring, the soil now only moves up and down from 2 to 5 inches under different areas.  Still no sheet rock cracks or sticking doors thanks to Footing Tubes.

Lou Auger

Minnesota (November 2013) Hi, if you are looking for testimonials, I have had a great experience.  The soil maps showed very poor soil for building so I decided to use the Footing Tubes.  I built a 30 x 36 foot cabin.  At the end of the first winter, the soil had moved up 3 to 7…

Keith — Lower Sackville, NS (July 2010)

As a home owner who is building their own deck I would like to pass on to others how easy the Footing Tube is to install. I have also used the Big Foot/Sono tube product (nothing against this product) but as a DIY home owner I found that because the Footing Tube is one piece…

Brian Cooke, B.Sc., B.Eng., Ph.D.

Associate ProfessorUNB Department of Civil Engineering I am pleased to submit herewith our report titled “Examining Footing Tubes in Soils Prone to Frost”. It describes a study carried out to determine the susceptibility of the “Footing Tube” to movement caused by adfreezing. As detailed in the report, three prototype footings were installed in the field…

Robert A. Case

Case’s Renovations Ltd. We would like to say that The Footing Tube has been a very refreshing new product and application that has allowed us to perform projects such as decks and additions at a fraction of the labour time and disruption previously required with construction tube and footing form applications. The Footing Tube has…

Wayne Clarke, President

Wilkins Building Supplies Ltd. We have been selling The Footing Tube since its introduction to the Fredericton building market and feel confident providing it to both our contractors and our “do-it-yourself” customers. The ease of installation and long-term advantages make this quality product attractive to both professional and non-professional builders and renovators.

Francis & Sheila Hanson

Upper Keswick, NB We added a sun porch to our home several years ago and we had 4×4 posts wrapped in styra-foam, below frost line and sitting on patio slabs. The first couple years we were okay so we started to finish the outside. That winter the walls cracked around the windows, walls started coming…