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What depth and width is your present footing?
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The depth will depend on the soil in you location but normally the footing for a single story structure needs to be 12 inches deep and wide enough to accommodate the structure being placed on it. The 9 inch width sounds good but I would agree with the inspector that the depth is not deep enough. The footing as it is now will likely cause damage to any structure in time. Click here for more information on the topic.
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