Timeline for Is it a problem that my post bases overhang the footing edge slightly?
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| May 7, 2021 at 14:35 | vote | accept | helpMeCodeSwift | ||
| May 7, 2021 at 14:01 | answer | added | isherwood | timeline score: 3 | |
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| May 7, 2021 at 13:35 | answer | added | William Ashley | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 7, 2021 at 3:30 | comment | added | helpMeCodeSwift | I could also drive some anchors horizontally into the the cured footing to use as binding support. Again it's only holding a pergola, no solid roof or anything. | |
| May 7, 2021 at 3:30 | comment | added | helpMeCodeSwift | The footings are about 30" tall. Each has 3 vertical rebars in them. The anchors are embedded and are 1/2" x 8" Hot-galvanized J-anchor bolts, so I won't be drilling for the brackets. The only things I am considering is backfilling completely around the footings, then framing a square around the top and building and additional 10x10 or 12x12 square, surrounding the post footing ( similar to the mushroom shape at the bottom ). I know the concrete won't bind to the already cured one very well, but I really don't think it will matter. | |
| May 7, 2021 at 2:29 | comment | added | K H | Pulling sonotube footings is a particularly fun activity if you end up having to do that and requires heavy equipment. If it's not too deep a bobcat may be adequate but a decent size backhoe does it best. Assuming you can verify the footings are adequate to support the weight and the holes are far enough into concrete that you can drill them, you should use epoxy in deep holes rather than risking a blowout with inserts. | |
| May 7, 2021 at 2:26 | comment | added | K H | Did you embed bolts in the fitting or do you still need to add fasteners? What size fasteners and how close to the edge of the concrete will you have to drill? If the corners of a square bracket peek past the edge of your footing, that's not a huge concern, but if the bracket is that big it might indicate a need for a larger footing for other reasons. How deep are the footings? | |
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| May 7, 2021 at 2:18 | history | asked | helpMeCodeSwift | CC BY-SA 4.0 |