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Deck blocks below frost line
I am replacing my old deck that was completely rotten. The original was non treated lumber so it just was toast. The deck is only about 2' off the ground and 15' out from the house. It extents 30' ...
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Concrete retaining wall with lean and crack, looking for input
We bought our 100 year old house “as-is” a year ago with various small cracks and a firm, but somewhat eroded foundation. This all needs to be addressed eventually, however, a large crack with ...
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Installing a porch over a concrete patio, issues-concerns?
I am working on a house right now and we are trying to figure out what to do with the backyard. Right behind the house there is a 4" concrete pad. It is about 14'x25' and sits pretty flat with a ...
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How can I prevent post support brackets from creaking under foot traffic?
I (well, a contractor) added a new addition to my house, and the floor creaks when I walk on it. I crawled under the addition and identified the problem.
On each footing, there is a steel bracket ...
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How high should the tops of concrete piers be above grade?
I'm about to pour some footings for a covered deck. I'm going to be putting 6x6 posts on top of concrete piers, but before I cut my sauna tubes, how high should my pier project above grade? Is there a ...
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How do you reinforce round deck footings?
I'm building a covered deck on some weak soil (clay/sandy clay). I'm going to use 24" round footings that I was planning on reinforcing with a bunch of left over rebar. How can I effectively reinforce ...
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above ground pole support for sail cloth
I need to create above ground, mobile "footings" for metal poles to hold sail cloth. I was thinking of a cardboard tubing, filled with concrete to hold a sleeve to insert the pole into that will hold ...
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question about footers for a carport
I'm wanting to build an attached carport, about 11' wide by 20'. For the outside wall, rather than cement posts into the ground I thought I'd put in a footer for the entire 20' length then a row or ...
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What is the correct tool/method for digging out existing concrete holes for fence posts
My garden needs a new fence as well as two new fence posts. There is an existing concrete base along the boundary which is already securing three posts and has holes where two posts snapped in the ...
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footings and block wall,
For crawlspace foundation, I have seen two different configurations,
1. pour a concrete footings, then build the foundation on top of the footings with a block wall, about 18 in high
2. pour the ...
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How to calculate sizing for treehouse footing?
I would like to build a small free-standing treehouse without digging into ground and/or pouring concrete.
Here is what I have in mind:
It is, of course, for kids, so I don't think I need it to be ...
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Rental equipment selection for digging 52" deck footings?
I need to put in about 20 concrete footings for several deck-related projects. The footing base should be 12-18" (but see note below). Frost depth in my area requires footings to be 52" below grade (...
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Do you need to use concrete for permanent garden fences?
I was at the hardware store today, and saw they suggest using concrete for footing the posts. Is this step really necessary as the mycelium in the soil will hold the posts in place, and there won't be ...
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Sill thickness larger than 2"
Can a sill plate be larger than 2" thick? I installed a footing to carry a point load. I will be installing 3 LVL's on top of this and then trimmers to support a header. So I need the need to get ...
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How to keep buried deck posts from rotting
This is related to a question I asked earlier regarding my deck footings.
I had a pool deck built last fall. The footings are 4' deep and 12" diameter. There are metal post brackets attached to the ...
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Regrading under deck to protect footings from water
I had an above ground pool installed and a deck built around it early last fall. The way the builder built the deck footings was to pour 4' of concrete 12" in diameter, then attach metal post brackets ...
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How close can a deck post footing be to a retaining wall?
How deep does a deck post footing need to be if it’s directly behind a retaining wall?
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What type of foundation is best in an area with silt loam soil, cold climate, and high water table?
I'm in the initial stages of planing a structure build, I say structure because what I'm really looking to build is an off grid ( no running water or sewer for staters ) vacation cabin on apiece of ...
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Replacing Rotted Deck Footings
Afternoon, folks. I have a deck that I am re-decking. Easy job, until I found that all of the footers were rotted out. The deck is bolted to the house on two sides, and the remainder of the deck is ...
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Basement Footer Removal
This is kind of a convoluted situation, and I hope it isn't too confusing.
I just bought a home with my wife, and in the basement there was a hideous bathroom. Functional, but hideous. So I am ...
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How to lay rebars for a 4'x4'x12" footing for a column?
I have three columns to support lvl beams under an addition and have a question about proper rebar layout for each (identical) footing.
All specs are already checked by engineer, but there is one ...
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Removing Column Footings
I'm working on a basement renovation, and behind the wall I found the steel columns which I expected, but rather than sitting on the concrete slab like the other exposed one, there is a concrete ...
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How to establish footings for a raised frame
I have a situation where an old wood-framed garage with a concrete slab has been jacked up about 6" to increase the door heights and head room. Currently the studs are just resting on little brick ...
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is it safe to remove soil from basement footing?
I'm planning to renovate my basement so that I can use it as additional storage room and access for internal stairs. My basement is half concrete and half soil covered. I'd like convert the soil area ...
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How to repair broken suspended cement slab
The very corner of the cement slab, which forms the floor of my basement, broke off. There was nothing supporting it underneath. the portion that broke off forms a triangle 11" x 10" x 14" x 3-6" ...
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Leveling a sinking 1st floor addition that is about 4' off the ground [closed]
First time home buyer looking for good advice about possibly raising a sunken 2 room addition ourselves. Wood frame, the sill is in good shape no rotting.
No warping or "cupping" of the rooms. The ...
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moving big shed footings
i need to move a 16x20 shed back about 12', so half the shed will remain on existing footings. the current footings are all poured concrete. do i need to dig new footings or can half the shed just sit ...
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How can I protect partially buried deck posts from decay?
I poured concrete footings for my deck. I put the galvanized post base and the 4x4 post on it. Now I need to raise the ground/dirt level as water puddles there. But if I raise the ground it will cover ...
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Is it OK to seal the top side of a deck concrete footing?
This is a follow up for this question Deck footing 2" above the ground -does that apply to a patio? What is the reason behind the 2" restriction?
I decided to have my concrete footing under ...
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Drilling rebar hole in 12" concrete footing
My deck has 6"x6" wooden support posts sitting atop 12" diameter concrete footings. The tops of the concrete footings are about 16" above grade. When I inspected a little below grade, I discovered ...
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Deck footing 2“ above the ground -does that apply to a patio? What is the reason behind the 2” restriction?
I am doing the design of a deck footing and in many places where I read it says that the footing (sonotube) should be set with the top end terminated 2" above the ground level
In my case I am ...
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Which subcontractor installs 2" foam board at footings and on poured walls?
Please, which sub installs the 2" foam board (northern climate) on footings and the poured concrete basement walls? excavator, or cement contractor, insulation contractor or ?
Hubby and I are ...
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Fixing porch-supporting pier that settled because of bad drainage
I've got a wraparound porch on the house. It's supported by a half dozen 28" x 30" x 24" concrete piers (plus other sized concrete piers elsewhere) along the front of the house. They're all floating ...
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Can I pour a concrete footing on very wet base material?
I'm ready to pour a concrete footer for a small retaining wall. The footer will be 8' x 1' x 6".
I spread and, with a plate compactor, compacted 6" of crush and run which will be below the concrete ...
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Question about fixing footer drains with no access
House is in Midwest. Built in 1997.
In 5 years we have had water come in at the same spot via the basement floor 2 times. Once during a massive spring rainstorm and once when 4 feet of snow melted ...
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Pin foundations
Are patented pin foundations worth their price?
Would simply drilling holes into a concrete block, driving rods into the ground to frost line depth, and securing the rods to concrete block with ...
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Placing a manufactured (tiny) home / RV, trailer foundation on stands or blocks
What are the best practices in placing a fairly temporary, a few years with full time use, 10K lb manufactured home/ rv with a trailer foundation on stands/blocks in the western pacific cascades?
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Should I use concrete for a 2" square metal fence post?
I recently moved into a new home in upstate New York which has a fence around the backyard. The fence is made out of some kind of metal and the fence posts are about 2" square. One of the fence posts ...
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How can I prevent decay in a deck post resting on the house footing?
The porch I'm building is 20' x 15' with the 20' side running along the house and the 15' coming out. I have a ledger board connection with 6 footings around the perimeter of the porch. 5 of the ...
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Angled Post Connector
I'm looking to build a pergola like this one.
Would a connector such as the concealed Simpson StrongTie CPTZ work for the posts?
The specs seem fine, what I'm worried is the footnote "Post bases do ...
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Footing for 4x8 swingset beam and playhouse
I am building a playhouse with swingset attaching to it. One side of the swingset beam (4x8x12) will be A-frame. The other side is attaching to the playhouse. I have a question about attaching to the ...
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Is this base idea sufficient for a ground level, not attached to the house wooden patio?
I have a rough plan for a ground level deck. The deck will not be attached to anything though it will sit under and extend a bit from a free standing pergola.
My plan is to bury most of a cinder ...
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Am I required to use footings when building a deck or can I just have the posts resting on the ground? (Wisconsin)
I want to build a deck for my house but I don't really want to dig holes and pour concrete for the footings. Can I just build the deck on ground level using something like this to support the posts?
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I need a concrete footing to be 5 feet tall. What circumference and reinforcement do I need?
I am building a deck which will be 24 feet off the ground. In order to use shorter posts can I build footings that will be approx. 5 feet tall from the soil line? If so, how wide around (...
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Do deck footings need to be spaced evenly?
I am planning to create a deck around 2 trees. Because of a irregular shape of the deck, it's hard to make the footing spacing uniform. I plan to have them 53" apart but some area will have footings ...
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Footing for deck on slope with one side near grade
I am extending my deck and plan to make it a freestanding deck (just to avoid attaching to the current one but it will be close on top).
I plan to have a row of 4 posts on the lower level (left). ...
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Ground preparation for deck pier block
I am planning to extend my deck, which uses pier blocks as below photo
I cannot tell what's underneath this pier block because it was just dirt. There was no pour concrete for certain.
So my ...
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Soil under slab (sidewalk) washed away and is now causing cracks down the middle
I have a 50' x 6' concrete slab in front of our basement that supports the same size wooden deck above with 6 post for the upstairs. The soil under it washed away due to poor drainage. I have fixed ...
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Greenhouse (cold frame) side walls - footing question
Planning a hoop house, or cold frame style greenhouse. I live in Nebraska, we get pretty consistent winds, not unusual to have 50 mph gusts.
I want set two parallel 3-4 ft tall rows of 4x4 posts, 4 ...
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How to repair / reinforce deteriorated footings and subsoil below brick & concrete porch
My fiancee and I recently moved into a 1922 brick craftsman-style home. The front porch has a ~4" poured concrete floor and large solid concrete railing caps (12"W x 4"D). Brick columns support the ...
