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Re: Pole building post setting methods
[Re: concrete man]
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03/21/21 09:11 AM
03/21/21 09:11 AM
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Around here they put the concrete in the bottom of the hole set the post on the dryed concrete then pack dirt around the post. The post will rot off if you encase it in concrete. Same here.
"Humans are the hardest people to get along with." Dr. Phillip Snow
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Re: Pole building post setting methods
[Re: patrapper1989]
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03/21/21 10:27 AM
03/21/21 10:27 AM
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The Sonatubes and Simpson fasteners are an excellent option. That is what I used on my new workshop. Wood, even treated wood, in ground contact is a temporary building in my opinion. Pouring cement around a buried post just speeds the rot.
Some company I can't think of right now makes concrete 6 x 6 and 4 x 6 half-lap columns that you bury and half-lap your posts to above grade. It's another good option but they are not cheap.
I recommend the Sonatubes and galvanized Simpson post bases, the ones you set an anchor bolt in the concrete for.
Yes, I'm a builder.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Pole building post setting methods
[Re: forestman3]
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03/21/21 12:56 PM
03/21/21 12:56 PM
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This is a picture on a fish finder using live scope.If wood doesn`t get air it doesn`t rot.I don`t care how much water its in. This is true, however posts buried in the ground rot off at ground level. I've seen it a hundred times. The best option is concrete tubes and brackets. Second best is the .6 CCA posts packed in with gravel so they can drain and dry out better.
Some people refuse to see the truth when you bludgeon them over the head with it.
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Re: Pole building post setting methods
[Re: patrapper1989]
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03/21/21 05:13 PM
03/21/21 05:13 PM
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Sonotubes with Simpson tie post bases to keep the post 1" off the concrete. I've set the top of the sonotube to be level with the top of the slab so that the sonotube acts like a control joint. That way, if the slab heaves from frost, it won't move the post with it.
-Ryan
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