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Posted by Italian on July 23, 2006, 10:17 pm
A ha... completely different story.....I should think you will be just
fine that is alot of concrete. My question though is why did you make a
box and put it into the ground instead of just using the ground as the
form and form (with wood) above the ground.? It really sounds like you
have nothing to worry about.
I also dont want to start trouble but footings should ALWAYS have
rebar in them where there is going to be a load on them.
Roger wrote:
> Yes,
> Each Pole has 2 , 12" bolts embedded intot hte concrete, with 3"
> protruding out. I am using a system called socket systems
> (socketsystems.com) On the bolts are steel brackets that mount the
> 6"X6" posts to the cement. I was originally going to use the 8"
> sonatubes buried in the ground, but at the last minute desided to add
> more cement for support. I then exchanged each sonatube with a 16"X16"
> X 4' box buried in the ground, and backfilled with gravel, with @10"
> protruding out of the ground. I completely forgot about the rebar until
> the next day.
>
> Roger
> George E. Cawthon wrote:
> > Roger wrote:
> > > I Ment to say, 8" sonatubes. I buried the boxed 4 feet inthe ground
> > > with 8-10" showing. 6"x6" poles will rest on them.
> > >
> > > Roger
> > > Lawrence wrote:
> > >> Roger wrote:
> > >>> I am building a 26'X26' pole barn. It calls for 8' sonatubes. I instead
> > >>> built 16"X16" boxes with extra rough cut pine i had left over. I did
> > >>> did not use rebar in the boxes when i poured the concrete. Will this be
> > >>> a big problem for me in the future????
> > >> How many did you pour??????
> > >
> >
> > Ha, you just made a footing. Most people probably
> > thought you were talking about a column. Footings
> > don't usually have any rebar in them. Hopefully
> > you put the metal pieces that tie the poles to the
> > footing in the concrete when it was poured.
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