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Posted by Roger on July 24, 2006, 2:10 am
Yes, I over built the footings, But i had a 3 yard minimum on delivery
and thought i would just put it into the footings as to dump it. I
could have mixed it myself, but at $92 a yard, and no delivery for 3+
yards it saved a lot of time, and i thought it would hold up better.
George E. Cawthon wrote:
> Sacramento Dave wrote:
> >>> 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.
> >
> > I never seen any footings whiteout rebar. Most footing or piers like he
> > describes have quiet a bit of rebar. The plans must call for some, was there
> > no building inspection? That might lead to a problem.
> >
> >
> The OP's footings/piers are so overbuilt he should
> never have any trouble. I can't imagine why he
> would want all that concrete unless he is where
> they have tornadoes or hurricanes.
>
> Where I live, nobody uses rebar in any concrete
> work for small home construction and certainly not
> for a pole barn or small home shop.
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