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40 years, he done a good job

what is the pole depth, has the pole barn settled noticeably? I called a contractor he was talking about 12' holes.

Anyone near the Red river in Ok and Tx ever built a pole barn with the poles set to about 4.5' depth

@79firebird, what is your frost depth , if you dont mind me asking? frost depth (6") clay hard as rock in summer some people backfill with gravel, some with concrete (heard some bads with both though) You need to rethink. Difficulty of digging the hole with your post hole digger should not be...

pole barn- 8' spacing Has anyone ever buried posts in clay If so, would you like to share the depth would 3' embedment do the trick (4' would be extremely tough with 4' post hole diggers, for these little pistols) These are 4x4x12 id even love to hear stories of failures from not burying...

Sureshot, I have been told by a person that used to be very close to me that my problem is that I overanalyze everything. Does everyone else think the same as sureshot, to just slab and build?

I dont get it. Maybe this is what is happening :lol_hitti Im dumb, I guess you guys are suggesting a pole barn, since a perimeter pour would make a ****** garage. I always pick the bad implication(Since I am pessimistic). Im one of them cockeyed country bumpkin poor folks(you know the dumb...

Possible sticky? my location is in a blue http://geology.com/articles/soil/

Why do I have the feeling someone was being sarcastic? Since I am asking about a continuous perimeter footing being the only support for the garage. Would the "confining pressure created by the fill in psi" be = to the concrete psi

I apologize. Sorry. I clicked edit, and after editing, clickednew reply. Two posts appeared, was not intentional Thank you KBs244 I have trouble comprehending sometimes, I had thought maybe it was possible the floating slab was not structural , but had second thoughts because it also provides...

so the footing/stemwall will not tilt inwards , outwards, or upheave without a floating concrete slab connecting them. assuming they are designed correctly to withstand 20,000 lbs

Footing/ Stem wall: The pour would be mono, and have gravel under the footings. using a post hole digger after 18'' you hit the hard clay, use a gallon of water and you can get down to the 2' mark. Do not have access to an auger. Not sure 2' is deep enough for a pole barn. Would have to rent if...

extremely fast response, cool! so are you saying that a garage could be built without a floating slab if the footing/stemwall perimeter were 4' deep or are you implying that since I am trying to save a few hundred, that I should construct a pole barn?

If a person opted to not build a pole barn, Could they pour a footing/stemwall perimeter without the floating slab (gravel instead)? Or is the floating slab meant to keep the foundation from tilting to the inside and outside(resist lateral earth pressure)? By the way, the site is expansive...