Darkboones
Active member
Like most people I have been snooping around the site for quite a while getting all kinds of great ideas and inspiration. I thought I might be able to build last year but that fell through for money reasons so I really started saving up. Then January this year my wife needed a new processor for her cochlear implant. Kiss $9,000 goodbye.
But after a few go arounds with the insurance company we were able to get $3,000 back! After that I told my wife I would just do the shell of the barn and concrete for now and go a little smaller. I started getting some material quotes for 30x40x12 and just because I was curious 32x48x12. After I found out that it was only about $1,000 more for the bigger barn my wife said I would be stupid to not build the bigger barn and I totally agreed.
So I have my building permit the dirt work is done besides the holes dug and finished smooth grading and materials are ordered. I wasn’t planning on starting this thread until the barn was almost done but I am already having a dilemma. The inspector told me that my footings need to be 24”dia and 12” thick. I am not sure of the best way to go about this. Do I just dump concrete down the hole? I did see that Menards could get 24”x 12’ concrete forms but that would cost me about $500 for all my holes and it would take 2 weeks or more to get. My other concern is that I brought in 18” of sand to raise the barn up so that I don’t have water problems. What do I do to stop it from caving into the hole while I wait for inspection? Any ideas and suggestion would be greatly appreciated!
But after a few go arounds with the insurance company we were able to get $3,000 back! After that I told my wife I would just do the shell of the barn and concrete for now and go a little smaller. I started getting some material quotes for 30x40x12 and just because I was curious 32x48x12. After I found out that it was only about $1,000 more for the bigger barn my wife said I would be stupid to not build the bigger barn and I totally agreed.So I have my building permit the dirt work is done besides the holes dug and finished smooth grading and materials are ordered. I wasn’t planning on starting this thread until the barn was almost done but I am already having a dilemma. The inspector told me that my footings need to be 24”dia and 12” thick. I am not sure of the best way to go about this. Do I just dump concrete down the hole? I did see that Menards could get 24”x 12’ concrete forms but that would cost me about $500 for all my holes and it would take 2 weeks or more to get. My other concern is that I brought in 18” of sand to raise the barn up so that I don’t have water problems. What do I do to stop it from caving into the hole while I wait for inspection? Any ideas and suggestion would be greatly appreciated!
