fourbyford
Well-known member
Hey Guys... emergency here! Just bought the High Captain a new car and she is not willing to let it sit outside... as my Jeep, truck and the previous car have for a few years now. We currently have a 4 bay garage but, as every good GJ'er knows, that's not nearly enough room! One of the bays houses the tractor... my means of snow removal... very important around here! I really dont want it sitting out... would mean a clearing and "thawing" ritual before any snow removal could commence. The other 3 bays are currently under construction... adding wiring, air lines, insulation, etc. I am rounding the bend on that job, but don't want the new ride in there while I'm working... that would be an invitation to disaster!
I've been considering several alternatives for "temporary " structures... for reasons too numerous to list, they just won't work. I have been considering adding a bay on the east end of the current garage. After debating all the potential temporary fixes, we decided that NOW is the time to add the bay! It will follow the roofline of the existing structure... approximately 14' wide and 30' deep. The current garage is a post framed structure... the addition will require that I set 4 additional 6x6 pressure treated posts. Posts on the existing building appear to have been hand set. I've read various discussions over the years concerning hand set posts vs setting them in concrete. I've built other post framed structures... always set posts in concrete and had zero problems... but those were in a very dry climate. We're very wet here. I've read in the past that hand set posts will allow water to drain away and thus, are better in wet climates. The existing garage is approximately 15 years old and all looks well.
So... (finally)... here's my question... how best to set the posts? Concrete? ..although, I think I'll go with what has seemed to work here... I'm open to hearing your ideas! If I hand set, my thought is to dig the holes a foot deeper than required... add 12" of compacted sand/gravel as a base to set the post on, then, fill and compact. What say you??
And, to add to the fun, i hope to get some kind of a roof up within a couple of weeks... no problem, eh? ...lol
Thanks!!
...D
I've been considering several alternatives for "temporary " structures... for reasons too numerous to list, they just won't work. I have been considering adding a bay on the east end of the current garage. After debating all the potential temporary fixes, we decided that NOW is the time to add the bay! It will follow the roofline of the existing structure... approximately 14' wide and 30' deep. The current garage is a post framed structure... the addition will require that I set 4 additional 6x6 pressure treated posts. Posts on the existing building appear to have been hand set. I've read various discussions over the years concerning hand set posts vs setting them in concrete. I've built other post framed structures... always set posts in concrete and had zero problems... but those were in a very dry climate. We're very wet here. I've read in the past that hand set posts will allow water to drain away and thus, are better in wet climates. The existing garage is approximately 15 years old and all looks well.
So... (finally)... here's my question... how best to set the posts? Concrete? ..although, I think I'll go with what has seemed to work here... I'm open to hearing your ideas! If I hand set, my thought is to dig the holes a foot deeper than required... add 12" of compacted sand/gravel as a base to set the post on, then, fill and compact. What say you??
And, to add to the fun, i hope to get some kind of a roof up within a couple of weeks... no problem, eh? ...lol
Thanks!!
...D
