Fix for stair pilings

Does the camp get water under there periodically? if so I would use concrete above the maximum depth of the water. So if it floods 8" make the bottom foot concrete or so.

II would run a 4x4 or 4x6 between the posts horizontally and level. Bolt it thought the legs above any rot Then use a floor jack to take the tension off the legs. Cut the rot out and slip in the concrete block you make. Use a galvanized L bracket to connect the block into the existing concrete with red head anchors and a roto hammer. You could also pour the brackets into the concrete by pushing them into the top of the bucket before it sets and then you flip it upside down and are ready to slide it in and anchor it down.

Make sure the jack is rated to handle the weight, and the blocks are ready to go under and sized based on the amount of rot removed (height). Use the jack by one leg at a time, not the middle.

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The stair pilings at my camp are a little rotted at the bottom and I'm thinking of taking a 3 gallon bucket, split it down the middle and cut out the bottom to use as a form to pour concrete in.

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They sell cardboard forms to do this that would likely do better, I don't know the cost but they can't be much. I'm not sure if that's the best plan here or not.

I have seen people just use a standard car jack and jack the deck up just enough to work on the board though.