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Advice on building an elevated metal shed
Posted on 7/10/18 at 7:24 pm
Posted on 7/10/18 at 7:24 pm
2 part question.
One, anyone have experience with building an elevated metal building. I'm needing to go about 14' and curious how secure it will be if I go with timber joist.
Two, I'm familiar with creosote pilings and have seen drill pipe used for pilings. Any one have info on cinder block or concrete pilings?
TIA
One, anyone have experience with building an elevated metal building. I'm needing to go about 14' and curious how secure it will be if I go with timber joist.
Two, I'm familiar with creosote pilings and have seen drill pipe used for pilings. Any one have info on cinder block or concrete pilings?
TIA
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Posted on 7/10/18 at 8:25 pm to go_tigres
What are timber joist as you are referring to them?
What is the building going to be used for?
Creasote are most likely your best option financially.
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Two, I'm familiar with creosote pilings and have seen drill pipe used for pilings. Any one have info on cinder block or concrete pilings?
What is the building going to be used for?
Creasote are most likely your best option financially.
This post was edited on 7/10/18 at 8:25 pm
Posted on 7/10/18 at 9:16 pm to go_tigres
14' is pretty high.
I only know 1 person that did something like this.
He poured ground level concrete pilings, with all thread sticking up and bolted I-beams onto those.
Then he just sat a house on top of it with a crane.
I only know 1 person that did something like this.
He poured ground level concrete pilings, with all thread sticking up and bolted I-beams onto those.
Then he just sat a house on top of it with a crane.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:02 am to civiltiger07
Instead of h or I beams, using regular 2x’s.
It’s going to be a 2nd home that will eventually become our primary after I retire.
Creosote is what I have at my other camp, was curious if the cinder or concrete might be a better option.
It’s going to be a 2nd home that will eventually become our primary after I retire.
Creosote is what I have at my other camp, was curious if the cinder or concrete might be a better option.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 12:04 am to auggie
Where my property is, 14’ is mandated. It’s very high.
Did he pour the concrete pilings on a slab or just footers?
Did he pour the concrete pilings on a slab or just footers?
Posted on 7/11/18 at 4:16 am to go_tigres
If you go concrete or block pilings, you are still going to have to have shafts in the ground. Any kind of structure in air, you are looking at extra uplift.
Financially, creosote post are the way to go. If you ar by worried about the money and wany look, go with block columns on top of a slab.
Financially, creosote post are the way to go. If you ar by worried about the money and wany look, go with block columns on top of a slab.
Posted on 7/11/18 at 7:58 am to go_tigres
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Did he pour the concrete pilings on a slab or just footers?
Just footers at first, he did pour a full slab later, and made a shop underneath the house.
Of course, you can do the same kind of thing with pipe. Just weld a plate on the end and burn holes to fit over the all thread.
Heck, if you could find some pipe from a demo job, you could probably do it using the pipe flanges to bolt it down.
It sounds like you are in a very wet area.
The good thing about his method, there's nothing in the ground that will rot or rust.
After he got everything squared up and tied in like he wanted, he grouted over all of the all thread and base of the I-beams.
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