Forum: Building a Yurt
06-02-2015, 09:33 AM
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Re: Yurt platform post holes
I'm no concrete pro. My comments are based on my limited personal experience digging piers and postholes at work for decks, fencing and my own yurt. Furthur, I'm not a soils engineer. And I'm not...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
06-01-2015, 10:06 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,861
Re: Yurt platform post holes
I'm a carpenter. Deck piers here in hilly Colorado are usually 12" sonotube. Just thought I'd toss that in here.
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Forum: Building a Yurt
06-01-2015, 10:04 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,861
Re: Yurt platform post holes
I 'wikied' concrete :D and FWIW it can cure in water. However I wouldn't place the fresh mud in an 8" dia. sonotube filled with water. I'd go with the extra expense of six bag mix as well since the...
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Forum: Building a Yurt
06-01-2015, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,861
Re: Yurt platform post holes
Two come to mind. Attach a snorkel to a sump pump and run it to the base of the hole. Second is dig a trench and let gravity drain the hole. I'd likely go with trench and then daylight that footing...
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