Comments on: Porch and Deck Footing Types http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/porch-deck-pier-footings/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=porch-deck-pier-footings Expert Home Improvement Advice Tue, 21 May 2013 13:14:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: concord carpenter http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-46873 concord carpenter Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:58:35 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/09/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-46873 Todd,

I dig most of my footings by hand and use a hinged handle digger. I bought it online at Gemplets it’s called “The hole deal.” check it out, it worksd great

http://theholedeal.com/

]]> By: Todd http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-26865 Todd Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:06:10 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/09/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-26865 @ Glenn – They are extremely heavy and require equipment to lift them. I supposed you could get them close with a dolly then use some sort of jib crane or come-along to move them.

]]> By: Glenn Koenig http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-26852 Glenn Koenig Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:17:43 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/09/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-26852 How much do these things (pre-cast footings) weigh? How difficult is it to lift them and place them into the hole?

I’m in a rehab situation where we need to put the footing underneath an existing porch. There is a 2nd story of the house that overhangs the porch area that needs additional support (from a column that will rest on this proposed footing and run up through a hole in the porch floorboards). Massachusetts requires 48″ below grade for footing depth, so we need to dig a 4 foot hole under there (the under side of the porch is a good 4 1/2 feet above ground), then wrestle the footing in there, place it into the hole, and back fill it, all by hand (backhoe would not fit under there). We also may encounter ledge (solid rock) before getting down to the 48″ depth, so we have to dig first, and take measurements, before deciding what to use for a footing. The ledge may be uneven, so we’ll have to come up with a plan to accommodate that.

If we go with a sonotube, we might be able to run the chute from a concrete delivery truck in to fill it. Otherwise, we’ll have to wheelbarrow it in.

]]> By: Todd http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-26812 Todd Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:31:58 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/09/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-26812 @ Roberto – We just buy them from a local precast concrete supplier. They build them at their facility that also builds septic tanks, catch basins, etc. I recommend you call your local precast concrete suppliers.

]]> By: Roberto http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-26803 Roberto Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:32:47 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/09/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-26803 Todd, I am building a deck in Virginia and would love to use these precast foortings, do you know who makes them or if they have a distributor in this area.

thanks

]]> By: Using Precast Concrete Piers for Decks & Porches | Home Construction Improvement http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-18551 Using Precast Concrete Piers for Decks & Porches | Home Construction Improvement Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:53:13 +0000 http://localhost/test/2007/09/porch-deck-pier-footings/#comment-18551 [...] a previous posts I wrote about Porch and Deck Pier Footings and I highlighted a really great construction product, the precast concrete pier. Precast concrete [...]

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