Comments on: Precast Concrete Piers http://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/precast-concrete-piers/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=precast-concrete-piers Expert Home Improvement Advice Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:33:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Colettehttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-43895 Colette Mon, 24 May 2010 01:14:49 +0000 http://localhost/test/2008/10/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-43895 I found a neat product: Ecopiers. They're polyurethane and reusable, as well as low cost (about $7-$8 per pier). I found a neat product: Ecopiers. They’re polyurethane and reusable, as well as low cost (about $7-$8 per pier).

]]> By: Toddhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-13974 Todd Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:13:47 +0000 http://localhost/test/2008/10/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-13974 @ Nat - Sonotubes do not do well in water at all. If you drop them in the hole as you do the concrete they will work ok. This is one of the reasons we use precast concrete piers now. @ Nat – Sonotubes do not do well in water at all. If you drop them in the hole as you do the concrete they will work ok. This is one of the reasons we use precast concrete piers now.

]]> By: Nat Saywellhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-13968 Nat Saywell Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:32:36 +0000 http://localhost/test/2008/10/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-13968 Todd, You may have some insight into this... I'm building a 16x20 shed in Kennebunk, Maine, and have been permitted to build it on pilings. I've dug 20 holes, each 4 feet deep. But, with all of the recent rain, the water table has risen, and there's a foot of water in 16 of them. The ground is mostly very compacted sand with a foot of loamy topsoil. I am planning to have a cement truck deliver cement, so I will need to have each sonotube set in place and level the day before. How long do you suppose a sonotube could sit in standing water before it loses its structural integrity? Someone suggested pumping the hole, wrapping each sonotube in a large plastic trash bag before setting in place, and then back-filling around it. My thought on this is that as the water returns to its level, it will then push the whole thing straight up. Any advice? Many Thanks, Nat Saywell Todd,
You may have some insight into this…
I’m building a 16×20 shed in Kennebunk, Maine, and have been permitted to build it on pilings. I’ve dug 20 holes, each 4 feet deep. But, with all of the recent rain, the water table has risen, and there’s a foot of water in 16 of them. The ground is mostly very compacted sand with a foot of loamy topsoil.
I am planning to have a cement truck deliver cement, so I will need to have each sonotube set in place and level the day before.
How long do you suppose a sonotube could sit in standing water before it loses its structural integrity?
Someone suggested pumping the hole, wrapping each sonotube in a large plastic trash bag before setting in place, and then back-filling around it. My thought on this is that as the water returns to its level, it will then push the whole thing straight up.
Any advice?
Many Thanks,
Nat Saywell

]]> By: Justinhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-8960 Justin Mon, 04 May 2009 19:20:16 +0000 http://localhost/test/2008/10/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-8960 Hi, I am looking for more precise dimensions of these piers, particularly how wide the bases are. Also, what size sonotube could they be considered to replace? Thanks. Hi,
I am looking for more precise dimensions of these piers, particularly how wide the bases are. Also, what size sonotube could they be considered to replace? Thanks.

]]> By: Toddhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-7707 Todd Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:01:44 +0000 http://localhost/test/2008/10/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-7707 Not sure where in Southern NH. I know up here they can be bought at Michie Corporation in Henniker NH and at LE Weed & Son in Newport NH. Best of luck. Not sure where in Southern NH. I know up here they can be bought at Michie Corporation in Henniker NH and at LE Weed & Son in Newport NH. Best of luck.

]]> By: Bobhttp://www.homeconstructionimprovement.com/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-7684 Bob Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:49:06 +0000 http://localhost/test/2008/10/precast-concrete-piers/#comment-7684 Hi.Where can I pick up these concrete piers in southern NH? They sound great for my farmer's porch rehab project.Thanks. Hi.

Where can I pick up these concrete piers in southern NH?
They sound great for my farmer’s porch rehab project.

Thanks.

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