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    DieselSlug reacted to ak diesel driver's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    Around here we have to have a base or footer under the sonotubes. We use a lot of the big foot brand ones. Need the base for both down...
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    DieselSlug reacted to schiker's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    I like idea of wet set brackets in raised sono tubes. Uplift needs to be figured. This one seems like one of the best brackets...
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    DieselSlug reacted to jrsavoie's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    Several years ago, I got a quote to insulate the 40 x 32 X 16 walls and ceiling, with 2 lb density foam, of $20,000 My wife urged me to...
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    DieselSlug reacted to ak diesel driver's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    If you're doing sono tubes there's no reason to use PT. Just use a post base that has a built-in stand off.
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    DieselSlug reacted to MrMarty51's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    I do believe that there is other alternatives to rot free construction types of materials other than wood products. Might ask about...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread Pole Barn Garage.
    I will ask what is offered once I get the updated quotes. Still trying to get to the apples-to-apples point between them. Right now i...
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    DieselSlug reacted to schiker's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    I haven’t been impressed with ground contact PT. I don’t know about the uc4b heavy duty pressure treatment. Suppose to be for bury...
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    DieselSlug reacted to ak diesel driver's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    May not be the same down there as it is here but there's 2 different types of PT ones is called ground contact the other is buryable...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread Pole Barn Garage.
    They will be 6x6 pressure treated.
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    DieselSlug reacted to dbrannon79's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    What type of post do you plan to use? if cut 4x4 or 6x6 treated posts, you could do a soaking in diesel or diesel oil mix and then...
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread Pole Barn Garage.
    Thats one thing I need to ask about. I know they drill the hole, pour the concrete, once hardened place the pole onto the concrete...
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    DieselSlug reacted to schiker's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    Protect the posts from the ground. There are a couple different options. Treated lumber today isn’t the same as 50 yrs ago.
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    DieselSlug replied to the thread Pole Barn Garage.
    You are correct, and in my hindsight I wish I went 12' as the camper measures 8' wide. Issue now is I didnt do enough site work to...
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    DieselSlug reacted to JayTheCPA's post in the thread Pole Barn Garage with Like Like.
    Looking forward to watching this get to completion :) For the lean-to, 10' seems just a bit narrow for the camper. Yes, it will fit...
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    DieselSlug posted the thread Pole Barn Garage in Shops/Garages.
    Well its finally going to happen this year. I've been planning a pole barn build since 2021, but the COVID debacle, life, and everything...
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