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Thanks Dave

Yes it’s a ezgo txt just count the splines and measure the length

Thanks he dressed out at 203

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I try to keep all my stuff in good shape I always have a project going. I love Maine and hope you fulfill your dream someday thanks again Lee

@@offgridcabinaddict6314 Thanks! I appreciate it!

Thanks appreciate that.

No because the old piers would have frost heaved up causing issues. If you live in the south where there is no frost you could get away with doing that. There was 18 piers so adding 18 more wouldn’t have been pleasing to look at for me. If you have squirting you could hide them all so I guess it all depends on what you want to do

I’m trying to picture in my head what you have going on without seeing it. It’s hard to recommend a solution without seeing it. Do you have room to jack and crib the room to dig and either pull out the old one or dig around it and move it over? Did you pour them yourself?

@@offgridcabinaddict6314 can't post pictures but to explain better, post are not centred on piers but that's fine except 2 of them have corner of post peaking from the cement pier by an inch or so. The metal bracket has a metal pin that sits into the pier and the post is bolted into it like your's. That is all secure. Just not happy that they couldn't place the piers to align perfectly with the posts. It passed municipal inspection so I'll accept it as safe and within specs I guess. I didn't do this, contractor did. If passed inspection, I guess no need to redo.

I used timer lock screws 8” on the posts and 6” on the braces I was going to cut some 1/4in plate steel and lags and put it from the rim joist down to the posts but never got around to it

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@@RALPHLAURINO hang on to your wallet when you buy the screws they are not cheap

@@offgridcabinaddict6314 Thank you for the information and inspiration.

Hey thanks Eli I appreciate that what I did solved the problem. After two winters it didn’t move not sure if it was a concrete issue. I’ve since sold the property and am in the process of buying another camp with issues. I need projects to keep me busy. I’ll be making more videos when it’s a done deal and I own it thanks again for your insight and offer to help

Thanks Robert I’m in the process of buying another project that needs a motivated individual lol. Once I close on the camp I’ll be making videos of it start to finish. Thanks for the kind words.

I’ll be active again soon I’m tackling a new project soon hopefully. Just waiting on a title search and the closing.

Thanks Joe

It’s all about the man hours

Thanks Stephanie

Thanks Eric

Yes it’s the same camp Teresa

Thanks much appreciated. No I poured a blob of concrete first it took around 3 months to do it working on it on the weekends

Yeah 17 years later I wished I had done so as I’m getting older but you don’t think like that when you are 30 also I had done the Whole project out-of-pocket and my buddy already had the 4 foot forms

Yeah I’m not sure what they were thinking. the spray foam I had done just before doing the piers. But that’s why I got a smoking deal on it. A little elbow grease and its all good now.

Thanks Afeen I used sakrete concrete mix 80 pound bag also added Portland cement for added Strength

Sounds like you have a solid plan. Wishing you the best on your new journey. We only get on trip on this rock might as well make the best of it. Nothing more satisfying than doing it yourself.

I think the gravel base is a added benefit. Are you talking processed gravel with stone and dirt for backfilling around the piers? If it’s just stone gravel I would worry about it just allowing water to fill up the hole and freezing. Thanks for appreciating the video it was a lot of work to film the process on top of all the work replacing the piers.

@@offgridcabinaddict6314 I am talking about gravel with no soil or dirt content as a backfill around a sonotube extending a foot or so below frostline. It is best if the sonotube rest on a bed of gravel atop a concrete footer, i.e., gravel, footer, sonotube . It is very important to add a french drain, a foot or so bed of gravel running all the way around your cabin with a porous conduit pipe running below ground draining off water downhill from your cabin. If your cabin is on level ground, you will need to fashion drain pipe at a downward sloping angle. You may study everything I have said in you-tube videos. Earthbag videos will show french drain concept. Water may well fill up in porous gravel around hole. That is why a porous french drain is a must running besides your piers to drain off water. But if your piers come in contact with soil or moisture, it may well expand your piers in freezing weather and break up your concrete piers. Understand gravel offers a porous benefit, where soil or dirt around pier does not. Check out videos re the harm and severe damage freezing weather can have on piers surrounded by soil and dirt. Good luck.

Yes sir I am thanks for asking. I work for a utility company as a lineman sometimes with the weather I get busy with that plus other projects I got going on. I have footage to put other movies together I just haven’t gotten around to it.

I guess to save some money on concrete and not having to hire a foundation company. The builder could’ve put the sauna tubes in also save money on taxes is my guess.

It was wisdom pass down to me from a few old timers I worked with. So simple but so true

Thanks!!

Thanks Paul, with our knowing how deep of muck your dealing with you could try driving some heavy walled pipe down into bedrock and weld a plate on top to build off or if you have a lot of rocks around you could try Binding up the muck to give you firmer ground to pour a bigger pad to level off of. You could find plastic 55 gallon barrels cut the tops off fill 1/2 way with rocks and pour concrete the other half and level off that. With out knowing what you are working with it’s hard for me to say. I always look for free stuff to recycle and put to use and is budget friendly. Hope that helps Paul.

You nailed that one! It was a lot of work but truly satisfying in the end.

Codes are just minimum requirement for the few extra dollars the rebar was worth it for piece of mind.

I will I’ve got some footage I need to put together it’s just been tough with all the stuff going on in the world right now. I appreciate you checking in means a lot.

@@offgridcabinaddict6314 can't wait for the new videos. Thanks

Thanks Mike greatly appreciated! Glad you enjoyed watching it.

Hey thanks Ken glad you enjoyed it.

Is it full time 4 wheel drive? Mine has a switch from 2 to wheel drive.

Thanks Mike. Best of luck on your project let me know how you make out.

@@offgridcabinaddict6314 will do I just got back from there. I am now remotivated to fix the place up my dad and grandpa built it in 1975. I also have to work on drainage the the soil is always saturated. You dig a hole and it fills with water.

@@mckinleyparkbikes sounds like a lot of water your dealing with. That’s so awesome you are fixing up a camp with so much family history