Cob: Re: Steel Frame?

[j. gann]

Posts should be in concrete.

 An example of light gauge post/beam :

www.americancarports.com
  click on construction details

                                                      
--- Darel Henman <henman at it.to-be.co.jp> wrote:
> "j. gann" wrote:
> > 
> > If one does a steel post and beam no foundation is
> needed.
> 
> Well only I think if you pound down the bearing
> posts to rock bottom is
> this true.  This depth depends on the type and depth
> of the underlying
> soil.
> 
> I should think that posts are too shallowly set in
> the earth that sink
> when the soil gets wet.
> 
> Don't some places put the posts in cement column
> footings?
> 
> Darel


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