Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Ridgewalker
I am in Missouri...about as midwest as you can get!
There is one more detail that I forgot to include. The spot where I am building the barn has an existing 12' wide concrete driveway and sidewalk on the high side. It will allow me to use the sidewalk for my mandoor and the overhead will go over the driveway, this will be on one of the 30' long sides. Because of that I have to build up from the low side to match the grade of the drive.
Thanks for the tips. Keep 'em coming.
|
Slab footing must go deep(local code) into undisturbed foundation/earth. Floating-slab, even w/proper compaction, on any slope is asking for trouble.Cabling poles together below grade will increase stabilty of building(ask PB-builder)
Any cut(digging) on the low side will undermine slope stability(exception,properly built terracing of slope) The drain is mandatory(add plumbers clean-out to it, KEEP IT WORKING. Put a good liner in the bottom, size it properly(?sq. ft.up-hill surface water to be drained) the goal is to get 100%up hill run-off to drain thru that pipe. Any run-off gets under/in your new fill, your slab/building is toast. terracing the hill below,(Although,if done right can fortify slope) for the exploit of fill material sounds kind of expensive?(maybe not anymore compared w/diesel/trucking fill hauling cost?) why not find clean suitable fill locally? Sometimes it's free?( trucking cost?) Lots of useful terracing info on the net. good luck
