We have a pole building thats roughly 21'x24' with two garage doors on the south end and leanto's attached around the east (enclosed) and north side (open). The main portion has a slab, as does the leanto on the east, but it looks like an inch or two elevation difference between the slabs. I believe the main structure was built in the 1970s, maybe as late as the early 80s.
Dirt/etc had built up along the bottom of the west wall and there's some wood damage (insect) that needs addressed. I'm trying to determine the extent of it. It's not clear to me what's going on with the posts. The ones along the west wall are the only ones I can get to really well, and that's where the damage is. The posts appear to either not go into the ground, or be very damaged (rotted at ground level). Two posts have a visible metal bar/bracket attached. There's a row of cinder block along the bottom of the west wall and it may be covering the metal brackets. If these posts are meant to be sunk into the ground several feet, I'm not sure what's holding up that side of the building.
This is the exterior northeast corner of the main structure, clearly showing a metal bracket attached to the post.
This is a different post along the north wall, looking at the interior. This shows something bolted to the post as well, but I can't easily check the other side.
This is the exterior of the west wall. The post is in the middle, there's a gap between the post and the dirt. The cinder block is on both sides of the post. The edge of a metal bar is visible to the right of the post.
This is the interior of the west wall showing the post, cinder block and slab. I don't see any signs of a metal bracket here and if it's hidden by the cinder block, that seems like a rather small bracket.
Any ideas what's going on here?
Dirt/etc had built up along the bottom of the west wall and there's some wood damage (insect) that needs addressed. I'm trying to determine the extent of it. It's not clear to me what's going on with the posts. The ones along the west wall are the only ones I can get to really well, and that's where the damage is. The posts appear to either not go into the ground, or be very damaged (rotted at ground level). Two posts have a visible metal bar/bracket attached. There's a row of cinder block along the bottom of the west wall and it may be covering the metal brackets. If these posts are meant to be sunk into the ground several feet, I'm not sure what's holding up that side of the building.




Any ideas what's going on here?