Permanent pier confusion

[CCD-Freak]

On 31/10/2023 at 08:17, jjohnson3803 said:

Don't know how much they can handle or if one would suit your needs, but a number of people have made piers out of concrete blocks.  I think they call them Tormorden piers.  Maybe a possible alternative to pouring a lot of concrete.  Good luck!

I went with a Todmorden pier and have not regretted it.  It was easy to construct in one afternoon and very stable.  The freeze line in my area is around 10" to 15" so my footing goes down about 24".  The hardest part of the project was digging the hole in the hard west Texas soil.  I painted the pier in white acrylic paint.  I have plans for several more Todmorden piers around my dark site.

Edited November 4, 2023 by CCD-Freak

[Swoop1]

I diarised my pier installation on this thread-

My foundation was intended to be 600 x 600 x 600 and came close.

The pier was a commercial one that I bought second hand.

I mountd the top plate to the pier using 4 x M16 bolts I think. The Rat Cage is only about 4" high so very solid.

[900SL]

I'm thinking of a block pier. Bauhaus have these 240mm blocks which look ideal. I can embed central reinforcement and grout the core