haha I did the same with the line down to where the post goes into the ground and I felt like the smartest person alive😂 The beam was 13 feet long and I tied it before I put it up. Awesome content, can't wait to see more!
Great job! Just wanted you to know I recently finished building a 10x20 ground deck, that I would have never would have tried to build if it wasn’t from watching your channel. I’ve never took on a project like this before. We are very happy with the result and I thank you a lot for making it possible ❤ You’re awesome!
Looks nice, but where is the rebar? Where I live, we have to install a rebar cage inside our concrete piers. I used #4 (1/2”) rebar bent into L’s (4 pieces) and then tied together every 8” or so with rebar collars that tied the whole assembly together. Then because it can sit in the bottom of the hole, we have rebar chairs at the bottom and built a frame on top to keep the assembly centered so the rebar stayed the required distance from the edge of the concrete (to prevent spalling). For those that don’t have a concrete vibrator you can use a variety of other power tools to consolidate the concrete a bit and make sure to fill in all the voids. You can add the rounded top afterwards with non-shrink grout after you’ve mounted your bracket.
That's a very sturdy footing with a lot of rebar! You must be in an earthquake zone, or have a very big project. This video appears to be a deep footing below the frost line for a deck in Canada. Most of Canada doesn't get earthquakes.
@@LuminairPrime yeah, I’m not a concrete expert. I had a friend who does construction help me. He told me what to order and I had the rebar pieces bent at a place that sells rebar and custom rebar cages. We put them together. I built a 12’ x 16’ shed in my backyard on a slope. The development I live in was carved out of a hillside and they did cut and fill to make the lots. My footers extended down about 3’ and I also used those plastic elephants foot type of forms at the bottom of each. It’s certainly over engineered. I live in Hawaii and we don’t get too many earthquakes, but since I live within 500 miles of the most active volcano in the world, wanted it to be stout. Also, we do get lots of tropical storms and the occasional hurricane. In all the videos I’ve watched, I’ve never seen anyone pour such a deep (I think she said around 4’ deep) sonotube pier without any rebar. In general, most foundations and footings should have some kind of rebar since concrete is only really solid under compression. Any side loads on that pier or uplift would likely have it crack and fail.
You really make it look easy but if I baked a cake it probably would be like concrete anyway. I bought a 3 axis laser level to help get my location because I wet set the bracket in mine.
Plumb Bobs don’t point to the center of the tube - they point to the center of the planet earth (at least that’s the theory) Plumb Bobs are my go to even though I have Lasers.
Yes, that’s true Gregory. It’s a good point you make that even with the use of laser levels Plumb Bob’s are the go-to for a lot of people. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
@@gregorymacneil2836 you can buy a point laser that kinda duplicates the functionality of a plumb bob, but they take a bit more fussing around to use correctly. Nothing like a good old plumb bob.
