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The footing is ridiculous... oh well though. It’s done.sheesh that wall aint going anywhere. Bureaucrats ruin literally everything.
The footings almost 2 feet deep and 4 feet wide. It’s huge and unnecessary but it’s what the city wants so it’s what they got.Whats wrong with the footing? Seems pretty normal to me. Less rebar than usual, since it's not for supporting a living space.
But to support a masonry wall and not let it fuck off and fall apart, that's pretty standard
The footings almost 2 feet deep and 4 feet wide. It’s huge and unnecessary but it’s what the city wants so it’s what they got.
Gates look good. Who ever that is takes "say cheese" to another level.Got the gates almost finished. Wasn’t a fan at first but they have grown on me a lot. View attachment 19343
The footings almost 2 feet deep and 4 feet wide. It’s huge and unnecessary but it’s what the city wants so it’s what they got.
Just going to let it rust. So should be decent I thinkThat gate is going to look badass once it starts to weather. Assuming it's being left bare?
Yeah I get the force. Against it and the height. The wall does have concrete and rebar but It’s done now. I don’t have the patience or know how to do block so I paid someone so I didn’t have to dig it which made it even better.It's because a hollow cinder block wall has low resistance to torsional moment force.
So if the ground heaves in a spot or drops in a spot, the footing has to essentially free span that gap without deforming at all, or the wall will fall apart.
If you had concrete filled and rebar'd the wall, your footing would have been allowed to be smaller (likely). But that's more work and money.
If you had used a grade beam and piles, you wouldn't have needed the footing, because the piles would pin it to the ground and not allow movement. However, since with wasn't for a house/living space, the footing was the most efficient way to do it.
So there’s a 12’ section I need to do and I wanna do a 10’ long 3’ tall planter. Should I sub it out? I have brick experience but zero fence block experience. This weekend I’m framing the patio/work space. Can’t wait to have an extra 400sqft of shade once summer comes. So... April lolBrickie work can piss off, yep.
Get the spay for it. It will rust in days. Then clear coat it.Just going to let it rust. So should be decent I think
So there’s a 12’ section I need to do and I wanna do a 10’ long 3’ tall planter. Should I sub it out? I have brick experience but zero fence block experience. This weekend I’m framing the patio/work space. Can’t wait to have an extra 400sqft of shade once summer comes. So... April lol