04-11-2018, 07:55 PM
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Originally posted by Tink
Slab is easier to get through plan check if they decide that day to enforce seismic loads, but a post of 12 inch diameter concrete with beam saddles on top for wood the rest of the way up work very well to have the wood above "splash" level, and have a bit more seismic/weight strength than wood. To at least tempt them to plan check it without "Engineering".
2 piece rebar 2 inches inside of the cardboard tube from Home Depot with a Simpson saddle and go.
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I'll be going post and pier. My thoughts on this are: first, current building dept guidelines don't seem to allow many single piers with 4x4 posts, though I'm far from clear on this. Seems like they're moving toward having several shear walls with beams between them. The walls will be covered with t1-11. What posts <i>are</i> exposed should be CU treated and then primed/painted. I can't imagine they would get enough weather to rot easily, especially if you have a 4' eave overhang.
Concrete is expensive, especially here in HI. Concrete piers are great, but will cost you. Are they worth the extra expense and effort? I'm not sure. (In fact, I'm not sure about all the above
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