(No offense, but I'm hoping for Actual Experiences or contractor-type knowledge, not 'it says on the bag' or 'it seems to me', which I can do myself <g>)
OK, my turn to ask a construction type question
Does anyone know how bad it would be to try to pour concrete footings for posts (this is for a shed-roofed chicken run), in sonotube, when the water table is high enough that the holes flood fairly quickly if not bailed frequently? I have a feeling it might mess up the strength of the concrete, but I am not really all that experienced with cement type stuff (just doing this type stuff in good weather, and patching slabs, and repointing brickwork) so maybe I'm being overparanoid.
If it *would* be a significant problem, then does anyone know a LEGITIMATE workaround (I can think of a couple possibilities but have no idea whether they'd produce a strong enough durable enough result)?
I really really really ought to use sonotube and concrete footings for these particular posts, as they're in an area that floods periodically and the ditch runs near our well and I would very much rather not bury p/t wood there (plus this will be, basically, a big roofed shed and I don't want the posts rotting out completely in ten years).
Thanks,
Pat
OK, my turn to ask a construction type question
Does anyone know how bad it would be to try to pour concrete footings for posts (this is for a shed-roofed chicken run), in sonotube, when the water table is high enough that the holes flood fairly quickly if not bailed frequently? I have a feeling it might mess up the strength of the concrete, but I am not really all that experienced with cement type stuff (just doing this type stuff in good weather, and patching slabs, and repointing brickwork) so maybe I'm being overparanoid.
If it *would* be a significant problem, then does anyone know a LEGITIMATE workaround (I can think of a couple possibilities but have no idea whether they'd produce a strong enough durable enough result)?
I really really really ought to use sonotube and concrete footings for these particular posts, as they're in an area that floods periodically and the ditch runs near our well and I would very much rather not bury p/t wood there (plus this will be, basically, a big roofed shed and I don't want the posts rotting out completely in ten years).
Thanks,
Pat