Cement Pad vs. Cinder blocks

[CKfarm22]

I’m in between what i want to put my coop on, either a cement pad or these cinder blocks aka. deck blocks.

If you had the choice which one would you choose?

 

[aart]

another option in between the two is to pour footings in sonotubes

Yes......with a post bracket.
This is how I did my deck posts:

 

[David61]

I did both on my daughters deck foundation. I set the posts on the cinder blocks and put large plastic containers that plants come in over them for forms and poured concrete in them for a larger foot print.

 

[nuthatched]

Deck block would be cheaper, easier and non permanent. Some County authorities get all up in arms about foundations poured without permission..

 

[aart]

no, i used a post bracket like @aart suggested.

Yes, but put the bolt for the bracket in the wet cement.

 

[CKfarm22]

Deck block would be cheaper, easier and non permanent. Some County authorities get all up in arms about foundations poured without permission..

Knowing my town, i would need a permit, zoning, and the whole nine yards lol. I think i’m just going to do the deck blocks, I think it would be easier then pouring a whole concrete pad anyway

 

[Isadora]

I did blocks because, in the unlikely event I need to move the coop, I can.

 

[CKfarm22]

I did blocks because, in the unlikely event I need to move the coop, I can.

I plan on using 4x4 as posts, did you secure the wood into the blocks in anyway?

 

[CKfarm22]

No, not at all.

They just hold them up in their own? I’ve never used them so i don’t know lol

 

[Isadora]

I plan on using 4x4 as posts, did you secure the wood into the blocks in anyway?

We used different shaped block. Here's what it looked like