Spetznaaz
Chirping
Hello,
We purchased a second hand coop which i now am attempting to build a raised base for. The coop is about 4ft x 4ft x 4ft and very very heavy. Does anyone here know which is the best way to connect the posts to the base to raise it, method 1 where the force would be held by 4 screws from the sides or method 2 where the force would be directly down onto the 3" x 2" frame resting on top of the 10cm x 10cm posts. I was thinking maybe adding 2 diagonal support beams to each post as well.
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3: (the base for context)
The other question is - Should i postcrete (not sure what you guys call it in the U.S but it's concrete specifically for fence posts) the posts into the ground or not? I was planning to originally but then i noticed no one else seems to do it. My reasoning for doing it was the coop will never blow over in the wind and to prevent it sinking into the ground and becoming uneven. I'd much rather not though. If not i was thinking about putting a concrete block under each leg and securing with L brackets.
Thank you!
We purchased a second hand coop which i now am attempting to build a raised base for. The coop is about 4ft x 4ft x 4ft and very very heavy. Does anyone here know which is the best way to connect the posts to the base to raise it, method 1 where the force would be held by 4 screws from the sides or method 2 where the force would be directly down onto the 3" x 2" frame resting on top of the 10cm x 10cm posts. I was thinking maybe adding 2 diagonal support beams to each post as well.
1:
2:
3: (the base for context)
The other question is - Should i postcrete (not sure what you guys call it in the U.S but it's concrete specifically for fence posts) the posts into the ground or not? I was planning to originally but then i noticed no one else seems to do it. My reasoning for doing it was the coop will never blow over in the wind and to prevent it sinking into the ground and becoming uneven. I'd much rather not though. If not i was thinking about putting a concrete block under each leg and securing with L brackets.
Thank you!