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gothodgie · 05-03-2012, 04:22 PM

How thick is the slab at the edges ? If it is only 4"s or so i don't know how well that would hold the walls in place if you just got some strong winds...

My idea would be to put new post in on the outside of the slab and repeat the band board as a form and just fill the void that is left between the old floor and the new band board...

Or put new post in outside the slab... build your walls on what would be the inside of the post and then when you finish the outside of the building you could trim out the post to make them look like columns on the outside of the building... giving the outside a little character and not looking like just a pole barn...

probably more work than you are looking for, but you could just dig a footer around the outside of your slab, given your slab has enough rebar and the edges will support itself until the footer is finished...

the more i think about it the more ideas i come up with...

my .02....

05-03-2012, 04:22 PM	#2
gothodgie Join Date: May 2009 Location: loveland Posts: 843	How thick is the slab at the edges ? If it is only 4"s or so i don't know how well that would hold the walls in place if you just got some strong winds... My idea would be to put new post in on the outside of the slab and repeat the band board as a form and just fill the void that is left between the old floor and the new band board... Or put new post in outside the slab... build your walls on what would be the inside of the post and then when you finish the outside of the building you could trim out the post to make them look like columns on the outside of the building... giving the outside a little character and not looking like just a pole barn... probably more work than you are looking for, but you could just dig a footer around the outside of your slab, given your slab has enough rebar and the edges will support itself until the footer is finished... the more i think about it the more ideas i come up with... my .02.... __________________ chris hodges 96 fzj80 3x locked, 4"lift, 37s, homebrew sliders and bumpers,a work in progress 71 fj55, SOA, locked...The jungle bus... retired Last edited by gothodgie; 05-03-2012 at 04:32 PM.