shed foundation with pier footings |
Like many an eHowian, Nolan cobbled together some crap from a few online forums and then – forbidden to use forums as references – pretended to have used books for her sources. Stephanie's biggest problem, however, is that she was confused by the footings used for foundations and the footings used for piers. Her confusion is easy to discern based on these two disparate statements:
"Footings should be every 4 feet around the base of the shed; the exact number of footings varies depending upon the size of the shed."and
"...excavate the trench for each footing approximately 12 inches with a shovel."The former refers to the placement of piers supporting a structure in pier and beam construction; the latter refers to a continuous foundation. That's not to mention that "every 4 feet around the base of the shed" doesn't actually make much sense: perhaps she should have mentioned the corners? Whatever the case, here are some of Nolan's other boners (she appears to have chosen foundations instead of piers, by the way):
- "Measure to make sure that the staked outlines for the shed footings are square (even) with a level and framing square. Place the level on the straight edges and the framing square on the corners." – It's well-nigh impossible to use a carpenter's level and framing square on staked outlines. Perhaps a line level and the good old 3-4-5 right triangle???
- "Place forms on the outline of the footings, aligning the forms with a string." – WTF does that even mean? Does she mean to align the forms with the mason's string used on the staked outlines? Plus now is the time to level the footings, Steph.
- "...frost lines vary from region to region. Verify where your frost line is before creating footings for a shed. Contact a builder in your area to verify the frost line if you are unsure." – Frost lines vary with latitude and, to a lesser extent, with altitude. It's pretty easy to find a frostline depth chart online, you need not ask a "builder."
¹ The original has been deleted by Leaf Group, but can still be accessed using the Wayback machine at archive.org. Its URL was ehow.com/how_7841404_diy-footings-shed.html
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