Building my first equipment shed – 18×16. Other than a few garden boxes I’ve never built a building.
My holes are dug; is there a reason why I can’t just put the post into the holes, attach some of my boards to the leveled poles to keep them square, then add the concrete into the holes?
Thanks
Butch.
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That should work fine. I'd put at least a couple of inches of gravel in the holes to drain water out from the bottom of the posts. I'd done this before - built the structure and then put the concrete in the holes. Best of luck to you.
Thanks so much for the reply! Get my lumber tomorrow. Pretty excited for a feller in his sixties that's never done this before.