ok im building on big open stall for my 2 horses but part of the barn where the stall will be has cement under the dirt so we cant put any posts down anyone have any idea's of how i can get this to work? there is only about 5 inches of dirt on top of the cement. so what can i do?
use footers for the posts.
Google Metpost, this is a metal frame that the post sits in and is bolted to the cement. I'm afriad it's a british thing but I'm sure they'll have the same kind of thing where you are and at least you have a pic of what you need. hope this helps
We have a cement 'deck' out the back of our house and a porch roof thing got built on top of that and they used those footer things for it. They are like huge metal brackets that they bolt down into the concrete and they can then bolt the posts into the bracket. It is totally possible to do! (I am also assuming you are talking about a slab and not just ruble)
I presume by cement under the dirt you mean an actual slab and not just burried rubble) I don't know if this will work for your particlar application, but they sell these metal things for mounting posts on cement porches etc. You drill into the cement with a carbide bit and secure the metal thing with Tap-Cons or lag bolts anchors, or something like that. Then you set the post into the recess and secure it with lag bolts, deck screws, etc. You also might try digging the dirt away all along where you want the wall, lay down and secure pressure-treated lumber to the cement, then nail/screw to this. I hope this is of use to you, it is hard to give perfect building instructions without seeing your situation. Added: I know you wouldn't have your horses walking around on loose rubble, I meant, that at some point in the past, rubble might have been used as fill to level the site and then covered with dirt afterwards. Now that we know the cement is a slab, it is no longer an issue.
