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Return to Table of Contents From: David Bailey Date: 09-05-06 20:04 pm Subject: Placement of Center Footing ID: 1 Message: One would think that a 300 pound footing would be tough to manage for a couple of guys... problem is, it was ONLY ME. I loaded the block by myself to make sure I could handle it. I used my block and tackle attached to a chain that was hooked to the frames of the front seats. With the efficiency of the block and tackle, I only pulled about 70 pounds of pressure to get the thing in. Here, to get it out, I backed the car to the approximate position of the hole where to footing was to go. You can just see the chain/rope going off to the right where I tied it to a large tree and simply drove off. With the use of a long 2x6, I was able to place the block in the hole and remove it about a dozen times to get the bottom of the hole to fit properly. When all was said and done, this footing was never going to move again. Return to Table of Contents Thread: Home Foundations  - David Bailey 07-14-06 16:53 pm       Cabin Foundation Center Footings  - David Bailey 09-05-06 19:53 pm             Placement of Center Footing  - David Bailey 09-05-06 20:04 pm Respond to this message Here: From: Email: (optional) Subject: Add Picture (jpg only) or File (Word, Excel, PDF, Gif, PNG or text): Message:

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