Above ground deck piers are precast tapered concrete blocks with a wide base that are intended to rest directly on the ground or a concrete base.
Deck footings on concrete patio.
How to get a solid frost proof footing.
When constructing a deck in an area that receives minor amounts to no frost these piers often serve as suitable deck footings.
For a 10 8 deck with 12 footings expect to spend about 160 on footings.
Up from the bottom of the footing.
Do this by nailing the sides of the tube to the center of a tic tac toe grid of 2x4s at the top of the hole.
Learn everything you need to know about installing concrete footings to support your deck.
This video shows you how to build the base of a deck foundation or concrete deck footing using quikrete quik tube building forms.
Check out our deck footing frost map to help you understand how deep your footings will need to be excavated.
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You still have to dig footing holes.
For a quick and dirty concrete foundation this method can do the trick.
When you pour concrete footings hold the cardboard concrete form tube about 12 in.
Deck footings come in a variety of sizes for various sizes of posts ranging from 10 pads to 24 pads.
We will teach you how to determine the code compliant size of your footings based on the soil type and tributary loads.
You can get away with usually a 15 x15 base and then at least 6 thick so you don t crack the deck footing.
Save time and money on concrete with this style.
That is assuming you are using a 4x4 which is 3 5 square.