[Shop-talk] Pole barn and deck footers

[Karl Vacek]

Whatever you do about footings, don't omit a good vapor barrier.  Storing 
anything in an enclosed building with a stone floor and no vapor barrier is 
asking for rust.  Especially only 2 feet above the lake level, you'll get 
moisture without a vapor barrier.  Ever see a car that was stored in a place 
like that ??  Not pretty.

When I built my hangar I planned on a floor of just packed screenings, 
although I eventually poured concrete.  I hit a sale at Horrible Freight and 
got their best-quality (silver) tarp in a size slightly larger than the 
hangar for $50, and laid that down first.  Other guys have rain from their 
roofs when it's damp, but mine is dry.

Karl


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> I9m thinking of a crushed limestone
> floor, I mostly want to park my boat or a car or two in the winter.
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> Brian