Posted by Zachary Hoyt on May 20, 2015 at 13:53:32 from (172.79.150.235):
I've been asking questions for the last year or more about a set of 20 concrete piers for a new building. I rented a trackhoe and dug the holes today and am getting ready to put in the forms and the rebar. I am hoping to pour early next week. Each pier will be 5 feet high, 8 inches square on top and 22 inches square on the bottom. I got advice earlier this spring about rebar and am going to use 4 vertical #4 bars with an L bend on the bottom connected by a square of rebar 12" on a side and another square 6" on a side. I am using #4 for everything because it and #5 are all that I can get around here. The rebars will be wired together in a bunch at the top. I have anchor bolts to put into the wet concrete too. I am wondering how to secure the rebar cage inside the wooden forms to ensure that it stays centered in the form while the concrete is being poured in. I can imagine running a piece of wire from each rebar out through the corners of the forms but I don't know if that would make a pathway for rust to get started on the rebar. On the bottom I plan to place the "feet" of the rebars on pieces of broken concrete or rocks to hold them up a bit off the bottom of the form. I don't know if that is okay either. The other thing I am wondering and have not been able to find out is how long I should leave the forms in place after the pour. I can leave them on for a week but if it would be possible to remove the forms and start backfilling sooner I would like to do that. I know concrete needs to stay wet in order to cure but I am not sure if backfilling and running a sprinkler would be better or worse than leaving it in the forms and running a sprinkler. Concrete makes me nervous since I am not very used to it, so any advice will be much appreciated. I have poured footers and slabs before but this pier thing is a new one for me. Zach
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