Posted by BarnyardEngineering on September 05, 2018 at 04:44:03 from (98.17.202.244):
In Reply to: Pole barn poles rotted posted by FarmerBlair on September 04, 2018 at 14:05:40:
Sounds to me like the biggest problem is the digging. If you've got hard ground with lots of rocks, it's not a matter of "just dig down beside it." You may as well be chipping away at solid granite for all the good you're doing.
Unfortunately there is no easy solution, other than to ignore it and let the building fall over. It may well be worth $375 per post to get some younger, stronger backs in there to do the hard work.
Another option is an electric demolition hammer. Not a full size jackhammer, one of the smaller handheld ones, with a spade bit, to loosen up the soil and rattle the rocks so you can dig them out.
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