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Scott K
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Reged: 09/13/07
Posts: 988
Loc: Dallas, TX & Eufaula, OK
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Re: concrete blocks encased in concrete footer?
07/01/08 11:55 PM
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Hi Mike,
I don't really recommend that you do this, for two reasons:
1. Taking shortcuts with your pier is just a bad idea. See the thread entitled "How not to build a pier footer." It's not really applicable to your situation, but it's a cautionary tale, a tale who's moral is - if you have to ask, "hey, will this shortcut for my pier work OK?", you already know the answer. (NO!) All the people who write threads here that seem as if they are overbuilding are getting it right.
2. I have a couple of patios that are kind of pretty, made of rock and cement, over cinder blocks. The cinder blocks are NOT stable, and these patios are crumbling. (They were this way when I bought the house.) Every time I have to mow the patio, I reaffirm my dislike of cinder block!
Best of luck on your pier - what kind of scope will sit atop it? 
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