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Old 24-02-2016, 10:49 AM
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I had a 8"x8" timber pier, wouldn't recommend it. Not really stable enough and it suffered from vibration which I couldn't dampen. BTW it was down 1m into the ground.
Hi,

Agree. I don't have a pier, or a peer, but wood is mechanically more elastic than concrete, and can transmit and hold vibrations to a greater extent than the much stiffer masonry. I've imagined a pyramidal brick pier as easy to build.

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