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Pier question
My son got a big hole dug in the back yard for me to finally put my pier in. As I live in a department of housing house I need something I can remove if necessary and I'm planning on a solid concrete cube base in the ground but contemplating a sand and cement mix only for the top 6 inches of the pier foundation. Any need to remove the item I crush up 6 inches of easy broken stuff, cut off the rebar and stainless steel mount studs I'll be concreting in and bury with at least 6 inches of topsoil.
I've seen the bases done with blocks, I'd get it more accurate pouring concrete.
I did some rough maths on the weight yesterday and the block I am going to pour, 25x20Kg bags of concrete in total, plus aggregate and sand adds up to a lot of weight beyond my removal capabilities.
Of course I'll only leave here if I drop dead or win the lotto so I want it to be solid.
Will this work or do I need something more substantial for the heavy steel pier?
My other option is to dig deeper and weld up a steel riser I can remove if required, I have an equivalent size steel tube with thick wall here I can cut and weld but I'd rather not do that if I can get away without the extra work. Plus I'd require some extra solid steel plates at 12mm and steel is now far from cheap.
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