Posted by LorenMN on August 10, 2012 at 08:41:06 from (64.65.174.118):
I'm going to be putting up an 18' diameter 1000 bu. wire corn crib, and I'm looking for any suggestions for the floor. I'm going to dig out the top soil and tamp in class 5 gravel. Thinking that a concrete floor would be 4" thick, and I'd dig down along the perimeter for 12" deep x 6" wide footing, to keep rats from digging under it. I don't have a drag so I don't need a trench in the floor. I will be putting down the U-shaped ventilators on the floor before filling the bin. I have 4 acres that I will be picking as ear corn, and grinding for steer feed. Hoping I will get a 2 year supply so I can alternate to oats next year.
Is pouring this floor something that I would want to try doing myself? Largest floor that I've done before was 6'x9', haven't done anything that I couldn't put a 2x4 across to get level. Would I want to use fiber filled concrete? Any guesses on cost?
Or....Would I be better off to use green-treated 6x6's with 2x8's screwed to them, and set the crib on that and forget about concrete? Seems like that would be easier and cheaper for me to get done, since I only have about 2 months left to have the crib ready to fill. The space between the 6x6's would leave room for the cats to get under there to control the rodents. If I make the base square, I could dig a post hole under each corner and cement in an anchor for each corner. This option would be a less permenent too, so I could move it if I ever need to.
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