Dustin Egan

Thanks for the replies! I'm leaning towards cement vs stone just because of availability in the area. Theres no natural stone to be found so I would have to buy them. I was considering having the rebar come up through the cement as a pin(s) for the post. But was leaning more towards setting in bolts to use some sort of bracket. I'm going to be doing most of this work by myself and raising the post on to pins seems much more difficult than tieing in to a L style bracket with bolts. I was hoping that moisture wicking might be minimal as the tires and gravel shouldn't draw up much moisture. What kinda moisture barrier would you recommend between the concrete and the wood?

The structure is going to be about 10×20. I'm leaning towards an internal timber frame with a metal roof. A raised deck flooring.  And bousillage infill for walls.  Is it possible/ wise to build the bousillage up from the deck?  Or should it have a Foundation of its own?

Hello! Its my first post here, but have been casually perusing these forums for years now. Planning on building a little house in the Arkansas delta this year. It's a very wet and muddy region and I've been considering my options.  My rough plan currently is a mix of round wood and milled timber framing with mixed materials for infill. Would like to use straw bale, but hesitant because of the environment and it will likely not be occupied full time. I would also love to have an earthen floor to help keep it cool, but am also quite hesitant because of the moisture issues. Here's a little rough diagram of a pier design I've come up with for the post: using old tires and compacted gravel, rebar driven into the sub soil, tied in with and poured cement. I'd love to hear y'alls thoughts thoughts on all these things. Thank you!