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I recently bought some land with a really nice 25x55 "wood pole barn" (I think thats the term). It is only a couple of years old, solid, with a new metal roof. I want to convert it into a house but I am concerned about the foundation. It was built with 4x4 posts set directly into the ground. I drilled down beside a couple of the posts with a 3 foot 1/2" drill bit just to see if there was any concrete around the posts below the surface. I didn't hit anything so it would seem the posts are just backfilled with dirt. I know this type of post setting can be common with pole barns but if I convert it into a house...
Could this be a problem? I was thinking of pouring a slab too.
Could this be a problem? I was thinking of pouring a slab too.