I would like to change the way my front entrance looks . Presently it has a dormer above the front door and it's supported by a 45 degree 2x4 's 1 each side. I like the look of colums that support dormer's over front door's. It give's the estate look. My situation/question : I have presently a floating 3 step concrete slab. If I were to convert to colums to support the dormer these colums would land on either side out by 3". Therefore if I were to put up cemented sides formed 8 " out concrete /below 6" sona tube below frost line /anchor the floating 3 step slab to the new concrete sides using 1/4 threaded rod etc. Would this work /solution ? I would do this work myself !
Answer:
The relocated posts would have to settle and that is not a good thing for the dormer. I'd rather replace the floatinag slab with a larger one and leave it alone for a couple of years before introducing the new support posts. The new slab would have to have proper footings - and again, they'd have to settle before I'd dare depend on them for longevity.
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