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This video appeared on my Youtube feed randomly, but something caught my eye.
This chap uses what appear to be pre-cast padstones with something like a joist fixing already cast into them.
https://youtu.be/gvPbYWGOGnA?t=185
This would be really useful for something we're hoping to attempt over the summer. Does anyone know if there's something similar available in the UK, and if so, what the name of it is? We've found decking padstones and oak frame staddle stones, which are similar, but not the same. They appear to be known as pier blocks in the US but I can't find a comparable UK product.
Hmm, but they're not - I wondered if there's anything with the fixing pre-cast into it. The first one is just a joist bearer.
The second is closer but looks like a proprietary system. I'm not looking for deck bearers - it would be for upright fixings.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Simpson-Strong-EPB66-Elevated-Strong-Tie/dp/B01LYSH42Q
And cast your own blocks.
Staddle stones are these things you often see plonked on the grass verge outside country cottages:
They were used like this:
Their purpose was to prevent rats getting into grain stores, or any other food stores.
Judging by the captions, those structures are Japanese, and I wonder if those pads aren’t part of a system designed to make buildings more resistant to earthquakes - I’ve seen footage of a replica of a wooden Japanese temple put through the equivalent of a 9.0 Richter earthquake, the pillars holding the incredibly heavy roof up just wobbled, and all of the roof did too, because it’s all sat on flat pads on the ground and the roof all interlocks, it’s relying on weight to keep it all in place. Extraordinary to watch.
There’s a bit about it here, worth a read through:
https://medium.com/konsiteo-today/shinbashira-pagodas-exceptional-earthquake-resistance-9d7e3eac1d6d
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