I just completed a barn as well. I opted for the laminated poles that are showing up around this area similar to what Morton uses. We augered the holes and dumped an 80# bag of cement around the bases and filled to the top with gravel. I have had the same experience with the cement popping up and heaving when it is encasing a post from top to bottom. Hopefully this method will work better. My pad is well drained, although one end is perhaps only a foot of gravel on a hardpan base. It increases rapidly to a point at the downhill side I am 5 to 6 foot of gravel fill. A natural drain, so to speak. I am not sure how these new style poles will work, but the treatment is all the way through the boards. I have had a grade level rotting problem with the other style treated posts in other areas on my property due to clay soil and wet conditions. Hopefully these poles will deter that from happening to the barn.

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