Step 2Column Foundation & Floor Frame
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After designing and obtaining material, the next step is building the column foundation and floor frame. This seems like two steps, but I built the floor frame first so I could more easily tell where to dig the post holes. The floor frame was built to sketch with support studs at least every 16 inches. This floor frame was positioned on ground where dog house will be located and 1ft deep holes were dug at the left and right of it. The front 2 hole were dug back a bit from the front of the frame to allow for a small porch. The treated post were left a bit long to be trimmed later and the frame was elevated, roughly leveled, and fastened to posts. Frame is not very stable at this point, but additional fasteners will be added at wall frame and plywood steps.