Well pit questions

[FarmboyBill]

Even tho, I have a dry hole (So far), I went and dug down 3ft deep and around 8ft sq for a well pit. Neighbor says to run a inside form and pour conrete tween it and the wall. If thats good, how far tween should I make the wall. How thick. I was figuring 4 to 6in. Same with the floor, and should I pour the floor first and then pour the wall on it when it is hard?
I think ive got the concrete blocks to build the walls above ground. Which makes better insulation poured into concrete blocks, concrete, or just sand??
Whats good ways of attaching door hinges to concrete wall, or should I build a tight wood frame and hinge the door to it??
I guess its possible for a well to fill up 130ft with whatever. Ive got another salt water well, and a neighbor was here saying that if my good well had salt that it would be hard. I went over to the salt water well and dropped a weight down it and it splashed disproveing him once again, but it only went down 20ft, and it was a 100ft well.

I read your previous thread about your dry well . What are you planning on doing about it being dry ? Going to get a rig in to clean it out or what ?

[solidwoods]

I'd go with all crete instad of blocks on top.
It's more sturdy, easier to attach to and can be sheet styro insulated on the inside.
jim

[Bearfootfarm]

If you're going to use blocks above ground, make the walls 8" thick, the same width as the blocks.

Pour the floor first

Whats good ways of attaching door hinges to concrete wall, or should I build a tight wood frame and hinge the door to it??

I'd go with the wood frame with a steel lintel across the top of the opening

[davel745]

Maybe you would like to look at concrete drain tiles tipped on end. You can dig as deep as you would like and just keep putting in drain tiles. After you are done you can get a cover with a manhole in it. Four or six foot tiles will work well.

Dave

[FarmboyBill]

What dia tiles u talkin bout. Ive never seen a tile for sale so I imagine finding them would be hard

[rambler]

Here in MN we had to go about 8 feet deep, no building on top - get below the frost line.

Anyhow, we left the floor as dirt, so water could go away. Don't know what you do if you cement the floor????

Looks to be poured, 4 inch or so, all sides and a poured cover was made too.

As mentioned, if you go with block, pour as thick as the block will be.

--->Paul

[davel745]

This may help this is a link to a picture of a drain tile. Not to hard to find, most concrete supply places can get them or tell you who has them.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=...ed=0CCEQ9QEwAA

Dave