Electric poles would be great... I have an electric coop just down the road, I'll check it out...
I could hardly sleep last night, kept going back and forth between lumber or pipe. Funny, but I woke up multiple times last night and found myself calculating volumes/bags of concrete needed for 8" vs 12" forms accounting for displacement of the pipe vs 6x6's... (First in my head, which was darn close... Then on paper).. LOL. Real life examples for the future when my boys ask me why they have to do their homework "'cause they'll never use that stuff again..."
Might be tipping in favor of 6x6's (or electric poles?) due to ease of working with as far as bracing, decking, etc... No special pipe sleeves needed.. Plus, its cheaper and I think will look much nicer than the pipe. Pluses and minuses to each, I suppose. I think I will opt out of using footers/brackets, I'll just sink the lumber right in the concrete... Should suffice for my purposes, but I did read most of the threads in links you guys posted and others I found on this site... Quite a lot of info!!!
I'm appreciating all of your replies!
