we have 4 sections of fencing and 6 poles, with a door also,
2006-10-29 04:16:27 · 12 answers · asked by j d 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You don't absolutely HAVE to, there are other methods such as 'pile driving' them as deep as you can with a fence post pile driving two handled cylindrical weighted tool. ( rent it for such a small job. OR you can fill around the posts with small rocks and pebbles and tamp it down. You can also get a bag of cement and just mix it in with the rock as you fill, add water, and in time it will create a sort of 'concrete' in the hole.
2006-10-29 04:23:22 · answer #1 · answered by The Oldest Man In The World 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
if you are going to the expense of putting in a chain link fence why would you not cement the posts
you'll have to keep repairing them if you do not
just dig the holes pour the cement put poles in and stabilize them
let them sit for a few days then fence away
2006-10-29 05:01:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would reccommend it, it helps for stability. It can also keep the poles from deteriorating. I had to replace the chain link fence at the house we bought because the soil was alkaline and had rusted through the poles. We had to dig them all up and replace them, this time we cemented them in.
2006-10-29 04:23:37 · answer #3 · answered by ravendark_82 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
U only have to cement the corner post if u drive the middle post with a sledge hammer or pole driver if u use a hammer put a block of wood on the post so u don't bend it all out of whack and the cap wont fit
2006-10-29 07:10:40 · answer #4 · answered by dustin g 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you got the strength to dig them out. My neighbour put cement in 5 gallon buckets and the post in that. And set the whole thing in the ground. So you will have a weight to your posts. And your new holes have to be bigger to accomodate the cemented post if you left the cement on. Rolling up mesh? 2 people to get it started.. It came in a roll so can go back into a roll.
2016-03-28 00:48:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you want the poles to stay straight. Otherwise the settling of the ground in the holes, or freezing and thawing from the winter will cause them to lean. This would be especially true for the poles that support the gate.
2006-10-29 04:57:29 · answer #6 · answered by displacedyankee 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say that would be essential. The poles would move otherwise and the chain link would not be nice and tight.
Got to cement them. The hardest part is the digging.
2006-10-29 04:17:38 · answer #7 · answered by John16 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They don't have to be, but if you don't, you will have to insert the poles deeper and still won't get the same amount of stability you would have with cement.
2006-10-29 04:25:01 · answer #8 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, and you have a GATE? By the looks of it you should hire someone who knows how to do this job. You are clueless.
2006-10-29 06:25:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes to make it a nice sturdy structure
2006-10-29 05:25:45 · answer #10 · answered by Billy T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋