How much would be needed and which way would be the easiest way without making a big mess? Do they sell 3 gallon plastic buckets where water is just added like oatmeal?
2007-03-19 02:11:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
quikrete makes a post cement mix, all you do is pour the dry mix in the ground and add water. you can get this at home depot, osh, lowes. it works very well and is very easy to use.
2007-03-19 02:21:24 · answer #1 · answered by native 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont know where you live but , dig down below frost line (3 ft. here) buy a couple of bags of concrete mix. (sackcrete or qiikcrete) cut 4x4 to length . put post in hole fill with concrete that has been mixed in a wheelbarrow. plumb post on two adjoining sides. you can buy enough to fill the hole completely but as long as you have a couple feet of concrete it shouldnt go anywhere. brace with some scrap 2x4's until set. dont need a big hole 8-10 in. in dia. will be fine....use treated 4x4
2007-03-19 09:23:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try a small bag of Sakrete for your post. You pour the cement in the hole, add water, & that's it. I've never seen the buckets you're asking about but there could be such a thing. If not, it'd be a great idea.
2007-03-19 09:24:12 · answer #3 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can use something called "quickcrete" that you can buy at any lumber yard or home depot. That works the best. All you need is one bag, and mix it in a wheelbarrow. Be sure to dig your hole deep enough. There is also a product out there that you do not even have to mix and a lot easier - just dump it in the hole and add water, that you can also buy almost anywhere.
2007-03-19 09:23:48 · answer #4 · answered by Bobby G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't listen to some of the other answers. I wouldnt recommend the cement that you dump in the hole and add water. Get some quikcrete and MIX it in a wheelbarrow then throw it in the hole around your treated 4x4. Plump it up and brace it and your all set.
2007-03-19 10:09:05 · answer #5 · answered by svindoctor 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on where you live.The post needs to be dug below the frost line. I'd recommend to bags of ready set concrete for the footing.Each 60 pound bag makes about 1/2 a cubic foot of concrete so it really depends on how far below the frost line you need to dig.Check your local building codes.
2007-03-19 09:31:33 · answer #6 · answered by auntgnu62 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋