I’ve tried not pre-mixing and was burned by a crumble mess of not solid concrete

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May 20, 2020
9:51:07am

Corn Pop All-American

that didn’t properly support the post. Having to redo it sucks so much worse than just doing it right the first time.

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Corn Pop

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Anyone use Quikcrete before? 36" deep post hole 8-9" diameter.

boogers

5/20/20 9:43am

Yep, that works perfectly

mudpupper

5/20/20 9:44am

do you pour in part of bag, then water, then more mix, then water?

boogers

5/20/20 9:49am

I've poured in part of the bag, some water, more of the bag and then more water

mudpupper

5/20/20 9:53am

Youd get better hydration that way. Use a small piece of rebar to tamp it.

WDaddy

5/20/20 9:53am

I'm old school and still premix

Nat Gas Man

5/20/20 9:45am

I’ve tried not pre-mixing and was burned by a crumble mess of not solid concrete

Corn Pop

5/20/20 9:51am

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Buffalo

5/20/20 9:46am

leave me alone. 🙁

boogers

5/20/20 9:47am

36 feet deep? That post will be sturdy!

rcbyufan

5/20/20 9:46am

Clay soil. Shifts a lot when rain hits

boogers

5/20/20 9:47am

Hey! You amended. No fair. Good luck nonetheless.

rcbyufan

5/20/20 9:53am

What? No idea what you are talking about. 😉

boogers

5/20/20 9:54am

if the fence posts are the size of fully grown redwoods, your holes will be fine

Linescratcher

5/20/20 9:46am

How big are these fence posts that you need a 36 foot deep hole?

BigTex

5/20/20 9:47am

I moved to Texas. I figger'd they needed to be big?

boogers

5/20/20 9:50am

I'm assuming these are wood posts. If so, make sure the top of the concrete is

WDaddy

5/20/20 9:57am

Galvanized steel.

boogers

5/20/20 10:02am

Then below grade is good.

WDaddy

5/20/20 10:03am

If I'm using Quikcrete, I don't even add water. I just dump the bag in the hole

BYUMizzou

5/20/20 10:19am

Good to know. I need to get the fence hung in one day tho. Makes me feel better

boogers

5/20/20 10:25am

Remember I'm in Missouri though. We get almost 4' of rain a year. There's LOTS

BYUMizzou

5/20/20 10:48am

I’ve used that process on 3 fences. Works great.

hitechcpa

5/20/20 10:34am

Ive mixed thousands of bags. Just throw it in a wheelbarrow and mix it first.

Backcountry

5/20/20 10:40am

Be safe, mix it

CallingDingo

5/20/20 10:43am

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