I live in Ct. and this is the first year I had this problem. In some real wet yards the vinyl posts are lifting up 2" to 4". I dig down 32" and put 80 lb. of cement in the bottom. I can tap them back down so they are lifting inside of the cement. I had one cedar job do the same and the posts are set deeper. We had 8" of rain but I don't know if that could be the cause.
I was thinking of drilling the bottom of the posts and putting rebar across so the cement would have something to hold. Out of hundreds of posts this only happened a few times. I could use any input Thanks
I live in Ct. and this is the first year I had this problem. In some real wet yards the vinyl posts are lifting up 2" to 4". I dig down 32" and put 80 lb. of cement in the bottom. I can tap them back down so they are lifting inside of the cement. I had one cedar job do the same and the posts are set deeper. We had 8" of rain but I don't know if that could be the cause.
I was thinking of drilling the bottom of the posts and putting rebar across so the cement would have something to hold. Out of hundreds of posts this only happened a few times. I could use any input Thanks
I live in Ct. and this is the first year I had this problem. In some real wet yards the vinyl posts are lifting up 2" to 4". I dig down 32" and put 80 lb. of cement in the bottom. I can tap them back down so they are lifting inside of the cement. I had one cedar job do the same and the posts are set deeper. We had 8" of rain but I don't know if that could be the cause.
I was thinking of drilling the bottom of the posts and putting rebar across so the cement would have something to hold. Out of hundreds of posts this only happened a few times. I could use any input Thanks
I've got the plans from an architect for a commercial picnic area. The posts were specified to have spikes on four sides (16d nails) of the post before filling solid w/ concrete...point for you fellows is just drive in some galvanized nails before setting them posts and you should be good to go. The 1" hole sounds very promising as long as you vibrate the concrete down low.
I've got the plans from an architect for a commercial picnic area. The posts were specified to have spikes on four sides (16d nails) of the post before filling solid w/ concrete...
Drill a 3/4" hole all the way through and slip rebar or 3/4" pipe through the hole, let it overhang on each side of the pst about 6 inches, then pour your concrete. If you are in high water table areas and the ground moves alot no matter what you do your posts may shift a bit.
:laughing::laughing::laughing: Just kidding man ....I love ya.
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