Install and Secure Posts with Dry Concrete

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What happens here

Once the post holes are dug, the 4x4 pressure-treated timber posts are carefully placed into each hole. A post level is immediately attached to ensure each post is perfectly vertical and plumb, both front-to-back and side-to-side. Given the extremely wet and muddy soil conditions encountered, a 'dry concrete' method is employed to secure the posts. Bags of Mastercraft Concrete Mix are poured directly into the holes around the posts, without pre-mixing with water. The existing soil moisture and any subsequent rainfall are relied upon to naturally hydrate and cure the concrete. In particularly challenging and wet sections, a minimum of three bags (approximately 180 pounds) of dry concrete are used per post to provide maximum stability and completely encapsulate the posts. This extensive encapsulation not only secures the posts but also adds an extra layer of protection against rot, even though the timber is already ground-rated treated.

Goal: Firmly install and secure all fence posts vertically.

Tools and materials

4x4x10 Pressure-Treated Timber Posts — The main vertical structural elements of the fence
Post Level — Ensuring posts are perfectly vertical and plumb
Shovel — Adjusting soil around the post for leveling and backfilling
Mastercraft Concrete Mix Mastercraft — Securing the posts in the ground using the dry concrete method

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[Music] so once we get the post in the ground what Frankie does is he's got a post level he just levels them front to back left to right pretty straightforward packs them in and then we're going to actually throw a bag of concrete in each hole dry right Frankfurter y we've got our good luck cat here no cats were harmed in the making of this video yet no I would never hurt you kitty you're my you're my favorite kitties one of the things I love is these cast loaders so as you watch you'll see me walk by all my other equipment and I always tend to go grab this thing before anything else it's just cuz it does no Turf damage I'm not creating piles of mud everywhere I go behind it for stuff like this we don't premix the concrete it'll harden up on its own trust me you don't think it will just plop a bag of concrete outside and let it set for a couple weeks and once it goes through a rainstorm or two try opening it up and seeing what you got inside you got a hard mess now here's my one caveat to that don't do this on a customer site so you got to understand when I do things in my own home I always experiment I always try some new way shape or form to do something just because I need to learn how well something will work but I'm not willing to experiment on a customer site I am willing to experiment at my own home so if something screws up I got to live with the results I can't put that onto a customer so when you watch my videos you'll see that I do things on my own property way different than I do it at somebody else's site being soup that's what we got the water's coming up so we're going to uh just be careful of the Hydraulics we we're going to be uh just adding a lot more Concrete in there hey Kitty this one makes it go backwards that pedal and that pedal makes it go forward okay your throttle is up there right here kitty that's your throttle and then your controls for your boom to make it go up down in and out and tilt the bucket or up on your handle no joy riding with that water coming up into our holes on the lower f we changed course so instead of just doing one bag of concrete per post we used three bags or 180 lbs of concrete per post and even though these are ground rated meaning these are green treated Timbers designed to go below grade I've actually seen Builders use these for the foundations of homes like they built homes on top of these we still wanted to put that extra Concrete in to completely encapsulate the post and protect them from Rock the…

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