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Secure & Level Posts with Concrete

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How to install automatic gate opener..part 1

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What happens here

With the posts in place, bags of Quickrete concrete are poured dry into the holes around the posts. The presenter demonstrates a method of leveling by using a spirit level on two adjacent sides of the post, shaking the post to settle the dry concrete. Once a preliminary level is achieved, water will be added to cure the concrete. The method involves dry-mixing the concrete first, then adding water, a technique the presenter claims is effective and has been used for many previous fence installations. This ensures the foundational support for the outdoor fixture is perfectly plumb and stable.

Goal: Dry concrete mix is poured around the set posts, followed by water, and the posts are then carefully leveled to ensure stability and proper alignment for the gate and its automated opener.

Tools and materials

  • Shovel
  • Spirit Level
  • Water
  • Quickrete Concrete Quickrete

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I also want to make sure that you're square with where you want your gate to so you can only twist it while the concrete is still fluffy in there okay we got our two bags in right now we'll get it fairly level and then we'll put our last bag in level level all right we've got our three bags in we'll check level this level as it can be it's awesome right on Center we'll come back with the Gator with a bucket of water and we'll pour a little bit of water in here it doesn't take much water to set ups at Crete so we'll spend about a half hour over here pouring water in it's gonna get dark on me here in a second so I got to hurry up and get this done I can always come over in the dark and pour a little water in these now I know what you're thinking don't you need to get a shovel and a wheelbarrow and mix this something pour it in wet well the answer is no the answer is the post will set up straight and level just like this just pour a little bit of water in it and we'll shake it back and forth and we'll check level again before we leave it'll be great it works just fine I built a mini offense like this so we'll get down here on this other post we'll repeat this process we'll measure our gate again it's 16 feet we'll measure back and forth until we get it just right before we put the concrete in this post then we'll go back over it pour a little water in it and then put a little dirt on top that's it set in these posts guys thanks a lot for joining me here on the farm be sure and stay tuned for the next part of this series we'll be hanging the gate and we'll also be installing the ghost controls Solar Charger controller it's gonna be pretty cool pretty fun we've already done a mighty mule and I use a mighty meal every day so I'm really curious about this ghost control setup it's supposed to be really cool it's got key pads all sorts of fun stuff so be sure you tune in to the next video and we'll get rockin with this a little bit further I'm hot I'm sweaty look at this

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