Jupiter wrote in
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 10:52:49 +0100, Victoria Clare
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Janet's Metpost thread reminded me that I really need to put a couple
of gateposts in myself. Thought I'd start a new thread for it rather
than hijacking hers.

My soil is even more stony than Janet's

I'd be thinking about concrete posts in that situation. They don't
need to be set as deep - you can make the holes wide rather than deep
and the stones and rock join with the concrete you use for the post
base.

Oh, that's an intriguing idea - very cunning!

I really only need two posts though, which seems like rather a small job to
get a fencing contractor in for. They are for a gateway in an informal
hedge to which I need to fit a decent height gate - 6 foot or so.

Can you buy concrete posts and get them delivered? Would they be portable
by only 2 people?

Victoria

In message . 23,
Victoria Clare writes
Jupiter wrote in
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 10:52:49 +0100, Victoria Clare
wrote:


Janet's Metpost thread reminded me that I really need to put a couple
of gateposts in myself. Thought I'd start a new thread for it rather
than hijacking hers.

My soil is even more stony than Janet's

I'd be thinking about concrete posts in that situation. They don't
need to be set as deep - you can make the holes wide rather than deep
and the stones and rock join with the concrete you use for the post
base.

Oh, that's an intriguing idea - very cunning!

I really only need two posts though, which seems like rather a small job to
get a fencing contractor in for. They are for a gateway in an informal
hedge to which I need to fit a decent height gate - 6 foot or so.

Can you buy concrete posts and get them delivered?

Yes, try a local builders merchants, delivery may well be free, or local
fencing etc. suppliers.

Would they be portable
by only 2 people?

Yeah, The chap that did the fence behind our old house did by himself (6
foot fence). Ok he was used to doing this, but two should manage it ok.

If you do want to brake up the rock under the soil I would look to using
a electric breaker rather than pneumatic drill
--
Chris French and Helen Johnson,

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Can you buy concrete posts and get them delivered? Would they be portable
by only 2 people?

You can make them easily enough with four boards, some reinforcement and
a bag of cement and some aggregate. Make the posts in-situ so that the
form part of the surround/support.

Arrange for fixing bolts by drilling holes in the boards and passing a
dowel right through - before you tip the concrete in.

Screw the boards together rather than nail them, or you could break the
concrete if you take them off before it's cured.

Or you could mix with polymer instead of water, and it'll be hard enough
to hang a gate on in half an hour.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
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