Setting Fence Posts In Dry Concrete

Standard concrete mixes such as sakrete high strength concrete mixand maximizer concrete mixcan also be used to set posts and poles but requires the material to be premixed prior to application.

Setting fence posts in dry concrete.

A well constructed fence can protect privacy define your property and enhance curb appeal. Use enough water to saturate the dry mix. Project instructions shopping list. Designed to set hard in 20 40 minutes.

To mix or not to mix. Tamp the concrete into the hole until it is three to four inches below ground level. I get this question a lot from customers that have an installer doing their fence. Setting posts without mixing.

So the questions i get is that the proper way to do it. Pour dry mix into hole and soak with water. We care less about having a maximum psi footing and more about having a very tightly packed hole to keep the post level. The installer walks up to a post hole tosses in a bag s worth of dry concrete mix adds a little water on top and claims it will set on its own below grade with the moisture from the ground.

Sakrete fast setting concrete mix will set in approximately 30 minutes. Sets posts without mixing. Whether you re building a fence setting a mailbox or even a basketball goal the best way to ensure your posts will stay sturdy and true for years is to set them in concrete. If possible mound the dry mix around the base of the post to encourage ground moisture to run away from the post.

One 50 pound bag. Step 3 pour water into the dry mix and allow it to soak in. Fill the post hole with dry gravel mix or fast setting concrete quikrete. Two 50 pound bags of fast setting concrete will set a 4 inch by 4 inch or a 4 inch diameter post in a 10 inch diameter hole 2 feet deep.

Slowly fill the hole in with about a gallon of water enough so that you ve saturated all of the concrete. When the concrete is dry poured then wetted there are no gaps around the concrete between the post or the soil which helps negate any erosion that may cause the post to lean. That is the question. Fast setting concrete mix is a special blend of fast setting cements sand and gravel.

After all the posts are set and the concrete has cured mix some extra quikrete fast setting concrete mix in a wheelbarrow or bucket following the mix to water ratio on the bag.