I'm going to be using 8' slotted concrete posts with 1' conc gravel board and a 5' wooden fence panel. My queries are:
1) Do concrete end posts come with holes pre-drilled so that i can fix to the brickwork of the house or, do people usually use a wooden 4x4 post at the end and fix the panel to that instead?
2) What size hole for a 4x4 concrete post?
3) Do I need to use any form of hardcore with the postcrete?
4) Should I sit the post on a bit of hardcore to stop it settling?
5) How do you normally hold the post in place vertically, whilst the concrete sets?
6) I know a hole auger (either mechanical or manual) is preferable for a neater hole but is it necessary? In other words, if the ground is soft enough to use a hole digger (the long poles with spades at the bottom), then does that mean it is too soft to support the post and will need to be bigger?
Thanks
1) Do concrete end posts come with holes pre-drilled so that i can fix to the brickwork of the house or, do people usually use a wooden 4x4 post at the end and fix the panel to that instead?
2) What size hole for a 4x4 concrete post?
3) Do I need to use any form of hardcore with the postcrete?
4) Should I sit the post on a bit of hardcore to stop it settling?
5) How do you normally hold the post in place vertically, whilst the concrete sets?
6) I know a hole auger (either mechanical or manual) is preferable for a neater hole but is it necessary? In other words, if the ground is soft enough to use a hole digger (the long poles with spades at the bottom), then does that mean it is too soft to support the post and will need to be bigger?
Thanks
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