Postcrete for a lamp post base

[Malcolm Durnford]

Hi
I am just about to put in an old Victorian lamp post which needs to be buried approximately 2ft into the ground with a concrete jacket.

I was planning to use postcrete for ease, but I reckon I will require four bags. Should I use one bag at a time and allow it to set before adding another or put it all in as one?

 

[HERTS P&D]

How tall is this lamp post, do you have a link?

Andy

 

[Dereekoo]

Makes no difference, you are just filling a hole with something solid, its not structural as such so monolithic construction is not required

 

[Malcolm Durnford]

Including the lamp approximately 12ft tall

 

[Craig Black]

set a little at the bottom to secure it and then fill it completely

 

[BathDIY]

You could secure with postcrete as suggested and fill the rest with concrete to save some money.

 

[JP_]

Might be handy to know, i was in Toolstation today and they had postcrete on offer on the shop. Might only be local though