If you sink a redwood post deep enough, do you need to use concrete and why?
5 Responses
oil field trash
16 Aug 2010
Jabels
16 Aug 2010
It is better to use concrete if your putting the post in permanent. The concrete will help protect the wood from rotting out in just plain ground.
pondlady
16 Aug 2010
You would have to sink the post incredibly deep to keep it level and plumb if you dont’ stabilize with concrete. I am not sure you can get redwood posts long enough to get them deep enough. Use the concrete. It’s much easier.
Sue from Iowa
16 Aug 2010
Why submit yourself to unnecessary work?!
Cement is so easy to use and will only cost you about $5.
IN the long run using cement will make your post more secure, last longer and you won’t get a back ache digging deep hole.
Just FYI Guy
16 Aug 2010
How far do you want to dig? The concrete works as an anchor no matter how far you sink it in to the ground. It will work its way loose without concrete and as Sue from Iowa stated earlier it is not hard to work with and inexpensive. Do it right the first time then you do not have to do it twice.
Actually you can use pea gravel with no concrete. It is much better. It lets the water drain away from the post and minimizes rot. It is also easier to remove if you ever need to.
I used this method 15 years ago when I had to dig out several rotten fence posts set in concrete. I never want to spent that much time when I don’t have to.
I have several fence posts in my back yard and they are all set in pea gravel. You would think they are set in concrete but they are not. The holes are only about 20 inches deep.
Yeah, I know. Everyone says it doesn’t work but they haven’t tried it. It really does work!!