How Do You Pour A Concrete Lamp Post Base?
Lamp posts can be a good addition to your yard. They are decorative and they provide safety during dark nights. In order to install a permanent lamp post, you will need to place the post in a hole and fill the hole with concrete. You can find the tools for this task at your local home improvement store. The whole procedure of installing lamp posts makes a great weekend project and the end result is very useful and satisfying. Dig a hole with a post-hole digger. The hole needs to be 30 inches deep. Measure the circumference of your lamp post and add 1 foot to that number. This should be the circumference of your hole. An uncovered lamp post refers to the post without the lamp attachment. The greater the height of the uncovered post, the wider and deeper the excavation needs to be. The hole should be around 2 to 3 inches in diameter around the post. Shovel gravel into the bottom six inches of the hole. The gravel will help water drain from the lamp post. This will prevent rotting of the
