How to dig in a wooden post or Pour a concrete Pier/Post FAQ?
How do I install a wood post or concrete pillar to use with my Dyna-Pod Post Pod? Answer: Here are suggested methods for mounting posts. If you have ideas on how you do it or want to show off pictures of your installation, please send them to us. Some one sent in these instructions on how he puts in a post. I dig the post hole four inches deeper then two feet. Then I fill that four inches up with pea gravel (for water drainage), then I put in a treated post with someone holding it. Then level the post and pour in two sacks of concrete mix( mixed with water) and fill and tamp your dirt to the ground level or use all concrete mix. I dont brace my posts and they turn out fine but if you want, put two 18″ 2X2s on two different sides at 45 degree angles until the concrete dries. How do you set a post with QUIKRETE Fast-Setting Concrete Mix? (This is from the Quickrete web site on how they recommend doing it.) Dig a hole that is about 3 times the diameter of the post with a depth of 1/3 the
