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fence posts, quick dry cement & rainy weather webmz 08-22-2006
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Posted by webmz on August 22, 2006, 8:14 pm
Hello,

I need to install some fence posts.

I'm in Florida and we're in hurricane season.
That means it rains almost every day, when the weather man is right.
Or the weather report says we'll have scattered showers for 4-5 days
and that will occur , or depending on where you are located
it could rain every evening, or afternoon, but not all day .
[my point is, it might rain, it might not]

I was considering using a fast drying product like QUIKRETE=AE
Fast-Setting Concrete or Pakmix Fence Post Mix with PakMix fast setting
accelerator .
In the hopes of setting the posts in the holes when it isn't raining ,
pouring the concrete, & it will dry as it says it will quickly.

[I'm not attaching the fence for a few days until the posts are
secured]

My questions:
1) if the product says it sets in 20 minutes, does that mean if it
starts
raining later that day, it will be ok ?

2) the ground is wet around here.
Is that going to compromise the drying of the cement or the anchoring
of the posts?

what is the easiest product to use, for quick drying cement for the
purpose of fence posts.?

The posts that were previously holding up my wooden fence were done to
code (supposedly):
8' posts, 2' of which is in cemented in the ground - the last category
3 hurricane knocked 4 of the
fence posts out of the ground & part of the fence over.

So I want to do the replacement posts properly & soon.
I cannot wait until after hurricane season to do this.


Thank you.
All help appreciated,.
L


AppliancePartsPros.com, Inc.
Posted by on August 22, 2006, 8:32 pm

webmz wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I need to install some fence posts.
>
> I was considering using a fast drying product like QUIKRETE=AE
> Fast-Setting Concrete or Pakmix Fence Post Mix with PakMix fast setting
> accelerator .
> In the hopes of setting the posts in the holes when it isn't raining ,
> pouring the concrete, & it will dry as it says it will quickly.


This is the brand I use. If you read down the FAQ sheet, you'll note
where they say it is fine for wet environments (it sets underwater, but
then so does "regular concrete").

http://www.ctscement.com/ConcreteMix_FAQ.asp


Posted by Pat on August 22, 2006, 8:34 pm

Hello,

I need to install some fence posts.

I'm in Florida and we're in hurricane season.
That means it rains almost every day, when the weather man is right.
Or the weather report says we'll have scattered showers for 4-5 days
and that will occur , or depending on where you are located
it could rain every evening, or afternoon, but not all day .
[my point is, it might rain, it might not]

I was considering using a fast drying product like QUIKRETEŽ
Fast-Setting Concrete or Pakmix Fence Post Mix with PakMix fast setting
accelerator .
In the hopes of setting the posts in the holes when it isn't raining ,
pouring the concrete, & it will dry as it says it will quickly.

[I'm not attaching the fence for a few days until the posts are
secured]

My questions:
1) if the product says it sets in 20 minutes, does that mean if it
starts
raining later that day, it will be ok ?

2) the ground is wet around here.
Is that going to compromise the drying of the cement or the anchoring
of the posts?

what is the easiest product to use, for quick drying cement for the
purpose of fence posts.?

The posts that were previously holding up my wooden fence were done to
code (supposedly):
8' posts, 2' of which is in cemented in the ground - the last category
3 hurricane knocked 4 of the
fence posts out of the ground & part of the fence over.

So I want to do the replacement posts properly & soon.
I cannot wait until after hurricane season to do this.


Thank you.
All help appreciated,.
L

Concrete will set up underwater. Just avoid flowing water which will wash
the cement out of the concrete.



Posted by terry on August 22, 2006, 8:48 pm

Pat wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I need to install some fence posts.
>
> I'm in Florida and we're in hurricane season.
> That means it rains almost every day, when the weather man is right.
> Or the weather report says we'll have scattered showers for 4-5 days
> and that will occur , or depending on where you are located
> it could rain every evening, or afternoon, but not all day .
> [my point is, it might rain, it might not]
>
> I was considering using a fast drying product like QUIKRETE=AE
> Fast-Setting Concrete or Pakmix Fence Post Mix with PakMix fast setting
> accelerator .
> In the hopes of setting the posts in the holes when it isn't raining ,
> pouring the concrete, & it will dry as it says it will quickly.
>
> [I'm not attaching the fence for a few days until the posts are
> secured]
>
> My questions:
> 1) if the product says it sets in 20 minutes, does that mean if it
> starts
> raining later that day, it will be ok ?
>
> 2) the ground is wet around here.
> Is that going to compromise the drying of the cement or the anchoring
> of the posts?
>
> what is the easiest product to use, for quick drying cement for the
> purpose of fence posts.?
>
> The posts that were previously holding up my wooden fence were done to
> code (supposedly):
> 8' posts, 2' of which is in cemented in the ground - the last category
> 3 hurricane knocked 4 of the
> fence posts out of the ground & part of the fence over.
>
> So I want to do the replacement posts properly & soon.
> I cannot wait until after hurricane season to do this.
>
>
> Thank you.
> All help appreciated,.
> L
>
> Concrete will set up underwater. Just avoid flowing water which will wash
> the cement out of the concrete.
.
.=2E..........................................................
Did not someone mention a methd of digging the holes, placing the
posts, bracing them, filling the holes around the posts with dry
concrete mix then watering the mix. Whereupon the cement sets/cures in
place? I vaguely recall some postings along that line (on this NG?).


Posted by Eric in North TX on August 22, 2006, 9:02 pm
> Did not someone mention a methd of digging the holes, placing the
> posts, bracing them, filling the holes around the posts with dry
> concrete mix then watering the mix. Whereupon the cement sets/cures in
> place? I vaguely recall some postings along that line (on this NG?).

That's how I always set mine, it works great. If you get it a little
too wet, no problem, the excess soaks into the dirt. I just use a 1X2
to stir / mix. Why get something messy mixing cement for posts?


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