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Called BS on quick-set concrete for fence posts, now I'm a believer
For years I only used regular concrete mix for setting posts. Last spring a guy swore quick-set would save me time on a 20 post job in Austin. I figured it would be weak or cure wrong, but I tried it on the back row. Set 8 posts in under 2 hours, no issues even after a thunderstorm hit the next day. Has anyone else had good luck with quick-set on sandy soil?
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abby_robinson582d ago
My neighbor used quick-set for his mailbox post and it held up fine, but then his dog dug a hole right next to it and the whole thing tilted over. Probably not the concrete's fault though.
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janab822d agoMost Upvoted
Three times this year I've seen mailboxes get wrecked not from bad concrete but from something completely unrelated after the fact. My cousin's mailbox looked perfect for six months until the plow hit it, and the concrete held great but the whole post just snapped at the base where it met the ground. It's like people think concrete fixes everything forever (which it doesn't) when really something else always comes along and messes it up anyway.
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