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mojo Backside 180
Joined: 17 Mar 2008 Posts: 2240 City: mob town
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:20 pm Post subject: how to secure rail in ground |
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so basically the ground in the pond is very hard. how do you recommend i sink them? would it be better to just build little a-frames with long bases and just put weight to hold it down? any help would be appreciated. _________________ "I said take me to the sea, cause that is where I want to be. I said take me to the sea and let my mother bury me." Buck-0-Nine |
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sandiego4real Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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I use 2x4s and sledge hammer them into the ground works great for me, just make sure you make them have a point at the bottom of the 2x4 so it goes in the ground easy. _________________
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mojo Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 13, 2010 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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right now i am thinking about attaching the 4x4's to a really long 2x6 on each end and in the middle and just putting cinder blocks on the 2x6 to hold it down. any thoughts on that? _________________ "I said take me to the sea, cause that is where I want to be. I said take me to the sea and let my mother bury me." Buck-0-Nine |
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sandiego4real Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 14, 2010 2:31 am Post subject: |
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It will work but you will have to weight it down a lot cause it will float. _________________
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mergeleft3 Backside 180
Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 673 City: Orlando
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Posted: Mar 14, 2010 10:38 am Post subject: |
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Do you have access to a hose or a water pump of some kind. You can wash them in. |
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mojo Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 14, 2010 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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no i don't. power washer yes, but i refuse to spend a ton of money on hoses to reach all the way out. i'd do it if i had to, but i am hoping the other option will work out. _________________ "I said take me to the sea, cause that is where I want to be. I said take me to the sea and let my mother bury me." Buck-0-Nine |
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mojo Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 15, 2010 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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how much concrete should i use for weight? 16' long, 2' wide with a transition on one side. i was going to use 5gallon buckets of cement, but how many do you think it will take _________________ "I said take me to the sea, cause that is where I want to be. I said take me to the sea and let my mother bury me." Buck-0-Nine |
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BryceBell Frontside 180
Joined: 13 Mar 2009 Posts: 317 City: Saskatoon
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Posted: Mar 16, 2010 1:17 am Post subject: |
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when me and my buddy made a rail with wood supports we just used a bunch of sandbags.. probably 6 or them.. worked really good. |
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mojo Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 17, 2010 3:29 pm Post subject: |
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are 12 footers overkill? do you think a 5gallon bucket of cement on each leg(4 total) will be enough? _________________ "I said take me to the sea, cause that is where I want to be. I said take me to the sea and let my mother bury me." Buck-0-Nine |
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mojo Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 18, 2010 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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not trying to beat a dead horse or anything, but...just got 2 80lb bags of quickrete. how should i go about filling the 5 gallon buckets? directions for putting a post in ground are to put some dry conrete, then add concrete and water. im skeptical about how much mix to put in and how much water. couldn't i just put alot of conrete and mix it w/ water in the bucket and call it a day? _________________ "I said take me to the sea, cause that is where I want to be. I said take me to the sea and let my mother bury me." Buck-0-Nine |
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fastgreens Kickflip
Joined: 29 Dec 2007 Posts: 3563 City: baytown
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Posted: Mar 18, 2010 10:40 pm Post subject: |
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mojo, don't forget the post before the day is called _________________ north jones |
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mojo Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 18, 2010 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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fastgreens, i don't get it _________________ "I said take me to the sea, cause that is where I want to be. I said take me to the sea and let my mother bury me." Buck-0-Nine |
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fastgreens Kickflip
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Posted: Mar 18, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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i mean put the board in the bucket of concrete before it dries... or am i missing something? _________________ north jones |
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mojo Backside 180
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Posted: Mar 18, 2010 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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i was just going to secure the buckets to the 4x4's, not mount the posts in the buckets. _________________ "I said take me to the sea, cause that is where I want to be. I said take me to the sea and let my mother bury me." Buck-0-Nine |
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