And used two bags of 100 lb of concrete for 1 Post to put house numbers on it not a mailbox, fence, or even a gate just numbers I think you overdid it with the concrete
One thing he's wrong about: He says you never can add too much water. Wrong. More than the directed amount of water = weak concrete. Lower strength, reduced durability, shrinkage cracking. Not going to matter much on a 4' post in the desert, but in general that's bad advice.
I just finished setting post hardware in Quikcrete… and yes, pre mixing is totally un necessary! Level off your post or hardware, poor Quickcrete ( dry ) 3/4 to the top of the hole, pour 1/2 gallon of water on it, ( I jab it a bit with a piece of rebar to get the water evenly dispersed ), pour the Qiuckcrete to the top of the hole, add more water, level of and done!
I worked for a big builder for many decades and our fence companies always did it that way they poured the dry cement in and then poured water on top and that was it it would be too time consuming to be mixing in a wheelbarrow and walking the wheelbarrow back and forth over the sod
The dry pour may be more for people like me. I live in central NC and form the looks of things, our soil holds a bit more water than yours. To create a pond, you just dig a hole, it will fill while you dig. 🙂 I am about to install some 4x4 posts, I'll try to remember to do the first 1 dry pour.
1 gallon of water per bag. Pour the bag in, pour your gallon of water, cover with dirt or w/e you dug up after 2-3 minutes. Simple as that and it works fine.
So why does his bag say 1.9 liters. So stupid i swear i recall having the same conflicting information when i got the same product. Not really clear on the water part or has different instructions
I am installing a steel/metal fencing post. The hole that I dug is 3 feet 9 inches deep with a diameter of 14 inches. How bags of Quikrete do you think I would need assuming I want the Quikrete to come up to ground level.
I also wasn't sure about this Cat's picture on the bag just a dumpin it in the hole , ana addin in some water so i looked it up here on the Tube and found this video helpful...thanks man...p.s. your out there in the Boonies thats very kool i expect your closest neighbor must be a Dollar General
Graboids. I get it. I wonder how many people know what a Graboid is. Last night I just saw a similar sort of movie called The Burrowers which is set in the old West.
I used the same stuff to set a 4 x 4 fence post and the water would not settle through the mixture, it just pooled on the top and took 30 minutes to drain through. Anybody else have this issue?
Yes but it absorbs all the way , this concrete mix is designed to work that way. I dug the concrete out because I thought the concrete didn’t harden all the way through . It was solid 3 bags worth. 1 gallon of water per bag
@@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington but see in the winter it rains a little bit and the vegetation gets green. And then it gets hot and the vegetation gets brown. But then it rains a little and guess what? It gets green!
I learned alot.I need to put a hunting cam on top of a beam along the back fence line in my yard.Vagrants have settled in and must be monitered.Ah the joys of the big city.
im no expert.. but i just did something similar.. 4x4 post for a mailbox.. i added like less than a quarter of cement.. sprayed water in there.. a good amount.. let it sit for a couple hours and was hard as a rock.. 2 bags for one little post is excessive, in my opinion. That seems like the amount youd use for a heavy heavy beam.. Next day post is hard as a rock, not moving
As a person that also strives for proper perfection and a good overkill approach in most situations, I have to ask will someone notice the sign being a "little this way or that" after driving down this bumpy road to read you sign, only to leave because it's not plumb, and square to the earth's rotational axis and coordinates and that you only used QUIKRETE® to set the post? A. Yes. Ok, carry-on. *The real question is... Why do you want to sell your property and end up with neighbors after working hard to get away from the infestation? *If it was mine, I'd build 7' fort walls and a killer gate around the property lines and dig a swimming pool with a massive pergola and skate it everyday.
I've used this stuff 100 times, literally! It sets up really fast. It's definitely rock hard (pun intended) the next day, but certainly hard enough to remove braces within an hour or less depending on the temperature outside, temperature or the ground, type of soil, etc.
@@robcharuk2351 Here' the thing, when your car has been sitting in the desert summer sun for more than say...5 minutes. It's hot. Like really, really, hot. So, taking your 50 pound bag of Quickcrete and loading it into your car to drive, actually more like 80 yards, isn't working smart, it's kinda dopey. Kinda like doing work in the midday sun when you live on the doorstep of the Mojave desert. And besides, I spend enough damn time in my car. Don't we all? Live people!! Get out of your cars! Breathe the air! Or buy a wheelbarrow, which I did. But really, thanks for taking so much interest in my wellbeing. Or was it just snark? No, no...why would people randomly troll a dude's youtube page to just leave snarky comments?That would be sad. Almost as sad as not using your car to haul a 50 pound bag of qucikcrete. Peace bros.
That's why you put about 5 inches of gravel in the hole first, then the post and concrete. That way the wood isn't sitting in a pool of water. Also use pressure treated wood if you can afford it. If the ground is more loose soil than clay, it will drain anyway on it's own even more so the gravel layer isn't as important.
Hey David, where do you see the word "expert"? And writing in caps means you're yelling. Stop yelling at people. Be a kind human. That's your job in life. For the record, the post is for my address. It didn't need to look perfect. Life isn't perfect. Have a nice day.
Greg, you paint the post, ya know, like a couple of times. And the thing about the high desert, we don't get a whole bunch of rain. But thanks for your concern.
It was more tiring watching this than the actual job should have been. Just empty the bag and pour water on it. I have watched people several post in the time this video took to do one.
@@barbarahouggati2338 they say hole depth is 25-50% of the pole above ground. I did 8' 4x4 poles set 2' into the ground (6' above ground)...worked great.
He drove 500 miles to the most far away, desolate location he could find and set a fence post in the ground. Epic.
Erix7810 😂
And used two bags of 100 lb of concrete for 1 Post to put house numbers on it not a mailbox, fence, or even a gate just numbers I think you overdid it with the concrete
It's actually las vegas. Lol
Hell no...we live just outside of Santa Fe...it's the high desert and it looks a lot like that, and it's only 20 minutes into town.
😂😂
One thing he's wrong about: He says you never can add too much water. Wrong. More than the directed amount of water = weak concrete. Lower strength, reduced durability, shrinkage cracking. Not going to matter much on a 4' post in the desert, but in general that's bad advice.
This is the least satisfying yet most gripping video I think I've ever watched
I just finished setting post hardware in Quikcrete… and yes, pre mixing is totally un necessary! Level off your post or hardware, poor Quickcrete ( dry ) 3/4 to the top of the hole, pour 1/2 gallon of water on it, ( I jab it a bit with a piece of rebar to get the water evenly dispersed ), pour the Qiuckcrete to the top of the hole, add more water, level of and done!
I worked for a big builder for many decades and our fence companies always did it that way they poured the dry cement in and then poured water on top and that was it it would be too time consuming to be mixing in a wheelbarrow and walking the wheelbarrow back and forth over the sod
Good idea to level the cement down away from the post on all sides so water runs away from it. Probably not a big problem in a desert though.
I'm going to do this too and am skeptical about not mixing seems poor how does the water equally mix with the quickrete yet it seems to work so OK
Can’t miss a single Bed, Bath, & Beyond flyer!
Looking at the terrain, seems like you could use the post for navigation... 😀
Is he coming back?
The dry pour may be more for people like me. I live in central NC and form the looks of things, our soil holds a bit more water than yours. To create a pond, you just dig a hole, it will fill while you dig. 🙂 I am about to install some 4x4 posts, I'll try to remember to do the first 1 dry pour.
1 gallon of water per bag. Pour the bag in, pour your gallon of water, cover with dirt or w/e you dug up after 2-3 minutes. Simple as that and it works fine.
So why does his bag say 1.9 liters. So stupid i swear i recall having the same conflicting information when i got the same product. Not really clear on the water part or has different instructions
No. He read 4 pints per bag. 2 pints = 1 quart. 2Q = 1/2 gallon.
@@milostea Which equals 1.9 liters per 50 lb bag. At least me and you get it. 👍🏼
No worries about frost line depth there!
I am installing a steel/metal fencing post. The hole that I dug is 3 feet 9 inches deep with a diameter of 14 inches. How bags of Quikrete do you think I would need assuming I want the Quikrete to come up to ground level.
I wanna see more Chris Kelly videos. He’s a cool guy!!
Anyone know if he’s tried this method before?
Was it okay to use Quikrete Non-Shrink Precision Grout to hold up a wooden fence? It comes in a white package.
I tried to find that red-packaged one at Menards but I could not. So I bought this one with the white package.
No idea!
Do you live in 29 palms, yucca valley, or Joshua tree? Was the post sturdy?
29 Palms. Sturdy as hell!
I also wasn't sure about this Cat's picture on the bag just a dumpin it in the hole , ana addin in some water so i looked it up here on the Tube and found this video helpful...thanks man...p.s. your out there in the Boonies thats very kool i expect your closest neighbor must be a Dollar General
Thanks for testing their claim..You’re clearly in the middle of nowhere:)
Followed directions on bag to a T, hardly soaked up water at all. Had to mix up and redo.
The bag also says dont mix
Only way to put any kind of post in! Done it way to many times!
Trying to make the mailbox Graboid proof.
Graboids. I get it. I wonder how many people know what a Graboid is. Last night I just saw a similar sort of movie called The Burrowers which is set in the old West.
Burt Gummer would approve
I used the same stuff to set a 4 x 4 fence post and the water would not settle through the mixture, it just pooled on the top and took 30 minutes to drain through. Anybody else have this issue?
Yes but it absorbs all the way , this concrete mix is designed to work that way. I dug the concrete out because I thought the concrete didn’t harden all the way through . It was solid 3 bags worth. 1 gallon of water per bag
@@Tierone1337 Would you recommend one bag then one gallon of water and then the second bag then the second gallon of water and so forth?
Build that wall! Build that wall!
Thanks John. So... You're happy with the results?
Yes!
Where do you live, Mars?
Wonder Valley, very similar.
I'm pretty sure Mars has less dead vegetation
@@SirPhilMcCrackinVonBeggington but see in the winter it rains a little bit and the vegetation gets green. And then it gets hot and the vegetation gets brown. But then it rains a little and guess what? It gets green!
How far is your nearest Walmart? 🤔
too close...40 minutes.
Who's stopping by to check the mail out there?? Aliens??
I learned alot.I need to put a hunting cam on top of a beam along the back fence line in my yard.Vagrants have settled in and must be monitered.Ah the joys of the big city.
Nature Zone 66 lmao
Bro I dont think many people are gonna drive by and see that mailbox 🤣😂🤣😂
I sure hope not.
The mailman is going to see it every day!
" No ones gonna be navigating by it." Hahahahahah nice one.
Post update please
The post is still a post. Standing true and proud.
Lol better than those dry pours people do.
You have a very nice voice for media, just saying
Sounds like Mike Rowe.
im no expert.. but i just did something similar.. 4x4 post for a mailbox.. i added like less than a quarter of cement.. sprayed water in there.. a good amount.. let it sit for a couple hours and was hard as a rock.. 2 bags for one little post is excessive, in my opinion. That seems like the amount youd use for a heavy heavy beam.. Next day post is hard as a rock, not moving
Dear Lord
As a person that also strives for proper perfection and a good overkill approach in most situations, I have to ask will someone notice the sign being a "little this way or that" after driving down this bumpy road to read you sign, only to leave because it's not plumb, and square to the earth's rotational axis and coordinates and that you only used QUIKRETE® to set the post?
A. Yes.
Ok, carry-on.
*The real question is... Why do you want to sell your property and end up with neighbors after working hard to get away from the infestation?
*If it was mine, I'd build 7' fort walls and a killer gate around the property lines and dig a swimming pool with a massive pergola and skate it everyday.
Hank Schrader is buried near here
Can neither confirm nor deny.
Lucerne valley, Johnson Valley, high desert California
I did some time near there I think “high dessert “.
you dont need to put up the sway bars if you are doing it this way. put sand below and have a collar.
Well. That was fascinating. You set a single fence post in a desert. Congratulations.
dickhead.....
This comment is hilarious 😂
@StahlBlitz Damn straight!
It was educational.
Next day? I want to see in one hour if it works.
I've used this stuff 100 times, literally! It sets up really fast. It's definitely rock hard (pun intended) the next day, but certainly hard enough to remove braces within an hour or less depending on the temperature outside, temperature or the ground, type of soil, etc.
😂
You are 'plumbing up' the post not 'leveling' the post.
The drive there took way longer than the cement to settle
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He's all flabbergasted that it worked. Lmao
Is that an UFO thats shooting this video 😆
For this project... Trust me, you over engineered it. You're definitely good for about the next thousand years with that post lol 😅
No way I would listen to someone wearing a hat like that.
Why does that look like a 7 Line Army (Mets) tattoo on his arm!
Caveat emptor - "Buyer beware"
I hope that was evian....might not settle if not
Also works with Fiji!
😄
Dude ! You need to water your grass !
work smart, not necessarily 'so' hard.
I like how you walk past the "Vehicle" carrying the bag and stating you have to take the bag 350 yards down the road...
That's how men do.
@@johnkenower perhaps where you live. I however would use the vehicle..
@@johnkenower lol by working harder not smarter?
Its all good brother!
@@robcharuk2351 Here' the thing, when your car has been sitting in the desert summer sun for more than say...5 minutes. It's hot. Like really, really, hot. So, taking your 50 pound bag of Quickcrete and loading it into your car to drive, actually more like 80 yards, isn't working smart, it's kinda dopey. Kinda like doing work in the midday sun when you live on the doorstep of the Mojave desert. And besides, I spend enough damn time in my car. Don't we all? Live people!! Get out of your cars! Breathe the air! Or buy a wheelbarrow, which I did. But really, thanks for taking so much interest in my wellbeing. Or was it just snark? No, no...why would people randomly troll a dude's youtube page to just leave snarky comments?That would be sad. Almost as sad as not using your car to haul a 50 pound bag of qucikcrete. Peace bros.
@@johnkenower vastly underrated comment
Not much of a demonstration if you cant follow the bag directions. Stop screwing with it and just pour the water in!
That post was split to shit....
It's not good practice to set a wood post in concrete anyway because of rot lol
Exactly. Probably won't last more than 50 years or so.
That's why you put about 5 inches of gravel in the hole first, then the post and concrete. That way the wood isn't sitting in a pool of water. Also use pressure treated wood if you can afford it. If the ground is more loose soil than clay, it will drain anyway on it's own even more so the gravel layer isn't as important.
@@newmanfertig886 😄
@@rkgsd also this guy probably gets 3" of rain a year and I guarantee that sand drains well.
WHY SET A POST THAT IS SPILT.. REAL " EXPERT"
Hey David, where do you see the word "expert"? And writing in caps means you're yelling. Stop yelling at people. Be a kind human. That's your job in life. For the record, the post is for my address. It didn't need to look perfect. Life isn't perfect. Have a nice day.
If you’re going to criticize someone, at least make sure your spelling is correct. “Judge not, lest ye be judged.”
Joshua tree?
Wonder Valley, close.
Or you know just use soil like it's totally not healthy for the earth to use dirt or soil
Look at the post, cracked from top to bottom, who would use something that is just asking to take on water so it can crack open....? Now THAT's funny!
Greg, you paint the post, ya know, like a couple of times. And the thing about the high desert, we don't get a whole bunch of rain. But thanks for your concern.
@@johnkenower Sorry John, I didnt understand that, never been exposed to that. Best of luck.
I've got cracked deck boards that are 20 years old. Just slap some stain oil on em.
Ever been to the Mojave? Not known for rain.
Bologna, i use this product 50 times and is perfect. He doesn’t know
Edgar, did you watch the video? Come on man.
Is this a fucking joke
It was more tiring watching this than the actual job should have been. Just empty the bag and pour water on it. I have watched people several post in the time this video took to do one.
Thanks for your input Todd.
I was warned by 2 people to have the hole be 18-24" deep due to frost concerns. Your thoughts?
@@barbarahouggati2338 not a lot of frost in the high desert. But I'm sure it's a legit concern. But I still try and do about 24" hole.
@@barbarahouggati2338 they say hole depth is 25-50% of the pole above ground. I did 8' 4x4 poles set 2' into the ground (6' above ground)...worked great.
Todd's just a tired guy.