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**Check out this helpful tip for setting fence posts with Quikrete! No water needed!**
Have you ever struggled with setting a fence post using the red bag of Quikrete? Well, I’m here to share a little-known secret that will make your life so much easier. You don’t actually have to use water when using the red bag of Quikrete to set a fence post.
In this video, I will show you step-by-step how to set a fence post without the hassle of water. By simply pouring the Quikrete directly into the hole, you can save time and effort. Then, shake the fence post to pack everything down and check for levelness from both directions.
After that, all you have to do is put dirt over the Quikrete with your foot and pack it down. That’s it! The moisture from the ground will take care of the rest.
Watch how easy and efficient this method is in action in the video below. Don’t miss out on this valuable tip for hassle-free fence post installation.
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**Timestamps:**
– 0:00 – Introduction
– 0:35 – Step 1: Pouring the Quikrete into the hole
– 1:10 – Step 2: Shaking the fence post to pack everything down
– 2:05 – Step 3: Checking for levelness
– 2:47 – Step 4: Adding dirt and packing it down
– 3:21 – Conclusion
**Resources:**
– [Quikrete Official Website](https://www.quikrete.com/)
– [Fence Post Installation Guide](https://www.example.com/fence-post-installation-guide)
Hey, just speaking from experience hereEve Gravel
I usually use those red bags, they’re so good I just show it to the post and the post stays in place without pouring any concrete in there 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Sure, you can dry set a post…BUT… If you do it like you show, that post will rot off just below or at ground level in a few years, because the dirt is touching it, and that zone has all the aerobic activity in it that will rot the wood, not to mention if you have termites or carpenter ants they will eat that post up.
Always have the concrete end ABOVE soil level, and another thing I do is, I treat that critical ground contacting area of my posts with Flex seal, before putting it in the ground to help water resistance. No, I don't work with Phil Swift. Haven't had to replace any post I've set in the last 20 years from rot though.
I've actually found that just starting at the hole with great intensity for an extended period of time just manifest the fence into existence. Trust me, im an astronaut.
These comments are funny af..i actually 100% LmAo😂
I guess you are a genius 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
you've noticed a lot of people?
Where?
So you’re lazy? And bad at your job? Good to know lol
How about in permafrost? I’m only able to scrape about an inch of soil out a week, but I should be able to get those holes dug before it freezes again.
Kewl, I'll stop emptying my bladder into the post holes now and just kick some dry dirt over the top. You know you can also change your engine oil without replacing the filter….You can use the toilet without wiping afterwards. Put on your shoes without tying the laces. Eat cereal without milk. You can even have sex without a partner.
Or you could drink a few beers, urinate on the Kwikrete and repeat at every hole. Then tell the wife what a long day it was.😮😅
Ive noticed a lot of people don't know this but it's called "PLUMB" . Its annoying when people do that. 😂
Pliant lazy. If your getting paid to build a fence DONT BE A SCHMUCK
YOU SAID LEVEL THE POST UP, REALLY, LEVEL?
Even a little piss in it will make it better
I mean, how hard is it to pour some water from a bucket on the concrete mix?
"So a lot of people don't know this,but concrete takes 2/3 of the life off of your wooden fence post. But that is ok, because you don't know sh*t to begin with."
Dirt on a post causes rot
The post will rot if you don’t slop the concrete away from the post. I know this from personal experience.
I don’t think u should make a video like this some people are dumb and can’t tell ur joking
Yeah, that is definitely not working where I live.
PEE ON IT!!!
Plumb not level
A slight breeze gonna blow ur fence over bud
Just use that foam in a bag. Get a couple so you can redo it in a week.
Do not do this. If you want your post to stay and not go with the wind, take the 30 seconds and use a damn hose
People do shit work like this so others will comment. It boosts the video reach.
Use broken brick or big rocks to plumb post in place
reason shampoo has instructions.
I pee on mine
Water is so cheap
First red flag; your fence post is level 😂
Me in southern california: what moisture in the ground?
Does this work in states with a lot of dry clay, not dirt?
What if it's a "DRY HEAT"? Does the moisture in the ground still exist? F No is the answer.
There's just the issue of structural instability before it sets which could be a ling time if the ground is dry and if it doesn't rain.
Don't let the termite's get to the post 😮
If you havent been to the southwest, you should go.
Do people honestly believe this garbage? Surely people aren't that stupid.
Definitely pack the concrete in around the post, and definitely pour some water on it.
Definitely need water. Especially in dry climates. Good luck letting the Crete set up before post falls out of level or square.
Yeah no way especially if you live in CA
Typo, rather than "Not everyone knows this" try using "Nobody intelligent does this"👍
That's BS it doesn't work as good
You also don’t level it.
You check to make sure it’s plumb.
I don't know 😕 I think anyone is lazy if they're not able to mix a bag or two 🤔 I use a big drill and a 6 gallon bucket and a hose takes me about 60 seconds anyone using this has not a care
The post will move though by the time it dries
FYI, you're using your level to check plum. Level is horizontal, vertical is plum.
You didn’t check LEVEL twit. That is plumb.