[TheForge] planting gates

[Dave Brown]

One rule of thumb that I'd follow is to be sure the bottom of the concrete 
and post is deeper than your maximum frost line.  Anything less will be 
subject to frost heaving.

Dave Brown

At 06:18 AM 10/16/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Is there a rule of thumb about guestimating the depth and volume of
>concrete needed to plant a gate post? I would assume that the height
>of the post and the weight of the gate are important factors, and I'm
>sure there's some science involved - I'm just looking for some ideas.
>
>edge
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