[TheForge] planting gates

[lama]

"Frost Line"?
That must be the line at the snow ball stand.
dave m

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Brown" <quahog@tds.net>


> 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