HOW TO SET POSTS IN CONCRETE - dig a hole, fix a pole, pour concrete - for beginners

A wire is inserted around the post for concrete reinforcement, while pieces of brick should fix the pole. This is to prevent the ultimate disaster of a pole changing its angle while concrete cures.
Even a small movement of a pole during concrete curing might make it unusable in a structure - with demolition hammer as the only repair strategy, followed by a restart from scratch. Fixing a pole with few pieces of stone might look somewhat unprofessional, but in my view, pieces of stone only reinforce the concrete, so no need to invest time in more complicated but visually more elegant strategies. This work is now three years old with six such poles holding quite a heavy wooden roof. I test it occasionally and it is as stable as on day one. The only improvement I plan to do is to raise the level of waterproof concrete by a few inches above the ground to limit the exposure of a metal rod to soil and water.
For reassurance, the construction is now over two years old and the four poles with the rather heavy construction they support are perfectly stable.

[MsNatalie]

Hi Marco!
I like your video. Question: to set 4 posts in concrete like it is shown in your video would be applied to such statement as "to form a foundation/concrete placement"? Thank you!

[msy]

Can I still get a reply in this video if I ask a simpler manner to use poles for badminton court🙏🏾

[seadog]

Informative video to be sure but, with all the questions about the use of the rocks and with all your responses about them being used to prop up the pole as the cement dries it begs the question……Why not use rapid set cement like you stated not to in the intro (you never gave a reason)??? I mean even the bags have an illustration on them of a guy setting a fence post! And from what I read you don’t mix it, you pour it in dry and add water.

[terrim.]

Speak in your videos so we can watch and not have to read the comments. Lost me on the 2nd screen.

[jonnboimuhfucka]

Whats up with the garbage chunks of rocks thrown in the concrete kind of pointless if you ask me

[michaelquintana]

Lol i have to throw in bricks an other shit in there??

[neckarsulme]

working too hard with that manual hole digger...rent a gas one cheap

[coreybodle]

Is this serious? C'mon Man! Some of these guus dont have a clue lmao