ALERT: Hole Digging Addicts Are Everywhere
Beware of installers and contractors who dig holes for fences, signs and decks. Digging a hole is a subjective task . . . one contractor thinks a 16″ hole works just as good as a 36″ one . . . another thinks that 1/3 of a bag of concrete fluffed up around the top of a post is the same as three full bags of concrete in a properly dug hole . . . I mean after all, do you have any way of ensuring that they are doing what they should?
Did they put it in writing how deep they were going to dig? Did they tell you how they quantitatively ensure that their installations are worthy of your money? Are you going to be on site while they do the work or are you going to dig up some of the posts after they leave to check?
Some contractors have open minds and good work ethics, many however just want to get the job done so they can get paid. I find fences and signs that are leaning or fallen over all the time . . . the reason? Rotten and / or poorly installed posts.
What’s the solution?
Oz-Post Post Anchors from www.Oz-Post.com
With Oz-Post, the contractor doesn’t get to guess how deep is deep enough. They don’t get to cut corners with minimal amounts of concrete because they know you won’t dig it up to check their work.
With Oz-Post, when you see the metal on top, you know EXACTLY what is beneath the surface and how deep it goes. With Oz-Post, your posts are protected from damage done by landscape management equipment, i.e. weed-whackers. With Oz-Post, your wood posts are NOT sitting in moisture and softening up so they can rot out and deteriorate.
Unfortunately, Oz-Post is like many other new technologies . . . the main benefactor of the invention is usually not the installer but the end user. The installer has been doing things the same old way that his grandfather did them and even though the new products may save him time and energy (and oftentimes money) and be a better value to you, he isn’t going to change unless you the customer require him to.
So beware of contracting work out to people who only know and want to do what they have always done. You can only expect what you inspect. If you aren’t going to be on site to measure each hole and concrete application, then you need to find a contractor that will use the Oz-Post . . . there are lots of old-school workers out there that are addicted to digging holes and pouring concrete. A 12 inch hole is still a hole and it can look just like a 36 inch hole when you see it from the top with a little concrete on top like icing on a cake.
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