Postcrete as brick mortar?

[grim_d]

Often, allegedly:-)

Thing is, I have never had any real success with an expensive solution to a simple problem. I specifically told the builders not to use postcrete for the electric gate. Since he ignored this I have had to construct a brace and use a good deal of concrete to set it AND install another deep post and install a stainless stay wire in another direction. I am not at all happy about this.
The same guy used a hook and eye for the top pivot instead of letting me make a proper hinge, as I said. So that was something else I had to rectify. Postcrete may be okay fixing a three foot fence post but absolutely useless fitting a post supporting a five bar gate spanning te driveway.

Can you tell I was not happy?

It kind of sounds like the chap doing your gate was more of an issue than the product?

See it's not an expensive solution because the time saved outweighs the cost per bag.

It's tremendous stuff, and works great for far more than 3 foot fences (my own 6ft high, feather edge windbreak is testament to this.)

Its probably not be the best solution for your heavy cantilever driveway gate, but at the same time it's still concrete, it might set in a few minutes but still takes a month or so to cure, if they hung the gate on 20 minutes after putting it in then it's quite easy to loosen a post.

I've actually removed a post from postcrete within an hour of using it without any drama, a good hard wiggle and it'll pop out....try that in a few days though and you are in a world of hurt, the post just snaps.

It also doesn't help that most people don't read the damn bag and use it completely the wrong way.

 

[DAPPH]

Sat my six foot long 100 mm x 10 mm thick galv steel walled post on levelled up bricks in the bottom of both 350 x 350 square holes , hung the four foot high 1.5 mtr wide gates gently pushed the mills pins in to hold them on the four sets of three brass bearer hinge washers , then carefully lifted the gates up level & squared across on bricks & slate , then G clamped then true , using an old fencing panel to get & keep them vertical till the quick set had cured enough a few days later .
It's now 18 years ago that I did that work at my old bungalow , looking at them on Google Earth they are still there looking rock solid