My uncle told me to always set posts in wet concrete, not dry mix. Tried it on a 50-foot cedar fence in Spokane last fall and the whole thing is leaning now.

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My uncle gave me the same advice on a shed project in Tacoma. I used wet mix and the whole thing settled so crooked the door wouldn't close. Had to use a car jack to lift the corner and shove gravel under it. Honestly, my DIY projects are just lessons in how to fix my own mistakes.

murray.gray7d ago

Ugh, my buddy did that with a deck post. He just dumped concrete powder in the hole and sprayed it with a hose. The whole thing sank six inches by spring. Sometimes the old shortcuts just make more work.