On Jun 3, 3:54�am, hillpc wrote:
I'm making a home tennis court out of an asphalt paved area. �I've
already bought the net and posts. �The specified concrete footing for
each tennis net post is a 30" square at the bottom, tapering up over a
height of 42" into an 18" diameter circle at the top. A drawing is athttp://sportsbuilders.org/page.php?id=96&from[]=11&from[]=12&from[]=13&..
Could I use 3/4" plywood to make a form strong enough to contain this
much concrete without blowing out or breaking? I think the bigger job
may actually be cutting out a big enough square out of the asphalt
(32"?) so I can then rent a 30" auger to dig 42" deep, cut the corners
out to a square with a shovel, and then drop the empty form in, and
somehow hold it down while pouring the roughly ton of concrete into
each one. �After stripping the form, backfill with dirt and repair the
asphalt. �Any suggestions for me? �I'm thinking readymix concrete for
the little over 1 cubic yard I need to avoid all that mixing, and it's
probably cheaper than buying eighty 80" bags of concrete mix.
Sounds way over the top to me. It depends on your local ground
conditions.
Hard rocky ground would need nothing like this. Your hole does not
have to be accurate. In fact if it'a bit irregular it helps. The
round bit on top is just for appearance. The whole purpose of the
exercise is to keep the post vertical when you tension the net. It's
an award amount of concrete. A lot to mix by hand and a small amount
to have delivered. You could eke out the concrete by adding stones/
other hard rubble at intervals as you fill the hole.