"Eric" wrote in message
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I need to cut 2 holes in my concrete patio, each one will have
a 4x4 stuck in it and then concreted up again so i have a sturdy post.
I'm putting in a fence and gate on one end of my patio so i can let
my daughter out to play there.
I need these holes to be big enough to allow me to move the post a bit
to get things to line up right (6" holes?)
Anyway, whats the easiest way to do this? What if i hire a contractor, how
much do you think that would that cost me?
Thanks,
Eric

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Just did this two weeks ago for my new gate with 4x6s. I drill small holes
around a 12" circle with a sds rotary hammer but I couldn't bust out the
concrete with it. I brought in a breaker hammer (jackhammer) the next day to
break through - 6" of solid concrete slab was the reason. The holes were
2.6' deep done with one of those hand held post hole diggers that turns
straight down. Contractors wanted $400 per hole! No thanks. It went pretty
fast, about 4 hours for both holes - so I paid myself $200 per hour.