Posted by Lloyd in South Carolina on April 12, 2011 at 10:13:19 from (162.111.235.36):
Have a tech question on cement. Here's the input data.
#1 Poured cement for the gate posts Sunday, 24" by 6'6" holes. I believe I used just over 2 yards to fill the 2 holes.
#2 The holes were wet, in fact 5' of water in them just before I poured. Ground water, not rain runoff. Pumped the water out, started pouring the cement. Bottom 3' of each hole, made a dry mix,,, just damp,,, cause there was water coming back in the holes. After I poured each wheel barrow in, mixed it as best i could with a long handled shovel.
#3 Used portand cement type II. Mixed by hand in a mixer, tried to stay a little rich on the mix.
#4 See the pictures, the gates and a pic from the block manurfacter gallery. There will be 68 of those block/stones dry stacked around each I beam, they are 41 lbs each, so 2,788 lbs sitting on or around each post.
THE QUESTION......... How long do I wait for the concrete to cure before I dare add these to complete the project?
Thanks for your help with this!! You'all are always in the know!
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