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    Posted by BenRead on 12 February 2010 at 16:01

    Afternoon all,

    We have a job coming in for a large post sign, there will be 2 8ft x 4ft sheets and 1 8ft x 2 ft sheet which will be channelled and clipped on to posts.

    My questions are:

    I have been told that i can only get steel posts at 6000mm long?

    I am having someone carry out a site survey to ensure there are no services etc going on underground.

    How do i dig the hole, ordinarily we would use a spade, but as its going down atleast 1m how would i do this?

    Would you suggest 3 Posts or 2?

    Cheers Ben

    Peter Dee replied 15 years, 10 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • Geraint Rhys Williams

    Member
    12 February 2010 at 19:01

    You can dig the hole with ‘Shove Holers’ – go to a good builders merchant. They are a double handled shovel which you lift the soil back out with.

    You can get posts over 6m, but it may be a street lighting column cut down.

    Wouldnt like to say how many posts you need though, depends on the weight and total area of the sign. ( I Would guess that your going to need a fair bit of concrete for that though)

  • Mike Chalk

    Member
    15 February 2010 at 08:45

    Ben
    My steel stockist keeps galvanized tube in 7.5 mtr lengths. Hire a hole boring tool from you local builders merchant and loads of concrete

  • Peter Dee

    Member
    15 February 2010 at 09:26

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