I have a project coming up where I might use these as I will need ten piers slightly raised above ground level. What I have been reading and seen on you tube people dig a hole and shove the tube all the way in the ground and fill it up. Why?
It seems to me it would be much better to dig the hole and only shove a few inches of the tube in the hole and then fill it up so that the concrete fits and fills the hole completely and will be solid. Shoving the tube all the way in seems like it would just wind up being a wobbly weight as the tube isn稚 going to fit the hole perfectly. Concrete is heavy but it is pretty easy to wobble it around on the end of a pole if it isn稚 firmly seated in the ground.
Here is a video of what I am talking about. How to Build Deck Footings with QUIKRETE® - YouTube
It seems to me it would be much better to dig the hole and only shove a few inches of the tube in the hole and then fill it up so that the concrete fits and fills the hole completely and will be solid. Shoving the tube all the way in seems like it would just wind up being a wobbly weight as the tube isn稚 going to fit the hole perfectly. Concrete is heavy but it is pretty easy to wobble it around on the end of a pole if it isn稚 firmly seated in the ground.
Here is a video of what I am talking about. How to Build Deck Footings with QUIKRETE® - YouTube