How to set a post the right way! NO DRY POUR 

That reaction is so precious 🥰 good job dad!

Just brought a tear to my eye. My wife and I have been trying to have a kid, 8 years now. I would love to be able to build ANYTHING for my kids one day.

That’s how you pour a post properly, and that’s what a great dad does for his children! Didn’t buy him something expensive he’ll break, nor did he give him an object for him to shoot at. Good ol childhood fun in the back yard and awesome memories. Mike you are the man

Thanks for teaching us about all sorts of fun cement projects : ) and having a GREAT attitude! 🤘🏼 lots of good tips too.

Oh my gosh…his reaction was priceless!!!! Soooo adorable ♥️

Thanks for including his reaction, makes all the hard work worth it :) Well done!

This video was so good I momentarily wanted to have a kid so I could build something like this for them.

Excellent video! Your son is absolutely adorable too! 😇💖 I really appreciate your suggestion to add depth marks on the post hole digger because where I live the ground is so rocky that it's easy to get sidetracked by a rock eradicating vendetta and forget about the task of the proper depth of each hole. 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️😅 A tractor with a 3-point-hitch & a hole auger attachment is a worthwhile investment, but I've had to back-fill more than 1 hole with rocks because it's kinda fun to defeat hardpan and bedrock... 😅 so dept-markings on equipment would come in handy! 🏆🤯🏆😎

Great video! Amazing 1 hour dry time. Wonderful to see kids enjoy your work!

Your kid is the star of this one.

I love your son's reaction:) Thanks for sharing!

That's awesome. Thanks for the video. Also, super awesome that you showed your child's precious reaction without putting him out there. Great Job!!!

You left out the best part: spending 20 minutes making sure your posts are inline with each other and all the other posts, while having to re-plumb them over and over throughout the process.

His reaction made my heart so happy. You are such a sweet dad. Congratulations 👏 plus you educate society. Amazing 😍

Great job 👏 Loved seeing those little feet dance around in happiness.

I'm digging (pun somewhat intended) the marked depth on the post hole digger!

You make it look easy, sir :-) That is one happy little climber!

If you make a zip line I totally want to see how :) Also props for keeping your kids face off the video, I don't think enough people really think things through before sticking there kids in their youtube videos

That reaction is priceless. “What pieces do we have to add?” Wonderful. Great job, Dad!

Little man had the happy feet going he was excited.

Rapid set is my fav brand and use the diff mixes for all my projects. They are pretty great and customer support, no, service…..actually is there to help you Great job👍🏻

!!! You’re such an excellent dad!!!

Thank you first for protecting your son’s identity! I always worry about others who share publicly their lives and interactions with their kids, although I understand it, in todays world it’s too risky which is sad but reality! And secondly thank you for the demonstration, I have several projects I’m very behind on that require digging holes for posts. One thing I’m struggling with is if I want the post in the ground or instead raised by building a concrete form to raise the post off of the ground. I have yet to really see a detailed explanation and demonstration on how deep to dig for concrete posts that raise up off the ground, is it the same depth required for posts that go into the ground, is rebar or metal required, etc.? I’d love to see you break that one down! I’ve seen others like Frank Howarth do concrete forms for raising posts off of the ground but I always wonder if you have to dig down as deep as you would for a wood post or if it isn’t necessary

AWESOME , Love all the stuff you do 🙂

I'm super inspired. Now to get my ass off the couch 😅

So true use the right application for the job.

That’s Awesome!!

Sweet project. Lucky kid

I like your add in build man. Very cool !

Job well done dad!! an adorable age!! enjoy it as they grow up way way too quick!!

Hanging kid basket lol Nice!

Nice job!

Great video!

I love the idea of marking the depth on the post hole digger handle. I agree with your son, a zip line would be awesome

Little Builds needs a real rock wall to climb, sculpted like your parging video.

Thanks!!!

I build fences same day with dry pour all the time. You just have to check for plumb at the end of the day and brace as needed. We screw on the 2x4 framing.

Nice!!

Admit it Dad you really are adding on for yourself to play. 😂 Great job Michael! ❤

SWEET!

Your a great dad

Another great video. Thanks. By the way, I did not know you had a son and so that was nice to see as well.

Little Builds-approved

Love it. Lol

The stone on the bottom does not heave with frost. So your total hole depth only needs to be as deep as your frostline and all stone and structural material on top can be above. Total depth is the only factor to use.

Good ad for rapid set.

I just last week set 4 steel 4X4 posts and I had one of those "Why didn't I think of this before" moments. Number 1, I used one of the post level tools that strap onto the post so you don't have to hold up a level while working, but the big thing is I used a saw horse and a C-Clamp to hold the post for me instead of the temporary angled sticks. It worked great!

with the right soil type you don't even need the concrete. Just tamp in the soil you removed with the post hole digger. That's how we always did it on fences and corrals on the ranch. Never once did we use concrete to set posts. If it's good enough for 2000lb bulls, it's good enough. The concrete is a whole lot faster though, and less sweaty work.

Having a cheap post level makes the job a lot easier than fiddling with a regular level.

Awesome work, great reaction video, and smart thinking keeping his identity private.

So ,off topic for the video, but I am wondering if you can help 🥺. I want to do a decorative finish on my existing concrete floor and I saw an amazing artist using stencils with plaster and I was like OMG I wonder if that would work with concrete. Hopefully you see my comment and I've given you an awesome future video. ❤ Love your channel.

The issue I'm having is how do you determine the angle of the post. I mean how would I know if the post put at the back of the yard are not only level but are on an even line with the post close to the house. Basically making a perfect square if that makes sense? I never see any youtube videos showing this.

I have 2 flag poles set by dry pour. I have to dig them out because it cracked.

I must be getting old because i was thinking a bench to sit on be nice. A side table for my tea. Haha.

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Where did you buy the kids play house at???

I cannot wait to see the rock climbing wall.... Using the same techniques from earlier videos for texturing brincks... slap and sculp.

Heeeey Michael!

I'm wondering id concrete is a requirement? Having witnessed the headache of having to dig out concrete when a post rots I'd prefer to use gravel and tamp it in. If that's not permissible then I'd rather use post anchors.

666 likes. I was gonna like anyway, but needed to get on that a bit quicker lol

His reaction to cute

Hey Michael I've done it pretty much like you do but I've had a bunch of ppl say that the pressure treated wood shouldn't be set in concrete. I've never had a problem. Any thoughts?

You're Son is Truly Beautiful he has a Beautiful Heart and Soul I just Truly Love the Joy and happiness and the appreciation he has for all you did for him just Truly beautiful I just Truly Love it all excellent job Dad keep up the Awesomeness because you and your Son are Truly Awesome Thanks for sharing made my days and nights that much more Brighter Thanks again GOD BLESS you and your family and pets if you have any GOD BLESS you all Today Always and Forever and Eternally Amen 💓💗😍😘🥰💖💝💕💞💓💗😍😘🥰💖💝💖💝💖🥰😘😍😍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💖💝💕💞💖💝💖💝💖💝💖💝💖

I would just recommend putting a Hangar on that center floor joist.

No matter what, there is always one rail that splits... 90% of the time, Every time. Even pre drilling won't always work.

Nice Video. #STAYSAFE #PHILLYPHILLY 🇺🇸

The "right way" is to tamp the soil around the post and not use concrete at all. It ain't theasy way, but it's the cowboy way, and your posts won't rot off in 5 years.

Depth marks on post hole diggers... bruh that's clutch

What about the foamy stuff instead?

Garden auger and quickcrete : 15 minute job, no muss no fuss. "Right" isn't always right.

I get so jealous seeing people dig with post hole diggers. We have so many 6inch+ rocks in the PNW you can’t dig without making the hole 3-4 times larger than needed.

Video idea.. Chess is exploding on RU-vid .. we need an outdoor cement chess table.. and it needs to be smooth and polished so the felt on the chess pieces glide smoothly..

It didn't look like you filled the hole the whole way with concrete. Interesting. You didn't mention it but I assume there must be a reason.

❤I have a big farm house land veiw horses I m going to make that hole thing for me no slide but I want a swing and it will be up a hill that's level and there a 12 ft cliff ish and I can run A zip line out and down cuz it's teared then another 15 feet down there's a 75 foot red wood tree out about 65 ft. Cool thank I'll fun furn. Bean bag. Cook top an gym stuff cool🎉😂

we can send you some nice solar lights if you need some.

Lol, I highly doubt any fence companies are hand digging 42 inches🤭 definitely a DIY depth without a machine...

@3:30 "And after 1 hour, we can detach these, and get to work" I feel like im missing something- why are these being detached at this point? And in the next scene- Theyre still attached. Am i missing something? Is this meant to be a "and 1 hour after weve poured the concrete..." Or was this an out of place edit?

I love your videos because I am a new home owner and want to make everything you do. However, 25 years of business tells me NEVER through a brand under the bus. You never know what bridge you may burn, and I really want you to make a ton of money at this. Remember the red bag owns a ton of other companies, just because you are loyal to rapidset doesn’t mean you can’t promote another red bag brand. Food for thought my friend

The "proper" Way to set a post is to not use concrete in the 1st place, it rots the Post. You should use dirt and a heavy thin tamper to set the post. Add abot 2" of dirt at a time and pack the shit out of it with a rod. It Will be stronger than concrete and last far longer. If your lazy use the expanding foam stuff. It will atleast seal out water and somewhat compress the dirt surrounding the post hole. At least you added gravel.

The "right way" is to never, ever put a wooden post in concrete. At least if you are east of central Kansas.

You are da man!

You've already done it wrong having that bag of concrete and using it to incase your post i make it Rot away faster can't believe people are still doing it the wrong way claiming how right they are doing it

Stopped the video halfway through could not listen to the silly rock music playing over your voice honestly friend the music does not make you anymore special just give us a simple video along with good advise if I want to listen to music I will go to a rock concert

Talking about frost line for a bloody toy. FFS. Just auger a little tight, whack the post in and you're good to go. Your kid will grow out of it long before it wears out.

Funny. Piers and footings and posts tend to be the ONE PLACE where traditional concrete guys will say "yeah, you can do a dry pour for something like that"! LOL All these dry pour videos are driving these guys crazy