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Wood splitting wedge or masonry chisel okay to use for breaking up concrete?
Keep the post in the concrete and use the post as a lever to help you remove the post with the concrete in one go.
Once the concrete and post are out a sledge will easily remove the concrete from the ...
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Wood splitting wedge or masonry chisel okay to use for breaking up concrete?
Easy option:
Keep the concrete in place and get a fence post support that goes in it. Could be one with 4 screws (one in each side) or one like that:
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Is it workable to use a wedge for ...
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Wood splitting wedge or masonry chisel okay to use for breaking up concrete?
Masonry will help but not so much without pre-drill.
Get a hammer drill and good concrete drill and weaken the concrete by drilling holes.
That will also tell you how deep the concrete goes.
Mechanics,...
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Picture frame deck - Where to mount posts?
This is how I have done in the past. This works well so the "Picture Frame" boards finish even with the inside of railing post (4x4 assumed) so you have less notching to do - actually will ...
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