TIMBA-WOLF
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Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!!
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a 20-30mm ballast is best... not just sand/cement mix.. and as for the ratio a good 4 ballast to 1 cement is fairly good... if post is about a 4" square job, then look at using 2 bags of (bulider centre-not diy shed sized) ballast per 3 posts, you should allow about 4-6" around each post, if you are going to put posts about 12" down that is.. soak the ends of the posts for about an hour or two in a bucket of preservative, and a real good tip is thus.... do NOT put the post onto concrete.... put the post onto a bed of 20-30mm stones as this will allow full drainage of any water that gets between the post and the concrete infill, and not form a bath for the post which speeds up the rotting about 100%
hope this lot helps 8)
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