I have a low fence facing the street with several low posts. Between these hangs a heavy chain.
The posts have irregular rounded stones in the size range of 70 - 100 mm. I believe the core is made of concrete. The posts are built on top of a very low wall. The posts are square, about 30 cm on each side and 70 cm high. This was made around 1970.
One of these posts has weathered, causing some stones to come loose, and the entire post has detached from the foundation.
I'm considering redoing the entire post.
But how do you make one like that? I'm thinking of building with similar stones inside a wooden mold, and then filling it with concrete in the center.
The posts have irregular rounded stones in the size range of 70 - 100 mm. I believe the core is made of concrete. The posts are built on top of a very low wall. The posts are square, about 30 cm on each side and 70 cm high. This was made around 1970.
One of these posts has weathered, causing some stones to come loose, and the entire post has detached from the foundation.
I'm considering redoing the entire post.
But how do you make one like that? I'm thinking of building with similar stones inside a wooden mold, and then filling it with concrete in the center.
This is something I can't do, but I find it hard to imagine it can be solved well without some kind of reinforcement that binds the whole post into a unit.
And I want to issue a warning (hope I don't get warned for off-topic again):
Stone pillars that stand just close enough to each other, with or without chains in between, are inviting for children to swing on.
Either on the chain or on a rope stretched between the posts.
I had a cousin who swung on a rope stretched between two gateposts outside the family villa in Huddinge.
Svante was only seven years old, one of the posts toppled, and that was the end
So make sure your posts are well anchored in the ground!
And I want to issue a warning (hope I don't get warned for off-topic again):
Stone pillars that stand just close enough to each other, with or without chains in between, are inviting for children to swing on.
Either on the chain or on a rope stretched between the posts.
I had a cousin who swung on a rope stretched between two gateposts outside the family villa in Huddinge.
Svante was only seven years old, one of the posts toppled, and that was the end
So make sure your posts are well anchored in the ground!
Sure, they are well anchored, except for the one that now needs to be addressed.
However, it is short enough that I believe the risk of an accident is small.
Thank you for the warning.
However, it is short enough that I believe the risk of an accident is small.
Thank you for the warning.