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   lifeboat | Jan 21, 2010 09:42pm | #1

   try Googling breaktimeclassic for an answer

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   popawheelie | Jan 21, 2010 10:00pm | #2

   No problem, I already have it on my favorites. ;^)

   Good one, you made me laugh.

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   DanH | Jan 21, 2010 11:34pm | #3

   Concrete work is done all winter here. I think in general you need to have the soil you're pouring into unfrozen, but that's often managed by piling insulating blankets (or hay) on the ground for a week or so. In a pinch they build a fire, or tent the area and heat it with salamanders.

   The concrete that's used is a special formulation (calcium chloride?), and it's got to be insulated to keep it from freezing until it's past a certain stage in curing. On large pours the heat generated by curing is enough to take care of this, with a modest amount of insulation, but for smaller pours it's going to be more difficult.

   Of course, there's always the question as to whether you should be putting posts in concrete in the first place ...

   (Though lots of posts in the Tavern would benefit from it.)

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   popawheelie | Jan 21, 2010 11:57pm | #4

   I put PVC tubes around the posts. Not exactly sure why but I did it so I'm sticking with my story. ;^)