I am currently involved in repairing a Gazebo I built some 30 years ago. One of the posts bottoms has rotted out because of a grade change. My thoughts are to cut the post up say 6″ and form a upstand using non-shrinking grout. Am I on the right path or is there a better way. Some thoughts/ solutions ???
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If you mean tile grout, it's not intended to be used for structural functions -- too soft.
I didnot mean tile grout . Saw a bag of non-shrinking grout at local building supply along with the other bagged cement products.
So why did you settle on that, rather than one of the other cement/concrete products?? And how precisely would you intend to use it?
non-shrinking grout
No reason other than my understanding is that it will take alot of weight in small amounts . I was going to use redi-mix for the upstand then saw the grout and remembered I had read or saw someting about its structural qualities. Calvin , gazebo is pin anchored anchored to pier blocks on hard pan or gravel pads and appears rock solid ,
carp
How's structure anchored?