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Any of y'all ever done concrete encapsulation on dock pilings?
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:19 pm
Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:19 pm
I have a few that are starting to get the hourglass look near the tidal line from the worms. When the tide is low, they're entirely out of the water so I'm thinking about just doing them myself. Seems pretty simple. Put a casing/tube around the pile and bury it a foot or so into the ground and fill with concrete.
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Posted on 1/29/19 at 10:26 pm to Sofa King Crimson
yep, its not rocket science
the easiest way is get some of those cardbord tubes for foundation pilings and cut them to slip over the pilings, then just duct tape it good and fill with concrete
the easiest way is get some of those cardbord tubes for foundation pilings and cut them to slip over the pilings, then just duct tape it good and fill with concrete
Posted on 1/30/19 at 8:54 am to Sofa King Crimson
while i don't have any first hand knowledge of the products, I have seen where a few companies offer something called a piling wrap.
essentially, it is a protective wrap that can be installed after pile installation from the mudline to above the water line to protect the piling from deterioration.
more info here
essentially, it is a protective wrap that can be installed after pile installation from the mudline to above the water line to protect the piling from deterioration.
more info here
Posted on 1/30/19 at 8:56 am to poule deau
i wouldnt just put plain concrete down the tubes. you need a mix that will cure correctly under water. There are also fiberglass wraps you can wrap it with that will cure and encapsulate the pile.
This post was edited on 1/30/19 at 8:59 am
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:18 am to Sofa King Crimson
Sonotube and concrete
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:29 am to CarRamrod
quote:
i wouldnt just put plain concrete down the tubes. you need a mix that will cure correctly under water.
Quickrete will cure under water. We put unopened dry bags underwater along the edge of the neighborhood boat ramp and the Quickrete bags turn into bag shaped rocks.
Posted on 1/30/19 at 11:38 am to weadjust
quote:sure it will. and unless the mix is for curing under water it will be brittle and not last a long time. Granted im talking decades and most likely you will be gone by then. Im talking if you want the mix to last 50-100 years.
Quickrete will cure under water.
Posted on 1/31/19 at 8:30 pm to CarRamrod
This is true. I do tile floors and showers. There are many different concrete products in a wide range of uses from Portland cement and sand for bricks and dry pack mudbeds (showers) my advice would be to walk into local acme brick and ask what product to use ( probably something close to what they would use in the swimming pools that don't have liners in them)
Posted on 2/19/19 at 1:57 pm to ChannelCat29
Ended up just using regular quickrete and sonotube. Seems to have worked well so far. And if it deteriorates quickly, it was an inexpensive project.
This post was edited on 2/19/19 at 1:58 pm
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