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Hot take: I thought those 'no dig' post anchors were a total gimmick until a job in Phoenix last week.
We had to set 40 posts in pure caliche and the manual auger was a nightmare, but the screw-in anchors went in with an impact driver in like 10 minutes each. Anyone else tried these on really hard ground?
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the_blair4mo ago
We had a job last year with 25 posts in Texas limestone. I told my crew we were gonna try those anchors as a last resort. The regular auger just bounced off the rock. Those screw anchors cut right in with a demo hammer attachment. Changed my whole view on them. Sometimes the new way is just better, you know?
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jasonc502mo ago
Buddy of mine had to anchor 15 fence posts in this clay-heavy soil outside Austin last fall. He swore by the old auger method for years but gave those screw anchors a try after fighting the ground for two hours. Said he finished the whole job before lunch and texted me a photo of the impact driver sitting next to a perfect row of posts.
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