Some years ago, a friend was installing a fence. He dug holes 4 feet deep and anchored the posts in concrete. But first he put an 8" Sonotube (a heavy cardboard tube 8" dia., 4' long) in the hole. I had never seen Sonotubes used this way. He said it made the concrete with smooth sides, so when the ground froze and heaved up, it would not lift the post up too. Made sense to me. I never had to install a fence, so didn't know if it was really necessary. Found out last spring it IS a good idea...
The wrong way to anchor fence posts in concrete
The wrong way to anchor fence posts in concrete
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