Fence posts set in morter

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hooly1
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Post: # 12566Post hooly1

Not concrete, just soft sand and cement, a neighbour as just had it done, never heard of it myself, whats the chance of it lasting, and why should you not use morter

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Post: # 12625Post Tony McC

Mortar is weaker than concrete, and it's more expensive. It's not frighteningly weaker, and for fence posts it;s not the end of the world, but with no coarse aggregate, it's much easier for a mortar to break up or be broken up by external forces.
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