Cementing climbing frame down?

sg0102

Hi all
I'm going to be putting up a new, large, climbing frame this weekend for my boys. It has 4 anchors to keep secure to the ground but they do need to soil to be compacted back in to secure. One option is to concrete them in - which I'm not against. However, in 10years or so I imagine we won't want the frame anymore and I wonder / worry how the concrete may impact any plans to remove the structure??
Really welcome thoughts?
Cheers
Steve

Davesnave

Concreting-in would be much the best option, and if a sensible amount of concrete is used, removng it won't be a huge task when the time comes.

Hiring a breaker for a morning would be all you'd need to do.

chrisw

I used the big corkscrew style pegs designed for tying dogs up to fasten our swings down. There is no chance of them ever being pulled straight out but are fairly easy to unscrew with a bar through the top.

sg0102

Thanks both. The kit comes with big anchors, it's just deciding the best way to secure them once I've dug the whole out - I suspect concrete is thee best way to go.

27col

A bag of post mix would be the easiest answer. I doubt whether it is a very strong mix. Even if it is, the tubes could easily be cut with a disc cutter.

Alias_Omega

I dug a hole, some post-crete around the legs under the soil surface. Let it set, filled with soil then put the turf back. Stamped on it flat.


Now its secure, and surrounded by lovely grass.


Worst case, I will need to dig the concrete out, and fill with soil/turf