Check out these Farmhouse Dusk to Dawn Lights: kzread.info/dash/bejne/an1htpZygcTNqKw.html

I was raised by, and married to electricians. What I know or understand about wiring leaves me lucky to know how to turn on a light! LOL Thank you for a life lesson that I should have understood decades ago. On the really plus side, I doubt I will ever set a lamp post, but I was trying to figure out how to make a concrete post for my rural mail box ... solar tube, is it? BRILLIANT!

@DIYOnTheHouse

Жыл бұрын

Hi Thanks for the comment. I call the tube a sonotube, that's a brand name that everyone uses. It's actually just a concrete tube.

@maryseaman312

Жыл бұрын

@@DIYOnTheHouse My husband was very good at all of this stuff, but for the most part, he liked working alone. I think he thought he would always be around to do all this stuff for me. I really appreciate all the home making things you and your husband share with us. I have been very well provided for all of my life, and I am very grateful for those who share so willingly on KZread - - Knowing the proper name and what the product actually is will certainly help me and the guy who is going to have to deal with me when I show up asking for a "thingy" at the hardware store! LOL

Outstanding video. Very helpful. Thank you.

@DIYOnTheHouse

11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Great post. thx.

@DIYOnTheHouse

10 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Thank you for the nice video you have posted. I have a question about the concrete layout, do I need to add mesh wiring to the concerts hole or just pour the concert in the hole on the dirt's?

@DIYOnTheHouse

Жыл бұрын

We just poured it into the hole - no mesh added.

Great video. I need to do a similar project. But I thought the concrete post needed to be far into the ground. How is it not going to fall over? The concrete's above the frost (not in the ground).

@DIYOnTheHouse

9 ай бұрын

It's in the ground. I also live in an area we don't have a frost level.

@andrewlarue4774

9 ай бұрын

Got it! I later realized you weren't in a frost prone area, so it wouldn't matter. Such a foreign concept for me. 😂 great great great video! I will be referencing your video when I do this project in the next few weeks.

Could you share how many bags of cement and which brand you used? I am planning on doing this, but never had pured cement before, so that is the part that I need advice on. Thanks in advance!

@DIYOnTheHouse

10 ай бұрын

You can use regular concrete post mix, I believe I used 3 - 60 pound bags.

Could Wago connectors be used instead of twist ones?

@DIYOnTheHouse

Жыл бұрын

I love the Wago's

The post is made up of three pieces What is the length of the large piece I would like to know for transportation purpose

@DIYOnTheHouse

2 ай бұрын

base is 21", middle 24", top 32"

11:22. I was wondering how you were going to get that little copper wire down through that first section.

@DIYOnTheHouse

Жыл бұрын

It was no problem. Thanks for watching!

You must not get frozen ground or high winds.

@DIYOnTheHouse

Ай бұрын

We freeze and get snow and live in an extremely windy area!! The light stands up great for several years now!!

Did I miss the part where you ran the electricity from the source to your lamp post? (I only ask because of natural female curiosity! LOL)

@DIYOnTheHouse

Жыл бұрын

It was already there from a previous light.

Could I ask if it’s die cast aluminium or just cast aluminium?

@DIYOnTheHouse

9 ай бұрын

Die cast I believe. Not totally sure.

The trim piece is a finial? I think ...

@DIYOnTheHouse

Жыл бұрын

Not sure what you are referring to?

@maryseaman312

Жыл бұрын

@@DIYOnTheHouse The tops on the lights

Good luck replacing

@DIYOnTheHouse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks ?