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My wife wanted me to build a wall to enclose our combined kitchen/dining room from the living room, a big reason was we spend more time at the dining room table (have my laptop there) and she figured it would save energy costs to use a small electric space heater (and window air conditioner in...

Thanks for all the ideas, the product they have at the web site nealtw mentioned - http://www.removablepost.com/ would indeed seem to be an excellent solution. I had been thinking about forming thin sheet metal around a 4x4 to make a 4x4 hole in concrete, but the money and added effort to use...

Another very good idea, thanks ! I'll have to ponder on the various possible ideas before deciding. (a wood box would deteroriate over time, perhaps I could make a box out of sheet metal that is thin enough to bend snugly around the 4x4 and pour the concrete around that) Thanks everyone...

That is a really good idea ! Thanks, I have to give it some thought, but I just might try that idea ! (I guess if I use a pipe just barely large enough to squeeze the 4x4 post into that will help make sure it stays vertically level both ways, and the shims would help keep it from turning...

Hi, I am planning on setting up a basketball hoop and backboard on a 16' 4x4 treated wood post - but - I want the post to be easily removable from time to time. My plan is to dig a hole about 18" wide and about 24" deep and use fast setting concrete that hardens in about 40 minutes. (the...