How to remove what's left of basketball pole (how much, installation, pipe)
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So I walk out to get the newspaper this morning, and guess what's lying on the ground...our basketball hoop/pole! This thing is over 20 years old, and I guess it just rusted out towards the bottom of the pole, fell over and died. The ONLY good thing about this situation is that it fell backwards...had it fallen forward, it would have hit my car!
So how do we remove the part of the pole that's still stuck in the ground? It sticks up about a good 8-10 inches, and I'm pretty sure it's filled with concrete. Oy vey...this is gonna be a job.
So I walk out to get the newspaper this morning, and guess what's lying on the ground...our basketball hoop/pole! This thing is over 20 years old, and I guess it just rusted out towards the bottom of the pole, fell over and died. The ONLY good thing about this situation is that it fell backwards...had it fallen forward, it would have hit my car!
So how do we remove the part of the pole that's still stuck in the ground? It sticks up about a good 8-10 inches, and I'm pretty sure it's filled with concrete. Oy vey...this is gonna be a job.
This is something a handy man can do for you.
It's really not a big deal. You'll get over it.
Might go easier than you think. Just depends on how much cement the previous person dumped in the hole. My husband and I have removed cyclone fences that were a breeze. Then we moved here and the previous owner, a very proud Marine put up a flag pole in the front yard. He must have put in several bags of cement because I dug around it for hours. HOURS! The mushroom of cement was 3 feet wide and at least 3 feet deep. We finally gave up and cut the pole at ground level and covered it back up.
Might go easier than you think. Just depends on how much cement the previous person dumped in the hole. My husband and I have removed cyclone fences that were a breeze. Then we moved here and the previous owner, a very proud Marine put up a flag pole in the front yard. He must have put in several bags of cement because I dug around it for hours. HOURS! The mushroom of cement was 3 feet wide and at least 3 feet deep. We finally gave up and cut the pole at ground level and covered it back up.
We finally gave up and cut the pole at ground level and covered it back up.
If you have any mercy toward the people that will own the house after you, don't do this. My yard is littered with posts cut off at ground level, and it makes placing new fence posts, landscaping, etc. very difficult.
If you have any mercy toward the people that will own the house after you, don't do this. My yard is littered with posts cut off at ground level, and it makes placing new fence posts, landscaping, etc. very difficult.
Don't cover it up. Dig it up and remove it.
I don't really care for the people that may own the house after me, but I wouldn't let that keep me from doing the job right. Years down the line you're bound to encuonter the "cover up" and curse the people who decided not to take care of it then.
I might leave it until the ground is thawed and softer though...
Where does the pole enter the ground? Blacktop? Concrete? Dirt?
As far as how to proceed it depends on the answer to the above question and what happens from there. I wouldn't leave an exposed section of pole but if for example you have to remove more than six inches of material to get to the concrete base and it's not moving at all and you can see there is giant slab of concrete cutting it off below the surface of the ground is perfectly reasonable option IMO. Just make sure you don;t cut it off until you have decided what to do, the pipe can help provide leverage, handle etc. If there is enough of it you might even be able to get enough leverage by using a rope tied to it and pull it right oput of the ground with a vehicle if the installation was poor. Note I said rope and not chain.
Last edited by thecoalman; 01-02-2012 at 02:38 PM..
If you have any mercy toward the people that will own the house after you, don't do this. My yard is littered with posts cut off at ground level, and it makes placing new fence posts, landscaping, etc. very difficult.
It's in the front landscaping. Either I kept digging and hit the irrigation line or put a flower pot on the spot. I chose the flower pot.
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