Yeah, I just about concluded last night that the more logical way to go here would be to just cut off the pole at the base. I might need to do something with the top couple of inches of cement since its flush with the ground. I don't think even if I dig all the way down that I have the resources to get the cement clump out of the ground.
Melissa
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, larencorie@... wrote:
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> Posted by: "melissasparrots" melissasparrots@...
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> > I have a 1930s built house and a couple of very old, split
> > in the sides rusty clothesline poles I want to get rid of.
>
> > Does anyone have any idea how deep the cement usually goes
> > and what a smart way of taking one of these things out
> > would be for a single female?
>
> Hi Melissa;
>
> Maybe the smart option is to not take them out.
> There are other options. One would be to replace
> the poles, and have a functional clothes line.
> Another might be to cut off the poles, and slightly
> raise the ground to bury the pads. Another might be
> to build planters over them. You might not need to
> remove all that concrete.
>
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