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Pros & Cons
Pros
Just pounded the bars in as instructed and attached with outdoor #10 x 2. Easy to install with a baby sledge, impact driver, deck screws. Having a good 2 1/2 or 3 lb sledge hammer is a must to seat the post buddy. Very easy to pound in with sledgehamm... Read More
Am 62 woman with multiple sclerosis and did work about 1 hour total effort. This product is genius. It worked like a charm.
Post is now secure and not leaning at all. Very sturdy final repair. I intend to slowly secure these to all post that are showing some movement.
Cleared debris from base of rot. Thinking about installing them on every post in my yard.
Cons
Did absolutely nothing to stiffen the post. The stakes drive in ok but don't support any weight. It's a shortcut that didn't work. Did not work at all because the portion of the post in the ground was completely rotted away.
Highlights
Quality
I was so sceptical but pleasantly surprised with this product
These do exactly what they’re intended to excellent product
The post buddy slid right in between footer and post with the help of a 3lb hammer
Price
They work great but their price is a little high
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
easy, concrete, great, broken and rotted. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 80% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 660 reviews as of our last analysis date on Jul 9 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I was a bit skeptical prior to receiving the post buddy but i figured that it was worth a shot since it was inexpensive and the alternative of digging out the old post and replacing it with a new one didnt appeal to me in the slightest
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I used it because it would go inside the concrete base
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I did not have a concern about damaging underground services since i was not going beyond the perimeter of the concrete base
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The use of the post buddy did result in cracking the cement base
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I do not think that will shorten the life of the repair
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Buy a sludge hammer if you don’t have one
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Couldn’t drive the post buddy deep enough with a standard hammer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had a post rotting out below the ground line in a spot that gets only a short window of sun during the day
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