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T timidtiki Member Joined: Mar 25, 2007 Posts: 180	T timidtiki Posted posted on Sat, Aug 25, 2007 6:23 AM Hi - My suggestion isn't much different than the previous one, but I would proceed as follow: Again, drill a hole into the base of the tiki sufficiently deep so as to reach well into solid, unrotted wood. Thread a long lag-screw through a 3/4" slab of plywood into the hole you just drilled. Next stand the tiki up on this temporary base and prop it so that it will not tip. Finally, make a form around the base of the tiki and on top of the plywood and fill it with a water proof concrete mix that will not allow the "new" concrete base to draw water up to the wood. Note: You can color the concrete so that it approximates the color of the wood or stain it later to match the wood.

Hi - My suggestion isn't much different than the previous one, but I would proceed as follow:

Again, drill a hole into the base of the tiki sufficiently deep so as to reach well into solid, unrotted wood.
Thread a long lag-screw through a 3/4" slab of plywood into the hole you just drilled.
Next stand the tiki up on this temporary base and prop it so that it will not tip.
Finally, make a form around the base of the tiki and on top of the plywood and fill it with a water proof concrete mix that will not allow the "new" concrete base to draw water up to the wood.

Note: You can color the concrete so that it approximates the color of the wood or stain it later to match the wood.

Post #328160 by timidtiki on Sat, Aug 25, 2007 6:23 AM