I ordered 2 sections of 6ft x 6ft steel re-enforced stone look vinyl privacy panels by sim-tek from menards, parent company is Certainteed.2 end posts and one line post. Instead of the standard vinyl posts for soil mount I ordered them in a steel form with a 4 corner base plate which would be attached by some form of anchor. The panels are rated at a sustained wind speed of 110mph with gusts up to 130mph, surface mount or buried post. Instructions say to use epoxy anchor for steel post to top of concrete., what is that? Or is that contractor language for epoxied in threaded ready rod using the self mixing caulk gun size tube? Another option are wedge bolts which I dont like or screw in tapcon type bolts, just wondering if a glued in rod with a nut on top is best? Thanks

I have some pressure treated 4x4" posts in my fence that have rotted at ground level like so many around the world. I removed the panels around the bad posts and the posts essentially fell to the ground. That left me with the task of removing the wood stub that was surrounded by concrete, 4' deep into the ground. Got out the farm jack and got the wood to come out but the concrete plug stayed put. It has a perfectly square hole where the post was. That got me thinking that I might be able to reuse the concrete by just dropping in a replacement post. Thoughts? I was also wondering about an issue that developed because of what I did. The top foot or so of the concrete was very crumbly and didn't give much of a fight when I started removing dirt to get to the post/concrete connection. Would it be okay to add more concrete in the foot/foot and a half gap between the old concrete plug and ground level? I understand that the two concretes would not be bonded but I was hoping it would offer some lateral support for the post. Is there a better option to doing this? Thanks