This is an in ground basketball hoop in ground, set in concrete. It's the first time I've done this and I'm very pleased with the result. Instruction call for a 18 inch diameter hole, however that would be difficult to finish and would be an eye sore. I decided on a rectangle concrete anchor. It's roughly 21 inches deep, 14 x 15 inches wide. I placed a rectangular form on the top to reduce the visible footprint even more. I purchased nine 60 lb bags of concrete and only used six.
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Lesson learned: Basketball Hoop Installation is a lot of work.
Contact me: lawnkove@gmail.com
0:15 What I used
0:22 Went outside the instructions a bit
1:00 Begin the digging of nice clean hole.
1:45 Use the right shovel
2:15 A boy's dream secret hiding place
2:40 Mix concrete
3:00 Pour concrete
3:56 Set form
4:40 Set pole in concrete
4:46 Set re bar inside pole and concrete
5:14 Finish concrete edges
6:00 Remove form
6:28 Setting poles together
6:46 Build rest of basketball hoop
6:52 Attempting to raise the pole and hoop.
7:08 New plan to place the hoop.
7:42 Slide it all together (BIG RELIEF!)
8:03 Replace as much grass sod as possible to fill voids left by concrete forms.
8:15 Add the final touch, the net!
8:42 The hoop is done.
8:54 Breaking it in, first dunk, having a little fun! Final impression with installing.
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