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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Assuming the hole will be dug in earth at the edge of a driveway slab? Do it yourself, it's not hard. All you need is posthole diggers, a level, a few bags of concrete, a wheelbarrow to mix it in, and a few hours.

Call miss utility to check for underground wires beforehand, BTW.

Or hire someone. I'd charge about $800 to $1,000 depending on how difficult the dig/location. [/quote]

A basketball hoop requires about 1800 pounds of concrete ideally reversed tapered to resist frost heave with a depth equal to your frost line. A few bags of concrete yes mixed with 1/2 a yard of sand. Either that or get a mafia block and set it with a machine. A couple-few bags of quikcrete is not going to cut it.[/quote]

1800? The instructions call for about 800. 1800 seems pretty excessive. [/quote]

Not excessive - think about the physics.

Total size of concrete base depends upon the dunit size and weight of the unit and your frost zone. Where I live and work the frost line is at 42 inches. A decent size backboard - approximately 54 inches with a decent 10 foot adjustable pole calls for approximately 1800 pounds. Concrete weighs 150 per cubic foot plus you need to taper the concrete.

So it depends on your unit. As long as you check the install requirements of your unit you should be good. But even 800 pounds works out to about 6 cubic feet so you’ll still need 2x3 block of concrete.  I would also suggest that you reinforce it.

Not a job you want to do twice.

And the big box stores that offer install in my experience do not follow the installation requirements hence their 350.00 install price.[/quote]

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