We didn't use concrete for the pipes, just used a garden hose to "wash" them down into the sand. Just pounded them down the last couple of feet. We found that if we didn't do that, it'd sink down a couple inches over time. The clamps made adjusting the height of the pier easy. We had to adjust one corner after the pier was built.

We installed the pipes in the middle of the winter by standing on the ice. Easy to measure for the same height too, just measure from the water level in the lake, use pipe cutter to cut to length after installation.


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