Building PVC Condos

[NoMinners]

The condos look so good, I will have to try. I am a purchasing agent at a plumbing contractor. I have all the scrap pvc I can use. My question is, if setting in concrete, how do you get the pieces to stay where you want them until the crete hardens?

[Arkie John]

If you're using 5-gal buckets, first place fist-sized (or slightly bigger) rocks in the bottom 1/3 of the bucket. Then insert the pvc "branches" and arrange to suit yourself. Add a few more rocks for stability. THEN...pour in just enough quickcrete to keep the rocks from coming out of the bucket and the pvc in its place.

It's cheap and it works (thanks Nimrod [his idea about the rocks]).

aj