ALIGNING AND SETTING THE SUPPORT POSTS

Here the posts have been aligned with string and set in concrete.  It took about a half a bag of concrete per post.  This can easily be mixed by hand in a wheel barrow.  Figuring where the posts should be set was a nightmare.  The pier is offset from middle, and its mere presence made it impossible to accurately measure diagonally to check squareness.  The old carpenters 3-4-5 rule helped, as did a bit of luck!