Step 1: Find The Perfect Spot

Make sure to read all instructions completely before you begin installing the flagpole.

To get ready, you'll want to locate the ideal spot to dig your hole. When choosing the location, make sure to consider overhead obstructions, and before you dig, make sure to consider the location of underground utilities and other dangers.

Once you select the perfect location, mark it with a stake, or any other object, then use your tape measure and shovel to mark the location of your hole. It should be at least 14" wide.

Step 2: Dig The Hole

Use a post hole digger or spade to dig the hole. Start with a 14" diameter circle, then dig down at least 28", evenly, on all sides.

For most yards a 14x28 hole will provide plenty of support and stability. If your yard is especially soft or sandy, then you may want to consider a larger hole to allow for more concrete.

Step 3: Check Your Work

After you finish digging the hole, grab your tape measure to check your work. It's very important that the hole is both as wide, and as deep as recommended.

Once you're sure that you've done enough digging, and the base is nice and flat and even, then fill in the bottom with pea gravel or crushed stone. You'll want to add 4-6 inches of rock to the bottom of your hole, then smooth it out so that it evenly fills the base.

Step 4: Prepare The Ground Sleeve

Get the plastic sleeve ready for install in the ground by threading the stop bolt all-the-way into the pre-drilled hole toward the base. Make sure it is tight, but do not use any tool. Hand tighten only.

Step 5: Placement In The Hole

Once the ground sleeve is ready, and you have your cement mixed, it's time to place the plastic ground sleeve into the hole. You'll want to place it at the center, and you'll want to press it down to make sure it's down into the stone, and not resting on top.

Also check the top of the sleeve as you press the sleeve in place. There should be about 1" of plastic sleeve sticking up above ground level when you finish.

Step 6: Double-Check The Placement

Once you're sure the sleeve is in the perfect spot, but before you begin to fill the hole with cement, double check to make sure you have proper placement. If the sleeve is above the gravel instead of depressed down into it, the cement will seal the tube to cause problems with drainage.

If you press it down too far you won't have the proper amount of tube above ground when you finish, and if you don't have it centered you'll compromise stability on one or more sides. Once you've checked, and re-checked the positioning, continue to the next step to make the positioning permanent.

Step 7: Add Cement To The Hole

After you check the position, and before you let anything move, begin adding cement, little-by-little using you shovel. Make sure to add the red cap to the top of the plastic ground sleeve before you begin so that no cement goes down into the tube.

As you begin shoveling the cement, you'll want to add it in evenly on all sides, and help it to spread out smoothly throughout the hole, and around the plastic sleeve. Make sure to be careful, and try to avoid touching the sleeve, or causing any movement.

Step 8: Check For Level

Once the hole is full of cement, but before it has time to dry, remove the red cap so that you can make sure it is completely straight. Use a level to check the sleeve. Lay it across the top to check for level, then insert it against the inside wall to check for level at several angles.

Once you're sure everything is plumb place the cap back on the tube to prevent debris from entering while the cement cures.

Step 9: Let It Dry All-The-Way

Allow at least 24 hours for the cement to dry before installing the pole. For best results, allow up to 48 hours.

Once you're sure that the cement is dry, remove the red cap from the top of the sleeve, then insert your flagpole to finish the install process.