Erecting concrete post up to existing concrete post?

[snico]

My brother has got to me to help him putting up a small fence at the front of his property, its only 3 panels in length so we are only erecting 4 post

The new post will be sat right next to the neighbours existing 'smaller' concrete post. Now my brother and the neighbours do not speak after a long dispute over something (actually none of the neighbours get on with this guy)

Because his posts are smaller my brother tried to dig down and hit the concrete from neighbours post.

Is there any way in which we can set this post against his, not sure if we can bolt it and use some concrete as security at the footing.
I have drawn up a little sketch to try and give an idea of what i'm describing. The fence isnt that tall, its just that the neighbours fence is rather tiny!

Any help or ideas much appreciated about this

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[mattylad]

If this is being done on the boundary and the neighbours post foundations are on your land then you can& need to chisel the concrete away on your side of the post to expose it enough to concrete yours in beside it.

A hard job but if thats where the post needs to go, thats where it needs to go
You cannot use the neighbours posts as support for yours, unless you get written permission, otherwise some time later they could remove theirs & yours will fall down.

 

[Thermo]

kango through it, and reconcrete it

 

[snico]

I had an idea that would be the only around it. Thanks for the info, i'll hand my brother the chisel then

 

[mattylad]

And then use some postcrete & it should be sorted before they can complain.