Is this post strong enough for my driveway gate

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Hi all,

Have bolted a 5 foot high timber post to my brick wall of the house. There are 4 bolts, but the very top one is not gripping as much as I would like.

When I use a lot of force to try and move the post, there is a bit of wobble on the post. The gate i am having will be 7 foot wide, split in to 2 x 3.5 foot wide gates (5foot high)

I am concreting the other post in to the ground tomorrow.

Please advise

Thanks
 
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You can reinforce your post by using frame fixers.....no need to remove the post this way. You may as well get it as strong as is possible.
John :)
 
Screwfix and the like...basically you drill a hole through the timber, and then continue (with a masonry bit this time) right into the brickwork until you reach the required depth. The frame fixer is then driven in with a hammer, and tighted up.
Personally I go for Fischer stuff.....some of the fixers with screwdriver heads are difficult to fully tighten - the better ones have a hexagon head so its out with the spanner.
John :)
 
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Screwfix and the like...basically you drill a hole through the timber, and then continue (with a masonry bit this time) right into the brickwork until you reach the required depth. The frame fixer is then driven in with a hammer, and tighted up.
Personally I go for Fischer stuff.....some of the fixers with screwdriver heads are difficult to fully tighten - the better ones have a hexagon head so its out with the spanner.
John :)

Oh cool. I have bolted using masonry bolts similar to thunder bolts. Is it the same principle? Cn I drill through as it is, bolted to the wall?
 
Frame fixers use only one size drill, to drill through both the timber and the masonry. Typical expansion bolts (Rawlbolts) use a larger drill in the masonry, and a smaller one through the timber. In this case, the post has to be removed first.
John :)
 
Frame fixers use only one size drill, to drill through both the timber and the masonry. Typical expansion bolts (Rawlbolts) use a larger drill in the masonry, and a smaller one through the timber. In this case, the post has to be removed first.
John :)

Ah ok. As it stands I must have frame fixers then? ... I used 10ml wood drill bit to drill through the post (after drilling a small countersunk hole). I then used a 10ml masonry drill but to drill in to the brickwork.

I then used 10ml bolts (basically same as thunder bolts) to bolt the post to wall.

It moves a bit when i try to wobblel it... Do you think it may b ok as I stands? I dont know how heavy the gates will be? The one gate one ting to this post will b 5 foot high and 3.5 foot wide

Cheers for your help
 

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