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Hi, i am about to put up a 2.4m bay of 6ft closeboard fencing, followed by a 3'x6' wooden gate. does anyone know if 4"x4" 2.7m wooden fence post is strong enough to support the gate from which it will hang? i am planning on fixing the gate in between 2 wooden posts, each set in concrete. thanks

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think might use your method next time. sounds easier if you dont have to mix in the water before the concrete is shovelled into the hole. do you only add water at the end of the day (if so, how much?). thanks

thanks Thermo for clarifying this. the method i followed for my first post was to mix a semi dry mix (ie bit of water/aggregate/cement) but i'd read somewhere to soak the mix last thing in the day so i added about a litre or two at the end of the first day. is this ok or does this extra...

Does anyone know how long i would need to wait for the cement to dry and to erect the featherboards? i'd read on this forum somewhere that 48 hours but now read in one of my old DIY books that this needs to be a week. the cement is a dry mix of 1:6

Hi Thermo, thanks, will do that.

Hi i have been starting to replace my old wooden panel fencing with some closeboard. I had to cut back and shape the ends of 2 arris rails to receive into hole, but have discovered that i slightly overdid it and they do not fit snugly into the mortise, in fact there is a few mm gap around...

i have heard that rot is the main danger and was thinking of water getting in between the post and the concrete but i suppose this is inevitable in the long run.

btw does anyone have any tips on how to finish off(smooth etc) the concrete where it meets the post at ground level. i used a trowel but could not work due to small stones/gravel

Hi JohnD, the concrete is finished at around ground level. i can move the post a little when i hold on to the top of the post, but this might be normal for a 6ft post i made the concrete in about 16 batches using the method of measuring i mentioned. so some of the concrete might have had the...

Hi i have just started my first outdoor diy project to put up some closeboard fencing. I managed to dig my hole to the correct depth of 2ft(8ft post) for 4"x4". but i think my have used incorrect proportions for the concrete mix (cement : aggregates )as i mixed by hand and took quite a long...