Removable Fence post

[Jimbo]

Hi folks,

I want to put a removable fence post at the side of my house. It needs to be 4"x4" post with minimal movement (it will also support the latch side of a gate). It also needs to stand up to the wind like a fence post sunk directly into the concrete would. When the post is removed, I want the fixing to be flush with the ground, or as close as possible. So that precludes most concrete-in post supports.

I'm picturing a metal sleeve sunk into the concrete, with another metal insert that slides in, to which the fence post is bolted. I doubt I'm the first person to ever need something like this, but I can't find anything online which fits the bill.


Can anybody advise?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

This https://www.fencepostspikes.net/hea...dXEC8MqBfj6xjchJm6oRY6-AkOksaAs_AEALw_wcB#100 bolted to a concrete base?

Or set a met post lower down so it sits flush with ground level and surrounded with a bit of gravel.

 

[Jimbo]

This https://www.fencepostspikes.net/hea...dXEC8MqBfj6xjchJm6oRY6-AkOksaAs_AEALw_wcB#100 bolted to a concrete base?

Or set a met post lower down so it sits flush with ground level and surrounded with a bit of gravel.

Thanks yes, I was coming to the conclusion I'd have to use a bolt-down post support and unbolt it as and when. Not the end of the world, just a bit of an eyesore! To set a met post below ground level would mean the post is more or less always sitting in water.

 

[lostinthelight]

Ive done quite a few wooden structures and fences by sinking drainage pipes in the ground then securing square posts inside them with gravel.
Lengths of 6” pipe for 4” posts, and 110mm for 3”
https://www.easymerchant.co.uk/underground-drainage/twinwall-drainage-pipe/x6m-solid/?attribute_size=100mm&utm_source=Google Shopping&utm_campaign=Google Shopping Product Feed&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=1729&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmeKQBhDvARIsAHJ7mF7vLDMzWYmiknXJWE7INVs9ti5o5Z5ngXtYB-cS6CYCbbo3EyStMvUaAhbJEALw_wcB