Hi all,
I'm having an aluminium garden gate fitted today which weighs around 45kg. It will be mounted onto an aluminium fence gate post that will be set into concrete. However the gate post on side butts up against the brickwork of my house and given the weight of the gate, I am thinking of getting the gate post bolted into the wall for extra support and sturdiness.
My issue is that the gate posts also will not sit perfect flush up against the wall because of the brickwork being slightly irregular and the post having a cap that protrudes over the edges. I'm wondering if it makes sense to use glazing packers to act as spacers when we attach the post to the wall and set it into concrete.
Any suggestions on whether this is the right way to go would be really helpful. Or alternative suggestions. Job I'd starting later today so I'd really appreciate any immediate thoughts.
I'm having an aluminium garden gate fitted today which weighs around 45kg. It will be mounted onto an aluminium fence gate post that will be set into concrete. However the gate post on side butts up against the brickwork of my house and given the weight of the gate, I am thinking of getting the gate post bolted into the wall for extra support and sturdiness.
My issue is that the gate posts also will not sit perfect flush up against the wall because of the brickwork being slightly irregular and the post having a cap that protrudes over the edges. I'm wondering if it makes sense to use glazing packers to act as spacers when we attach the post to the wall and set it into concrete.
Any suggestions on whether this is the right way to go would be really helpful. Or alternative suggestions. Job I'd starting later today so I'd really appreciate any immediate thoughts.