If you would like to find out how to fit timber to a house then i have another video for that - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rut7sZYm0dA.html
Thanks so much for this video. My 86 year old mum had 2 quotes for over a grand to put up a 90cm tall metal gate between 2 concrete posts. Both saying they'd have to replace the concrete posts with wooden ones or put wooden posts offset to the concrete posts. I put up a gate following your guide for less than £130 and it looks great and was relatively easy. The only thing I would emphasize is that you must drill the holes in the centre of the posts, I was just 10 mm off on a couple and hit the metal reinforced bars. The drill makes steady progress, but if it stops, you've probably hit metal.
I have never been more grateful for finding a video. I have been trying to find out how to do this for ages and until now I haven't been able to find a video. Any special tips to avoid cracking the concrete posts. I own the property on both sides of the fence, but just dont want it breaking on the other side and looking untidy
Haha thankyou man 😀. So glad you found it ! So the key is to make sure you drill dead center of the post. Start off slow but hammer drill is fine. Dont drill more than 50mm into the post or you will risk blowing out the post on the back side. Other than that youre good to go. One other thing to note is along with the metal rebar inside the post, there will be spacers holding the rebar. If you hit one youll have to just back out and drill somewhere else. Hope it goes well.
Really great find - short but clear & properly explained. Including things Ive not heard mentioned before! Im a fairly experienced but far from DIYer & found this incredibly useful.
Thanks for the video. Planning on doing this over the weekend, with a linking frame between each fence post, then cladding horizontally (50mmx25mm battens) the whole thing to give a slatted fence look.
@@kris775 Yes its for water run off. If you're framing from the top though youd obviously leave it square and perhaps cap the top once you have finished for the water run off.
Im glad it has been of some help. Its quite common now. People are covering their old concrete posts with horizontal batten. Its a nice finish 👌 good luck with it.
Thanks for this great tutorial for a DIY amateur like me. Want to put a new gate up. Base is concrete so was hoping I could attach a post to the end of a breeze block wall. Didn't know screws existed like that to go into concrete without plugs. Also love the drilling tips for lining up. 😁👍
Cheers that has put me on the right track to fitting my gate to my neighbours post without issues. Had to laugh though when you shook the post to say really strong fix and the post moved lol.
Thankyou my man. People like to use concrete because it lasts longer than wood. But what they dont realise is if wood is treated correctly it can last a lifetime 👍
Hi James. Excellent video. It’s given me the confidence to drill holes in my concrete garage to hang a door. I assume the drill was not on hammer action when drilling the post ?
Thankyou Johnno. Im glad its spured you on. Yes it was on hammer. I start off without hammer to get the position correct or the drill starts to bounce around. Then onto hammer. Just be aware of the reinforcing metal bars that will likely be in the concrete, along the edges. Hope it goes well 👍
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Brilliant video - thank so much for posting it. The concrete slotted end post I bought does not have holes in it and I want to fix wood to it for my latch fittings for the adjoining gate. what if I hit steel re-inforcement in the middle? Guess I will just have to hope I don't damage the concrete post? If I do hit steel with the masonary bit I guess metal twist drill would cut through that and then go back to masonary?
That was great, thank you James. I'm very much a novice but your video's given me the confidence to go ahead & attach a Durapost U channel to my neighbours's concrete post. The big worry I have is that I might hit one of the horizontal rods within the concrete post. @Mountain Fencing & Gardens How can I make sure I avoid those?
This is really helpful! How do you attach the post if it’s in the grove of the concrete post rather than the side? I have one side fence and one side that needs to be a gate.
In this situation i would either install a double post or a corner post. You can easily bolt wood to the recessed side of a post as it has pre cast holes in it to make it easy
Great videao, thanks. I am wondering though, how do I hang a gate that is in the middle of a fence that uses slotted concrete posts? Ideally I would like to keep the gate on the same line as the fence is and not jutting out a few inches.
Hello... GReat video. Just one question? In areas with long rainy days, the wood attached to the post will stretch and get bigger. Will the attachments hold over time (years I mean)... thank you
Helpful thank you 👍🏽 I plan to do a similar thing once I have had the fence redone to put a car port canopy kinda thing up one side on the house other side to the fence like your video.. Would this method still be OK or is there a better way? .. As the carport I plan to have 2 or 3 feet taller than the fence
I needed this highly informative video because I'm planning to fix wire rope trellis on turnbuckles for my climbers. Thank you. The only thing that concerns me is the absence of rawlplugs between the masonry screw and the concrete post. I presume you'd not object to that conservative practice, or is it better not to fit plugs in your opinion?
Thankyou for your comment. These concrete/masonry screws do not need rawl plugs. They cut their own thread in the brickwork and grip tight. I dont think they would even work with a plug if you tried. I would always use these over screw and plug . They provide a much stronger hold. 💪
Thanks for the great video. My drill bit won't go any further than about 30mm on some sections of the post, others it goes the whole way. Is this because it's hitting the steel rod inside the post? If so what do I do - just use 70mm screws rather than 90mm?
This is excellent thank you, I have an ancient collapsed chicken wire fence between me and the neighbours with half sized concrete posts about 3 ft . I wanna attach taller 7 foot or so boards to make a higher fence you think that’s possible or you got any hacks to strengthen it up top cheers mate
If your uk based then you can only go 2m high unless you get planning permission. In any case, you could practically attach 7ft posts to the concrete no problem.
Hi James, new subscriber. Great video, well explained. One question. You mentioned drilling the hole into the concrete post 30mm longer than you need (did I take that up right?). Why so much deeper than the screw needs?
Strange question but I would like to hang a hammock using concrete posts , the posts are encased in concrete on my patio area at either side of the width of the house but I’m nervous it will hold my weight . If I added the wooden posts as per this video would that increase the strength of the posts enough to take about 105 kgs ?
I have a fence (well not really as all the wooden sections are old, rotten and falling down) which I need to replace. In between the wood palings are concrete posts which have wires that used to hold the horizontal wooden rails(which were then covered with vertical fence palings. Would I cut those wires off and attach wood like in your video and then add the palings? Definitely new doing these types of things but did replace the railings on our balcony which had become dangerous and are now very strong (the uprights were all strong). Can't afford to have the fence professionally done but summer is coming so I can get out there and slowly put it up as long as I know the correct way to do it. Any advice would be appreciated. Concrete posts and concrete bottom edge (that the old palings stand on). Sorry if I got all the terminology wrong.
Hi Debby, yes just cut the wires and remove. That'll give you access to the holes in the posts to bolt the timber uprights to. Then you can fix horizontal rails to these and then the palings to the rails. Hope that makes sence.
Thanks for the video. I want to give this a go but keep reading about the possibility of cracking the post. Do these crack quite easily or would I have to be a complete klutz for it to happen??
Of course it is possible but if you make sure to drill directly in the centre of the post you cant go far wrong. Just be sure to get the angle correct too or you may come out in the slot. I have cracked a couple having done it a 1000 times.
@@JamesMontana thanks for your help and advice. The video gave me the know how to fix battens to 3 concrete posts in my garden. All now done. Post now waiting for the horizontal cedar screening
Thanks. But an impact driver on a pilot hole that is only 1-2mm smaller seems like too much force applied, and the masonry screw will spin up a bigger hole.
Hi, Thanks for a great informative video. I plan to use this method to hang a 3' x 6' wooden side gate between fence and house wall. However, the face of my existing concrete post is slightly bevelled and not flat like the post in your case. Is there a way of getting the wooden post to lie flat against it at all? Thanks, Andy
Hi Andy, You would need to rip down your timber to the same angle as your post. Obviously im not sure of your opening but id rip down a 4" x 4" post or a 2x4 might get too thin. Or you can simply pack out the widest point but that wont give as secure fixing. Hope this helps.
Hi, Have you done a video on attaching a wooden fence post to a concrete driveway using bolt down post supports? Are M8 100mm botls sufficient or something which opens out on tightening? I'm building a 6ft high panel fence, 385cm across Inc a gate. Cheers 🙂
I havent yet but i will be. I have made a video on using post supports on a brick wall though and that will be a help to you. They are fine to use. You need to be sure the concrete is at least 100mm thick though and screw the posts into the bolt downs with heavy duty screws. For the gate though i would recommend you concrete in the gate post as this needs to take quite alot of pressure.
Hi James, great video and looks like something I need to do. I'm after some advice on how to hang a garden gate between two concrete fence posts. The gap between the posts is 1200mm and my gate is 900mm wide. I'd prefer to just fix timber posts to the existing concrete ones, so would the easiest solution be to bolt a 150mm square timber post to one of the concrete posts and a 125mm square timber post to the other concrete post, leaving 25mm clearance for the gate. Would you suggest I use similar fixings to the ones in this video ... just longer? Or is there any other way I should consider, that you would recommend?
Hi John, sorry for the late reply. The problem you are going to have with that is, the size of fixing you will need to bolt 150mm post to a concrete post will be too great and youll end up just cracking the concrete post drilling a big enough pilot hole. I would get a larger gate made and fit 2x4 timber to the posts or youll have to bitethe bullet and dig the wooden posts into the ground.
@@johnholmes4215 its all wrong if im honest john. I would never do that. The little bit of concrete in the middle is 3cm thick and will probably crack. You could probably get away with fitting to the big corner but i would normally only bolt to the flat side.
Great tutorial thank you. Can be good to wear safety glasses doing any job with power tools or where there's a chance for anything to get in your eyes, it's hard to get new eyes.
I used to teach woodwork in schools and TBH drilling a hole in a brick outside you are unlikely to get dust in your eyes but better to be safe - however if your safety glasses or goggles are scratched then it is probably better to buy new ones because if you can't see well enough it is more dangerous!
Yeah no problem. The rods are on the edges. Just drill directly in the middle and exactly 90 degrees from the post or youll risk breaking off the edges. Also there are spacers for the rods but there is no way of knowing where these are.
@@JamesMontana cool beans. I must have mis read something throughout the threads. I thought that there was the odd crossways piece of metal to aid strength. Fingers crossed, I have bought the concrete self tappers and will be trying this later this week....and it's not my fence. Gulp!
