On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 01:30:31 GMT, "bill allemann"
wrote:

I need to install a treated 4X4 as a gate post through a slab (yet to be
poured).
I can't surface install on one of those galv brackets, because the 4X4 needs
to support
a gate and small fence section.
Would the 4X4 last better if cast right into concrete, or should I make a
well for it, filled with compacted aggregate?
The bottom of an aggregate well can connect to grade for drainage.

Thanks,
Bill



A 4x4 sounds too small. I recommend a 6x6 post unless your gate is
small. There should be concrete between the posts or a beam
overhead--the gate will tend to pull the posts together.