John wrote:
A friend has asked me to install a security post at the end of his
driveway, the sort that lay down flat and lock. The problem is his
drve is block paving right up to the tarmac footpath apart from a
drainage channel. I have explained to him that the pavers are only a
few inches thick and that the post will act as a very good lever if
somebody wanted to remove it (and the pavers it will be bolted to)!! He
says it is only really as a visual deterrent. My question is are
pavers hard to drill and will they split under the pressure from a
rawlbolt. The post has come with a tube of No Nonsense Injection
Resin and four 12mm x 100mm self cutting bolts. I presume the resin
will be a waste of time in this application and that the bolts are
too long, would this type of bolt (but shorter) be better than a
Rawlbolt. How thick are pavers 2 1/2" or so?

Installed a couple of these earlier this year. You can get posts designed
to be concreted in, you can't bolt to blocks.

I removed some blocks, dug down about 18" & concreted in the base, then
replaced the blocks around it. Had to cut a couple IIRC.

I used http://www.barriersdirect.co.uk/?gcl...FUog3godbm0ISg

Maybe you could get a concrete in base from the post supllier.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman
www.medwayhandyman.co.uk