Zootal wrote:
I'm running a wood panel fence up to the corner of my house. Question: is
there any reason not to attach a fence post to the house itself? I've seen
people around here do it both ways - sink a post next to the house, and just
bolt the post to the house itself.



Wood touching wood would be inviting termites (kind of poetic, 'eh?).
If the house is brick, not a factor.