"Zootal" wrote in message
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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.


Thanks everyone for your comments. So the general consensus is not to do it,
for various reasons. I know it's done a lot, but I'm favoring the
post-next-to-the-house approach also, as most of you recommended.

I talked to the city - permits are not required if the fence is less then 6'
(what if it is exactly 6'? OK, mine is officially 5' 11.99") and it doesn't
violate zoning - I checked that already. The girl in the permit office told
me her fence has a post bolted directly to the house lol. The old fence I'm
moving does that to, and I don't like it - hence the question here and my
desire to put a post next to the house.