On Tue, 25 Jan 2011 17:57:00 +0000, The Medway Handyman
wrote:

On 25/01/2011 15:00, dog-man wrote:
I shall be replacing my fence soon and will use concrete posts from
wickes.

I assume there will be steel rods inside for strength.

Will I have a problem drilling into one to fit a gate?

Any tips?

Yo gonna need an SDS drill for a start. Best option is to attach a
treated wooden post & fix the gate to that.

Go for the centre & you should miss the rebar. I use Multi Monti's or
Thunderbolts - they won't crack the post.

The concrete posts that B&Q sell for slot in panels have two lengths
of rebar right up the middle maybe an inch apart - I hacked a foot or
so off some not long back - I could cut nearly full depth all round
with a small diamond disc without hitting any steel.


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