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?



Steve.........

In article 37e11675-4c0d-4775-9321-fadcebc6a621
@f2g2000vby.googlegroups.com, says...
I assume there will be steel rods inside for strength.
Yes, 1/4" wire, roughly.

Will I have a problem drilling into one to fit a gate?
I've not had trouble - straight through the middle of the web seems to
miss them. Have a look when you buy them and see whether you can find a
broken one to see where the rebar is.



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On 25/01/2011 15:06, Skipweasel wrote:
In article37e11675-4c0d-4775-9321-fadcebc6a621
@f2g2000vby.googlegroups.com, says...
I assume there will be steel rods inside for strength.
Yes, 1/4" wire, roughly.

Will I have a problem drilling into one to fit a gate?
I've not had trouble - straight through the middle of the web seems to
miss them. Have a look when you buy them and see whether you can find a
broken one to see where the rebar is.



I thought that the bars were only in the bits that stick out to go each
side of the panel. A neighbour was telling me the other day that it was
that bit that was spalling on his posts due to rusty bars. Middle should
be clear.

Peter Scott

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?



Steve.........

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.


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

In article ,
says...
Yo gonna need an SDS drill for a start.


Normally I'd agree that concrete's a sod without one - but don't forget
that with new posts they're probably only a week or two old and much
softer than you'd expect.

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On 25/01/2011 18:19, Skipweasel wrote:
In ,
says...
Yo gonna need an SDS drill for a start.


Normally I'd agree that concrete's a sod without one - but don't forget
that with new posts they're probably only a week or two old and much
softer than you'd expect.

Not the ones in my local Wickes - some have algae growing on them :-)



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

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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The Medway Handyman wrote:

On 25/01/2011 18:19, Skipweasel wrote:

Normally I'd agree that concrete's a sod without one - but don't forget
that with new posts they're probably only a week or two old and much
softer than you'd expect.

Not the ones in my local Wickes - some have algae growing on them :-)

That's our conservation range!

Chris
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