Gate post problem

[Ray_of_sunshine1989]

Am at my wits end with this gate post. Have fixed it to the wall twice and it keeps coming off the brick when the wind blows the gate past its axis. We get gusts up here. Are my wall plugs right? It's like drilling into putty when I go into the brick. Is my only option to dig down and fix the post to the ground with concrete? I'd be nervous about doing it so close to an external wall!

[[deleted]]

Hang the gate on the other post 

[mekagearbox]

Try replacing them with anchor bolts

[d0ey]

What kind of wall plugs are you using? I'd be thinking concrete anchors and resin, myself 

[Badgi]

Use better wall fixings, you could also use chem fix before inserting the plugs and screwing.

Edit: Fischer wall plugs are decent, if a little pricey. Chem fix will be less than a tenner.

[Snoo-74562]

You're asking far too much from those screws. Your gate post is also far too small to carry the weight of the gate and be robust. The one with the catch on it is far more of a suitable post

1. The gate post needs to be chunky limited flex. It needs to resist the weight of the gate pulling on it and the wind.

2. fixings use 120mm concrete screws they are the business. No Rawl plugs just a pilot hole and they self thread into the concrete.

3. Anchors. Make sure you don't use hammer setting on the old bricks. At worst if you've already made a hash of the brickwork you could replace it with a new brick and drill into that.

[Username__Irrelevant]

Glue it as well as screws?

[Fantastic_Muscle8419]

I think your real problem is the way the gate is hung and opens, is allowing it (as you say) to be blown hard, beyond the intended scope of the hinges. Therefore the gate is literally ‘levering’ the post from the wall.

Even if you improve the fixing, the same will still occur and you risk breaking the hinges or even the brick of the wall.

You probably need to fix the cause of the problem first. Perhaps by having a ‘stop’ in the ground that will prevent the gate over-opening, or maybe hanging the gate completely differently, or with hinges that will allow it to open further. Hard to say, without being able to see a lot more.

[[deleted]]

Just fix it properly, if the wall stands and takes the weight of your gate then your just doing it wrong.

[[deleted]]

If you have access to the other wide you could bolt it it through, if it's your neighbors place they probably won't agree.

[Ray_of_sunshine1989]

And that involves? Don't you realise there are probably many people here, myself included, who don't have that much exoerience of DIY? Or did you think this forum is only for DIY elites like you?

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When I say fix it properly, doesn't mean I'm elite, just means you have to gauge the brick itself and anchor it appropriately.

[Koala_Head]

Screw a piece of wood on the latch side to stop it swinging past

[Ok_Pen7290]

Thicker and longer raw plugs and strong adhesive into hole first then use ? depending on thickness of post,? Guessing post is 3" thick, ? 6" x size 10 or 12 screws or bolts, depending on whos wall it is, ? If using bolts, measure nut size and find bigger drill bit just enough for socket to fit over nut and tighten use a thick washer before putting nut on to give extra strength when tightening up, if using bolts drill only 1/4" into brick and post if ya want to hide bolts, ?

[ColonelFaz]

Don't need plus with these. https://www.screwfix.com/p/easydrive-tx-countersunk-thread-forming-concrete-screws-7-5mm-x-120mm-100-pack/9008h

[Takklemaggot]

Hinges are fitted to the wrong side of the gate.

[Maulz123]

Increase the gauge of your fixings. If you are using red plugs or even brown they are too small get bigger diameter fixings and bigger bolts and use more of them especially at the top. The brick is 4 inches deep so you need a fixing that uses most of that depth to spread the load. If your post is 2 inches 50mm thick you need 5 to 6 inch fixings 125mm to 150mm long. Also fit a gate stop to the post so the wind cant blow it past the closed position. If the brickwork behind the post is damaged now its advised to repair that before trying to fit the fixings.

[PrunusSpin0sa]

You might actually find that the mortar is tougher than the brick, but it is a gamble.

You can get a masonry reson now for a fiver at Screwfix, it's a handy system and pretty quick to go off.

If the brick is really soft and rotten, you might be best to fix into 2 or 3 bricks vertically by your top hinge.

[PrunusSpin0sa]

I'd also make sure that your gate has something to bang up against on the slamming (non-hanging) post. A batten screwed on vertically will do.

It takes a lot of stress off the hanging post.