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I need to replace Colourbond fence with Aluminium slate gate (width 1630 x height 1845 mm approx.) This is DIY kit which I have assembled. Gates hinge arrangement is top and bottom (bottom hinge support to ground and has dyna bolt and top hinge has setscrew to fix with gate post).
Photo of current Colourbond fence, slat gate hinge arrangement and assembled gate is attached for better understanding.
I have been supplied 2 gate posts (Aluminium) of 65 x 65 x 2 mm for both sides of gate.
These posts need to install on each side of wall (1 is with house brick and other with boundary wall towards the road look like limestone brick)
I need your advice which bolting/screw arrangement for each side is best suited for this case. Please share the product link and total number of bolts/screws shall be used on each side
Also , my preference is to attach the hinge side of door to the limestone brick side (that wall height is less than 1800 as visible in picture). Will that be any issue ?
Thanks
Hassan
Hi @shaqqi,
Thank you for your question about mounting fence posts to both a brick and a block wall.
I'd suggest attaching the posts to both walls with Ramset 8 x 100mm Galvanised AnkaScrew Masonry Anchor with at least 4 per post at roughly even intervals. Ensure they go into the brick or block, not the mortar lines between them.
As long as the limestone brick is solidly anchored and in good condition, there shouldn't be any issues attaching the hinge post to it.
Let me know what you think and if you have further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
Jacob
Thanks for the advise
Just for my knowledge and future decision may i know the reason why you have proposed these instead of
Hex Anchor RamPlug or Dynabolts
and
with 65 x 65 mm post: the length of 100 mm proposed anchor screw is enough ? it will be approx. 30~35 mm inside the brick
Thanks
Hassan
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