Fixing a fencepost to concrete path

batman1

I am putting a small fence at right angles at the side of my house and a gate where the concrete path goes around the house, the path being about 1 metre wide.

I don't want to fix the hinges of the gate to the house so I would like to put a 100 X 100 fencepost on the house side. I have seen steel fence supports but was unsure on what fixings to use to bolt them down into the path.

I could also put the hinges on the outer side onto the post at the edge of the path which is concreted in place and have the gate closing on the house side and would then be less pressure on the base bracket

GreeBo

Something like this is whats typically used, but not sure I would hang a gate off it without attaching the top of the post to the house or to the fence post on the other side of the gate

https://www.glanbiaconnect.com/shop/product/Flush-Fit-Bolt-Down-Post-Support-100mm-x-100mm/9085635

Lumen

You have to find a way to brace the post, otherwise every time the door slams it's going to act on the end of a long lever, pivoting around the base, which is going to be bolted a few cm from the centre of the pivot.

batman1

Ok, I see where you're coming from.

Would I be better to hinge the gate on the other side, ie the end of the fence side, which will be braced back to the main fence with 3 cross members and fence panels etc, and then have the gate close/latch onto the post which is bolted down on the house side?

I intend making the gate from the same fence boards, 6ft X 6in X 1in with the standard 1in gap between them

Lumen

What's the issue with fixing to the wall? External insulation?

Calahonda52

maybe support the gate like in this link
https://www.glanbiaconnect.com/shop/product/Fox-Brothers-Galvanized-Heavy-Field-Gate/9001633?gclid=CjwKCAjw04vpBRB3EiwA0IieaqDsjMp06PzL4ZKDqtyAEI6NiCdorUVcvkSpnmSd0zcs5EVxPq3HnRoCHpgQAvD_BwE
and if the path is smooth, you could fit a small wheel to the front to take the weight