Secure wooden fence panel to concrete post

allykk · Post by **allykk** » Tue May 04, 2021 1:23 pm

Hi guys

I'm really hoping someone will be able to offer me a solution to a problem I've had a for a few months and it's driving me insane!

A few months ago, during some high winds, my back fence panel came apart from the adjoining concrete post. Upon closer inspection, the concrete post wasn't a tri post (with three grooves) but had instead been glued(?!) with a thin panel inbetween to the post.

I've been staking the panel both sides with some scrap lengths of timber and concrete posts but these keep slipping and anytime there's a gale, inevitably the stakes come loose and the panel bends at the middle post.

Can anyone offer any suggestions as to how to fix this without replacing the entire length of panel as ideally we'd like to eventually get rid of this and have a summer house created. So we need a cheap and easy fix to keep the panel from caving in entirely!

If people need more info or pics, let me know! (apologies for one photo being the wrong way round - wasn't sure how to rotate!)

Many thanks

London mike 61 · Post by **London mike 61** » Tue May 04, 2021 1:31 pm

These ; https://www.toolstation.com/fence-panel-clip/p84157 , just use a sds drill 7mm bit and brown plugs to screw them to the post.

These are sturdier https://www.buyfencingdirect.co.uk/pk-of-4-u-brackets

Mike

dewaltdisney · Post by **dewaltdisney** » Tue May 04, 2021 2:36 pm

The only problem with Mike's bracket idea is that you have to screw into concrete and the close proximity of the screw holes could cause the post to start cracking up. If you are a bit handy then I would suggest buying one or two of these https://www.toolstation.com/stainless-s ... end/p74556 and you could cut and cold form this strip to form an offset bracket that hooks into the post channel and screws into the panel. Two either side top and bottom will do the trick.

DWD

London mike 61 · Post by **London mike 61** » Tue May 04, 2021 4:28 pm

dewaltdisney wrote: ↑Tue May 04, 2021 2:36 pm The only problem with Mike's bracket idea is that you have to screw into concrete and the close proximity of the screw holes could cause the post to start cracking up. If you are a bit handy then I would suggest buying one or two of these https://www.toolstation.com/stainless-s ... end/p74556 and you could cut and cold form this strip to form an offset bracket that hooks into the post channel and screws into the panel. Two either side top and bottom will do the trick.

DWD

Good idea

Mike