Anyone able to advise on the best fixing method for a 4x4 fence post to an existing house wall.
The post is to be used for an upright corner of a pergola
thanx a lot
mick

But something like this will do the job.

http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?ts=21191&id=83889[url]

I assume the post will not be in contact with the ground?
Also if possible/practical the make sure that on top of the post you put a chamfer to allow water to run off.

[quote author=typical.me  link=1122118907/0#0 date=1122118907]Anyone able to advise on the best fixing method for a 4x4 fence post to an existing house wall.
The post is to be used for an upright corner of a pergola
thanx a lot
mick [/quote]

heeelllooo mick and welcome

first thoughts why do you need 4by4 if its attached to a wall
or is the wall only part hight!!!!![eg not a house wall]

if i had a wall to work to i would attach 3by2 treated horizontaly along the wall to attach the pugula to

ok read it more carfully would still dispence with the post and attach whatever horizontal members to the wall

of course if it effects simetry best keep the women happy

no your doing it right in the curcumstances

dont forget to use washers with the bolts to make it easier

the maximum youll get with a normal chamfer cutter is about 9mm

[quote author=Howie  link=1122118907/0#8 date=1122148624]If it was me personally mate i wouldnt put big bolts like that into my wall shaking the hell out of it when you drill. [/quote]

If my house was in as bad a state as that I'd be outside of it whenever there was a slight breeze wafting against it.

yep it cost £38 plus vat

wonder if this link will work this is the one i have
i give up the trend link doesnt work its  catalouge 46/150x1/4tc
think my half inch one is a 12.7 mm as well

Mick be careful if you are planning to machine tanalised timber, it is full of arsenic and chromium, wear a good mask and don't burn the waste it gives off the arsenic as a gas and concentrates the rest in the ash.

The only thing I would add about bolting the post is that if the post is going near the edge of a wall you could break the face off the brick on the adjoining wall if you used too big a fixing

[quote author=big_all  link=1122118907/15#15 date=1122150347]

this is one ive got but with the ball bearing not the pin
http://www.trendmachinery.co.uk/profinder/display.asp?PartNo=7E%2F5X1%2F4TC
nope that link dont work will try something else

my favorate for a table is a 4mm roundover with a1mm equal step on the cutter loverly
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I've fixed 3" fence posts to a wall using frame fixers similar to these
For a 4" fence post I would drill a clearance hole 1" deep beore knocking the fixers in.
If wanted the hole could then be plugged.