Strengthening a fence post

I'd put a post in at 45 degrees, running flush with the fence, which attaches to the upright about a 3rd of the way up.

sponix

That would be a better way but due to space constraints (ie. a car park space) thats not possible... thanks though.

take it out, do it again, properly. as you say, you live and learn.

oh, and if your wife goes "nuts" over something trivial like a gate post instead of something serious like whoring, gambling & boozing perhaps you ought to leave the old harridan and take up whoring, gambling & boozing before it's too late ;-)

Sponix suggested; I'd put a post in at 45 degrees, running flush with the fence, which attaches to the upright about a 3rd of the way up.

If its flush with the fence how would it interfere with the car park space?

Dave

What if the wife is parking the car...?

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ISTM that the fence itself should already provide some support to the gate post. Unfortunately when a gate is opened such support does very little to stop the gate rotating(1) the gate post until the far end of the gate drags on the ground.

(1) Or in the unlikely event of the footing actually being secure bending the gate post, which might be the problem in this case.