Short Fence with Gate on Concrete Slab

by Craig
(California)

I would like to put up a 6 foot high fence on the side of the house with a 32" wide gate. The total length of fence and gate is only 57".

The latch side post can be attached to an existing fence and a Titan Anchor but the hinge side has a chimney that I don't want to attach to.

I want to use 2 posts on the hinge side that will span about 24" to help with gate sag. I plan on using 3 of your 4x4 post anchors and will use 1 of your braces on each of the hinge side posts.

I could also connect the hinge and latch side post with a 2x6 with a total clearance of 6'6" to 7ft over the gate if you think it is needed.

Would this be a good application for your Titan post anchors or will the fence be to weak to stand up to the wind and the gate opening and closing.

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Editor's Comments

Your ideas are great and should do the trick very well. We don't usually recommend a single 4x4 post that tall to be used as a latch post or to hang the gate from for all the reasons you mentioned.

A 6x6 post is even better for that application. But your design accounts for the lower strength of a 4x4 post by making it part of a 24" two post and fence panel. That will stiffen it up.

Using an arch or overhead brace between posts will certainly eliminate any of the issues also.