Washing Pole Fixing

[Jimcdub]

Folks,
I have read other postings on this site regarding not fixing tall washing poles to fence posts. I am clear that it is normally best to concrete the pole into the ground. I have a specific challenge here, that I would appreciate your help with.

My back yard is concrete. There are very secure fence posts along the side of it (100mm x 100mm), set deep into the concrete. If I was to cut into the concrete to place the washing pole into the ground, it would be a major bit of "kango-ing".

I want to secure the washing pole, via brackets of some kind, to one of the fence posts. I cant find any iron mongery that would do this. The fence post is 100mm x 100mm, there is a 20mm gap behind it that would allow a bracket to go behind. The washing pole is aluminium and 44mm across.

Any ideas?

thanks

Jim

 

[Diyisfun]

Buy a strip of Aluminium (b+q sell it), you can bend it round your pole, cut to size, drill holes in it, then drill holes in the fence posts & secure it, 3 brkts will do

 

[Symptoms]

Jim - or hire a core drill to make a hole in the concrete yard, then drop the pole into the hole. Loose so you can remove the pole between washes, or fill the hole with sand/cement mortar and drive the pole into it. Once the mortar hardens the post will be 'as tight as a fish's ar*e'.

 

[Thermo]

no reason why a washing line cant be fixed to a fence post that has been secur;ey concreted in. What sort of washing pole is it? why cant you just fix a plated eye to teh post if its a washing line?

 

[Jimcdub]

Folks,
Thanks for all your answers, all good to go. Where I live is very windy, down on the north coast of Cornwall, so I was looking for a steel bracket of some kind, rather than aluminium stapping, but I will check it out in B&Q.
If that fails I will go for the core drill approach.
I need to go up above the fence pole because I want to get the washing up above the fence so it catches the wind.
Best wishes
Jim

 

[Deluks]

Where I live is very windy, ...... I want to get the washing up above the fence so it catches the wind.

I reckon you're gonna need a bigger clothes peg.

 

[Symptoms]

Jim - you wrote:

"... north coast of Cornwall" & " ... I want to get the washing up above the fence so it catches the wind."

Hazard to shipping perhaps!

 

[Deluks]

Jim - you wrote:

"... north coast of Cornwall" & " ... I want to get the washing up above the fence so it catches the wind."

Hazard to shipping perhaps!

The captain steps out onto the deck to admire the Cornish coastline, and gets hit in the face by a pair of pants