{"product_id":"durapost-light-duty-gate-end-corner-posts","title":"DuraPost Light Duty Gate, End \u0026 Corner Posts – Special Order","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDuraPost Light Duty Gate, End \u0026amp; Corner Posts are square steel posts designed to solve the places where a normal intermediate Classic post is not the right shape: gates, ends and 90° corners.\u003c\/strong\u003e They are part of the connection architecture of a DuraPost fence rather than simply a heavier-looking post.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWho should use this post?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUse it for residential and light-commercial DuraPost layouts where the fence needs to terminate neatly, turn a corner or support a lighter gate. Birkdale rates the Light Duty Gate\/End\/Corner Post for gates weighing up to \u003cstrong\u003e30kg\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eUse it as a gate post\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGate hardware can be fixed directly to the steel post with appropriate self-drilling fixings, or a piece of 3×2 timber can first be secured to the post and the gate ironmongery fixed to the timber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf fencing continues away from the gate post, add a DuraPost U-Channel on the fencing side.\u003c\/strong\u003e The panel, rail or composite system then terminates into that channel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eUse it as a corner post\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a 90° DuraPost corner, fix U-Channels to the required faces of the square post. Each fence run then terminates into its own channel, giving a much cleaner and more deliberate corner than trying to twist a standard intermediate post around the change of direction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eUse it as an end post\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the end of a run, the square post creates a clean termination. Add a U-Channel on the fence side where the infill needs a receiving channel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat else might I need?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/durapost-u-channel\"\u003eDuraPost U-Channel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e for the fence connection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003egate hinges\/latch or the specified gate hardware if hanging a gate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ea matching post cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe correct self-drilling fixings for the connection detail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe fence panel, rails or composite system that terminates at the post\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLight Duty or Heavy Duty gate post?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChoose the Light Duty post for gates within Birkdale's stated \u003cstrong\u003e30kg maximum\u003c\/strong\u003e and where the project does not require the heavier 75 × 75 × 3mm section. For larger\/heavier gates or more demanding installations, use the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/durapost-heavy-duty-gate-post-75-75-3mm-2-45m\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeavy Duty Gate Post\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e where appropriate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBirkdale's gate-post guidance confirms that a U-Channel is required on the fencing side of a gate post where fence panels or rails need to connect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy use the square DuraPost connection post?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt gives gates, corners and terminations a clean structural node instead of forcing a standard intermediate post to do a job it was not shaped for. 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