// Gate posts & hardware · Durham · DH1, DH6–DH7
Durham gate post supply — drives, doubles, garden gates
Gate post is what most Durham fencers reach for first. Gate posts are heavier than fence posts — most drive gates need 6"×6" (150×150mm) timber a minimum of 8ft long, so the post can go a metre into concrete with another 5ft above ground. Garden side-return gates can use a 4×4 if the gate is light. We deliver across Durham and the wider Durham footprint — 1–2 day.
Whether you're laying a single back-garden run on a Belmont or Brandon property or quoting a multi-house developer plot, the timber's the same: pressure-treated softwood, sized properly, dropped where you need it.
What we stock
- Standard size
- 8ft × 6"×6" pressure-treated
- Lighter spec
- 8ft × 4"×4" for pedestrian gates
- Hardware
- Heavy-duty hinges, locks, drop bolts available
- Delivery to Durham
- Kerbside, 1–2 day, flat fee at checkout
- Click & collect
- Free from NE13 7BA, 45 min from Durham
Common uses
Drive gates and double-gate frames, side-return garden gates, agricultural field gates, secure pedestrian access.
How to install / use
Concrete-set deep — at least 900mm for a 5ft gate, more for taller. We hang to the post; full hardware specified by gate weight.
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What Durham looks like for fencing
Heritage-area planning rules apply in the city centre — anywhere near the Cathedral, the peninsula or the conservation areas. We'll flag if your build needs a planning chat. Clay-heavy soil through Belmont and Pittington means deeper postcrete sets — we factor in extra cure time before fitting rails. Rural Durham village plots often run longer than city ones; bigger orders, longer runs, more cost-effective.
Neighbourhoods we drop to: Belmont, Brandon, Bowburn, Pittington, Carrville, Sherburn, Coxhoe, Framwellgate Moor, Newton Hall, Gilesgate, Nevilles Cross. Plus surrounding postcodes (DH1, DH6–DH7) — drop your postcode at checkout if you're unsure.
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