// Gate posts & hardware · Washington · NE37–NE38
Washington gate post supply — drives, doubles, garden gates
Gate post is what most Washington 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 Washington and the wider Tyne and Wear footprint — Next-day.
Whether you're laying a single back-garden run on a Sulgrave or Donwell 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 Washington
- Kerbside, Next-day, flat fee at checkout
- Click & collect
- Free from NE13 7BA, 30 min from Washington
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 Washington looks like for fencing
The original Washington estate fencing was light spec — 3×3 posts at 1.8m centres with thin rails. Most of what we replace now we upgrade to 4×3 concrete-set with proper 3.6m rails, which gives a much longer life. Heavy clay soil in pockets around Ayton and Usworth — rapid-set postcrete is a must, not a nice-to-have.
Neighbourhoods we drop to: Sulgrave, Donwell, Concord, Albany, Glebe, Columbia, Ayton, Springwell, Usworth, Lambton, Oxclose. Plus surrounding postcodes (NE37–NE38) — drop your postcode at checkout if you're unsure.
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