Fitting wooden gate - Drilling concrete fence post

[aspirated]

Hi

So my driveway is approx. 6 feet wide, with a wall of the house on one side, and fencing with concrete fence posts on the other.

I want to fit a wooden gate, and the wall-side is straightforward enough. I’ve researched drilling concrete fence posts too, and it seems doable.

I just wanted to see if anyone with more experience has any advice. Will the concrete fence post remain stable if I drill a few holes to attach a timber post to it?
Also, would it be better/possible to instead fit a side hinged bi folding wooden gate to the wall side of the drive?

Thanks in advance

[LeadFarmer]

Id be hinging the gate to the house wall, and not to the fence post. Let the wall take the weight of the gate.

[henrycrun]

Would the post have steel reinforcement ? I don't know if they do, just wondered

[Fore Left]

Don't concrete posts normally have holes through them that you can bolt a wooden post too?

Would 3 or 4 of these be strong enough? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Postfix-Slotted-Concrete-... You could notch the wooden post so it sits flush with the concrete post.

[Murph7355]

You can also get hinges that clamp round posts. One of our gates is hung on a metal post with these. Works as well as any of the others.

[ARHarh]

I drilled my concrete fence post and screwed a piece of 4 x 2 to it to hang the gate on. It is only a light gate but it was easy to drill and the gate is still there 5 years later.

[curlyks2]

Murph7355 said:

You can also get hinges that clamp round posts. One of our gates is hung on a metal post with these. Works as well as any of the others.

+1 for this...