Bolt Down Fence Post Shoe Hot Dipped Galvanised Box of 10

A bolt down fence post shoe is the sensible alternative to digging holes or mixing concrete every time you need to put up a fence post or garden post. The Bolt Secure range fixes directly to an existing concrete base, paving slab, or masonry wall using bolts, leaving you with a solid, upright post fixing without the faff of groundwork. These are sold in a box of 10, which suits most fencing runs and keeps the cost per unit reasonable.

Each shoe is hot dipped galvanised, which means the zinc coating penetrates the surface properly rather than sitting on top of it. That matters outdoors, particularly in exposed garden or site conditions where a thin coating would start to break down within a few seasons. Hot dipped galvanising gives you reliable corrosion resistance over the long term, which is what you want from something buried in a shoe at ground level where moisture sits.

Where Bolt Down Post Shoes Work Best

The bolt down fence post shoe is well suited to situations where digging is not an option or not practical. If you are fixing posts onto an existing concrete driveway, a patio base, a concrete footing, or a rendered wall, these shoes let you get the job done without breaking up any existing surfaces. They are also useful where soil conditions are poor, compacted, or where you simply do not want to disturb established ground.

The shoe design holds the post base clear of the surface, which reduces the amount of direct moisture contact at the bottom of the post. Anyone who has pulled out a rotten fence post will appreciate this. It does not make the post immortal, but it does slow down the process considerably.

Sizing the Shoe to the Post

These bolt down post shoes are available in 50mm, 75mm, 100mm and 150mm sizes, covering the most common timber post sections used in domestic and light commercial fencing. Measure the width of your post section before ordering. A 100mm shoe takes a 100mm square post, a 75mm shoe takes a 75mm square post, and so on. Ordering the wrong size is an easy mistake and one that costs you a trip back to the merchant, so check twice.

Installing the bolt down fence post shoe is straightforward. Mark out your post positions, drill the anchor bolt holes into the concrete base, set the shoes with suitable anchor bolts or rawlbolts, check they are plumb, and drop the posts in. The whole process is considerably faster than the dig-and-concrete method, and you can tension the fence the same day rather than waiting for concrete to cure. On a full garden fence run, that time saving adds up quickly.

Supplied as a box of 10, the Bolt Secure hot dipped galvanised bolt down fence post shoes are a practical, durable fixing solution for anyone working on fencing, decking posts, pergolas, or garden structures where a solid base already exists.