The post is attached to concrete using Simpson Tie 4×4 post tie. The top of post flexes a good 2-3 inches when gate shuts against it. How can I stabilize it?
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My first thought is a guy wire from the top corner of the post, with a turnbuckle in the middle to tension it up and pull out that lean in the post. It seems that if you don't do something like this, the only alternative IS to reset the posts, which is a lot of work. Hope this helps.
This is what a turnbuckle looks like:
The really professional way is to set a bracket in concrete, then bolt-through the posts to the brackets. While slightly more $ (cost of bracket and bolt) and more effort, this will give you a long life solution that is easy to maintain over time. The concrete for the bracket should be 24-30" deep, 8" diameter for posts of this size.
Setting the post in concrete will give longer life than simply setting teh post in the dirt. It is good to slope the top of the concrete away from the wood post so that rain does not puddle next to the post.
Some of us (who have been doing this for years) now also trim the top of the post at an angle, so that water is more likely to run off the top of the post rather than puddle.
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Best Answer
I don't think I've ever seen a Simpson product that's intended to hold up a gate post. They're all designed to lift a post up off the concrete, but not to support it laterally.
Take it all apart and put a longer post in the ground, like nature intended.