Simpson Strong-Tie FPBB44 E-Z Base Black Powder-Coated Post Base for 4x4

PROS: Simple but perfect. Prefer these over drilling a single hole, install a "J" bolt, fill cavity around bolt with cement, wait for it to dry, and then put on a flimsy post support that has a gap to tighten the nut on the bolt. Then, your post and all the weight of your project sits on what, a piece of 1/16th metal? This is solid! It has a small section on he inside of the base, for drainage, but I it is heavy duty.CONS: It is a snug fit. Pounding the heck out of them won't guaranty that the post gets to the bottom. And, if you attempt to shave them down just a little bit (especially when using pressure treated posts), once they dry, the will have a bit of wiggle room for your support.Overall: I love them. I used them to build a deck extension over a slab. That part of the deck is hold a hot tub, and some large friends.

These are a bit costly, but they are well worth it as they make it easy to fasten a 4 x 4 post to concrete and they do it in a very secure manner. I used three of them to build a fence to hide my garbage cans behind and the end result was a very strong and sturdy fence that was firmly anchored to my concrete slab using Simpson Strong Tie STB2-50334 1/2-Inch by 3-3/4-Inch bolts. Don't forget to buy a good quality concrete drill bit as each of these requires 4 bolts and poor quality bits won't last. I used a DEWALT DW5437 1/2-Inch x 4-Inch x 6-Inch Rock Carbide SDS Plus Hammer Bit which easily drilled the 12 holes I needed for my project and I have no doubt it will last long enough to drill several more. If you are looking for an easy way to attach a 4 x 4 post to concrete this is what you are looking for.

I used these on a porch roof support, I used three 4x4 posts which was probably overkill but these worked great, they were a snug fit on my 4x4 posts which were from Lowe’s, I used a router and did a 45 degree chamfer on the corners of the post to give it a little better look, then I sanded the post evenly with 60 grit to aid in the install which still took so force. I butted the other end of the post against concrete wall, then used a small sacrificial piece of 4x4 to pound on the post base. They look great and are well made, possibly a little over priced but with everything made so cheap Ill pay for these all day long.

I drilled 4 holes 7/16" wide for 1/2" threaded rod for each post. I used a 2-part concrete anchoring adhesive to secure the bolts to my patio. I leveled the post connector using some galvanized washers below the connector, and used an additional washer, and locking washer to bolt it down. My gate is more solid than I thought it would be.

Overall these are great, and I'd buy them again. In fact, I have for 2 projects.PROS: Sturdy. Solid. Easy to put in in that they have 4 screwholes into the ground and 8 into the 4x4.CONS: Holes for screwing down... it says to use 1/2 inch concrete wedge bolts. But you can't push them through the holes - the bolts are too big. SO, you must install bolts in ground then put these over them. That is HARD; very little room for any error at all in drilling holes and installing anchors.Bigger issue... these are 1/8 inch or so too small for a standard 4x4! We bought the treated 4x4s at lowes - 12 of them - and every single one we had to plane and sand the corners round and 1/16 off each side before we could pound them into the base holders. It took about 10 minutes for each post and was really annoying.Would I buy them again? Probably, as long as I had 10 minutes per post to work on them.

I gave up trying to find a heavy duty post base and then found these on Amazon. The 12 gauge steel is hands over the favorite over the lightweight brackets of the big box stores [where I could not find these for sale!!!] Because no 4X4 is the exact same size as another, so it they are a little loose, just shim up with a fiberglass or cosposite shim and take the slack out of things! I am betting a lot on how well these will work and am confident that they will perform well!! Worth twice the price

We used these when putting up a privacy wall between our next door neighbors. We live in a row home and there is cement that my husband had to drill into. This style bracket worked perfect and is sturdy enough to support the bottom of our privacy wall. The only complaint was trying to remove that big sticker which came off in pieces. The brackets are at the bottom of our 4 x 4 fence post. Sorry it is not showing in the picture, but the the privacy wall is 8 foot.

I had been buying these individually at Home Depot but needed quite a bit more. This 10-pack was just the right price. I was shocked at the super-fast shipping by BIC Superstores and Amazon. Thank you!I was installing these on top of creosote-treated bridge timber (basically real wide railroad ties). I used 5" long galvanized lag and construction screws. For securing the fence post to the Strong-Tie, I used 1.5" long corrosion-resistant construction lags...I find these secure better than galvanized lag screws. Overall for me this is the only solution for my particular retaining wall project.