In the market of building materials, a modern consumer today can find many options for the manufacture and further installation of gates. However, professional companies and individual developers continue to prefer profiled flooring, despite the fact that, in addition to it, the assortment line is replenished with new solutions that are more modern and technologically advanced. Such a high popularity of profiled flooring is due to several reasons, among them are longevity, strength, attractive appearance, as well as affordable cost. Cloths are manufactured in a factory using steel sheet using cold rolled technology. On both sides, the material is protected by a layer of galvanization, which is able to protect against premature destruction and corrosion. In order to achieve enhanced decorative qualities, the sheets are covered with a polymer layer, the shades of which can be very different. In order to make a gate and a wicket from a professional flooring, only the help of one more person and a couple of free days will be necessary.
Preparatory work
If you will make gates and a gate from a metal profile with your own hands, then first you need to prepare the support posts and dig holes for their installation. The supports can be made of wooden beams, it is necessary to choose a material whose cross-section should be equal to 150 x 150 millimeters. The material may be a round solid log with a diameter equal to 20 cm or more. A channel beam is also suitable, it is important to prepare one that will have a thickness ranging from 14 to 16 millimeters. Quite often, a profile pipe with a section of 80 x 100 millimeters is also used. The product must have walls with a thickness equivalent to 7 millimeters. Once you have decided on the material that will form the basis of the supports, you can start digging holes. Their depth should be equal to 1/3 of the height of the pillars that will rise above the ground. It should be borne in mind that the gate leaves, as a rule, are 0.5 meters smaller than the supports themselves. This stock will guarantee the rise of the lower edge of the structure from the ground by 30 cm. It is necessary to leave another 20 cm from the top, which are useful for strengthening decorative elements by welding.
Features of preparation
If a wicket is made of a metal profile with your own hands, it is important to ensure the stability of the entire structure. This characteristic will depend on the strength of the posts. Therefore, it is recommended to choose rolled steel. For the installation of profile pipes or a channel beam, a pit should be prepared, which should be deepened by 1.2 meters. It is important to carry out excavation work so that the well has a diameter of 20 to 50 cm. Prepared steel supports should be lowered into the pit, exposing the elements to the level strictly vertical. After the cement is poured. It is important to properly prepare the pillars, having cleaned their surface from rust and primed. At the last stage, these blanks are painted. From above it is necessary to install caps that will prevent the ingress of rainwater and snow inside.
Profiled sheet selection
If you will make a wicket from a metal profile with your own hands, it is important to choose the right material. In the market you will find three groups that differ in rib height, thickness, and strength. Marking "C" defines a wall profiled sheet, which is made of galvanized steel of small thickness. It has a small rib height. Marking "NS" represents a sheet that has a more impressive wave height. The canvas is characterized by a large thickness. The material labeled "H" is a supporting professional sheet that is used in the arrangement of roofs and iron hangars. Doors and gates from the metal profile with their own hands should be made of material under the brand name C8 and C10, the thickness of which varies from 0.4 to 0.8 millimeters. Sashes from such a canvas will weigh within 40 kilograms.
Wizard tip
Before starting work, it is recommended to order cutting of the profile sheet according to the required dimensions at the factory. To do this, it is best to use special equipment that ensures the accuracy of the cutting line, the accuracy of cutting and minimizes possible damage.
Frame manufacturing
If you will be doing the gates and the gate from the metal profile with your own hands, then the frame is best done using wooden beams, a profiled pipe acts as an alternative . When choosing the latter, keep in mind that it should have a rectangular cross section of 40 x 20 millimeters. The walls of the pipe should be equivalent to 2 millimeters. If the poles were installed metal, then the frame should be made of similar material. Assembly should be carried out on a flat area, which holds at least one leaf. To form different angles, use squares. Using the profile, it is necessary to form, and then make a frame that will look like a rectangle. The corners are additionally fixed by steel corners, which are able to give the structure more impressive rigidity. The long sides of the frame system should be divided into 3 parts and fixed to the marked points of the bridge, which will be oriented in parallel. Among other things, it is important to strengthen the joints with steel corners. In these places you need to install the hinges of the gate.
Sash installation
If a wicket is made of a metal profile with your own hands, the installation of which is carried out in one of the wings, the frame should be performed a little differently. Thus, with the help of transverse and longitudinal jumpers in one of the wings, fasten to a rectangular frame. The master must create a wicket frame system, which will have dimensions equal to 80 x 180 cm. It is important to shift the location of the hinges to the upper and lower edges of the gate.
Covering the frame with profile flooring
If a wicket is made of a metal profile with your own hands, the scheme of which will help you in carrying out the work, then the frame should be sheathed after the frame is assembled. To fix the profile, it is necessary to use fasteners according to the type of screws equipped with a hex head.
To the hinges of the door gates, the web with a wavy surface should be fixed with bolts, as an alternative solution, fixation by welding method can be used. The length of the loops should be at least 1 meter, while the thickness should be at least 3 millimeters. When installing the assembled sashes, it is recommended to use a winch, which is installed on a beam laid over the posts. The bars should be laid on the ground, on which the gate leaves are mounted. This will allow you to fix the hinges on the post by welding. For safety, the hinges are additionally fixed with bolts. If you are thinking about how to make a wicket from a metal profile with your own hands, then after the bars should be removed to check how easily the whole structure closes and opens.
Conclusion
A wicket from a metal profile with hands without welding is made only if the master does not have the skills to work with the welding machine, which is rare.