A fence is required for any building. It clearly encloses the territory and does not allow anyone to enter it, except for the owners. Thus, a personal space is obtained with an entrance through a gate or gate.
How to choose a gate for the fence? What do you need to know?
The gate is a small door that is installed in the fence. It is necessary to enter the territory along which a fence is installed. It is made of wood or metal. Usually a very simple wicket design is preferred. It can be seen everywhere in the countryside. The gate in the gate can be closed with a simple lock or on a hook, latch, if you do not want to install the lock.
What material is the gate made of?
Before choosing a gate for the fence, pay attention to its combination with the architecture of the house. The gate must be reliable and durable. Therefore, it is very important to determine exactly what material it will be made of. It can be a tree, the surface of which should be painted with paint and must be impregnated with an antiseptic. It’s good if you choose spruce or pine. The gate to the wooden fence should match the style of the gate itself. The width of the gate leaves is usually from 90 cm to 150 cm.
A wrought-iron fence gate should not be installed in a wooden fence. It will look great with forged metal gates, with a stone fence or forged lattice. It should be noted that in recent years, gates and metal gates are very in demand. They look beautiful and adorn the entire hedge with their appearance. Real cast iron is expensive, so most often gates and wickets are made of cheap low-carbon steel. To protect this material from corrosion, it should be well primed and painted with paint. And still I want to advise you not to chase cheapness. Remember that the gate and the gate must be very strong and reliable. In style, design and size, they must be combined with the fence.
Gate in a wooden fence and its installation
It will be useful to know how to make a gate in the fence yourself. When installing a classic gate, it is enough to make two support pillars of iron or of wood. They must first be impregnated with a substance that protects the material from decay. Then the gate must be put between the workpieces of the desired diameter. Before installing the gate for the fence, all its details must be aligned. After this, you can begin to temporarily fasten the pillars with horizontal shtaketin in the amount of three or more pieces. Screw the gate to the iron posts with wire, and nail to the wooden posts. The pole pit should be dug larger than the width of the gate itself. At the bottom of the pit, lay broken brick, pebbles or rubble.
Assembly of the gate itself
Pay attention to the presence of clearance. It must be between the ground and the lower rail of the gate. Reinforce the pillars by spacers fixing them in the pit. After that, prepare the cement mortar and fill it into the pit, having compacted it well and giving the posts good stability. Once the solution has set well, you can begin to fasten the hinges and install a wicket on them for the fence. If only a gate is installed in the fence, but there is no gate, you can make an easily removable fence span from the side of the street. This will ensure entry of the car.
Before installing the gate for the fence, determine in advance its width. It is desirable that it allows you to enter the territory of the site on a bicycle, motorcycle, with a pram, etc. Entry into the territory must be made of hard surface.
For garden plots, the best option would be to install swing gates with a gate.