The gate can rightly be called the hallmark of any home. Therefore, the desire of every homeowner to make the entrance gate to the yard as beautiful and durable as possible is understandable. Today we’ll talk about which gates to choose.
Gates and fences from corrugated board
An excellent option for the gates for the yard will be gates from corrugated board with forging elements. This choice is especially good if the fence is also made using this material. The combined fence looks great, especially in an ensemble with forged elements present at the gate.
In today's construction market, corrugated board has long taken a solid place and gained many fans. This material is widely used in such areas of construction as:
- Sheathing of buildings.
- The arrangement of the roof.
- Finishing the ceilings.
- The construction of fences.
- Construction of prefabricated buildings.
Such a variety of applications is due to the good aesthetic qualities of the material, durability and ease of installation.
Given the high cost of other materials, corrugated gates with forging elements can save a decent amount of money, while not losing much in aesthetic qualities.
Decking is wall and roofing. It is usually indicated by the abbreviations PS and PC, respectively. The roofing sheet has a higher wave height necessary to give the sheet more rigidity. In the manufacture of gates and fences, a wall is usually used, and the wave height is taken no more than 20 mm. This indicator provides the necessary rigidity to the product.
In terms of painting, corrugated board is galvanized, painted on one side, and also painted on both sides in the same color. For gates and fences, it is best to use a painted sheet. In addition to a better appearance, such sheets are more durable.
Also, when choosing a material, you must pay attention to the thickness of the sheet. Many manufacturers offer corrugated board at a fairly low cost. However, the price is reduced by reducing the thickness of the sheet, and this, in turn, negatively affects stiffness and durability.
What makes up the value of forged gates?
So, like any product, the gate has components that affect their final cost. And a rational selection of these components will help to get the best value for money.
What affects the cost of forged gates:
- Type of forging: hot or cold.
- Saturation of the picture.
- Forging material. The thicker the rod, the more expensive.
- Material for sewing sashes.
- The complexity of pre-paint preparation.
- Materials for coloring.
- Gate installation.
Selecting a pattern for the gate
First of all, this, of course, is the complexity and richness of the gate pattern. If the gate is enlightened, the filling must be sufficiently dense, otherwise the meaning of the gate as such is simply lost. In the case of a blind gate, you can pick up
A light pattern that will not clutter up the plane of the wings and at the same time serve as their decoration.
When choosing a pattern for the gate, you should decide which forging will be used. There are two options:
- Cold forging.
- Hot forging.
Using the first allows you to save time and money that will be needed to make the gate.
Differences between hot forging and cold
Although similar products are obtained at the output, there are significant differences between cold and hot forging. Cold products are assembled according to the design principle. The assembly of such structures is carried out from finished decorative elements, which reduces the cost of the final product in comparison with hot forging. When using the hot metal processing method, all elements are made manually.
A significant advantage of hot forging can be called the opportunity to get any shape and style, which opens up great opportunities in terms of design. In the cold, on the contrary, there is some limitation.
However, the extensive database of stamped, forged and cast elements offered by manufacturers allows you to get quite a variety of solutions.
Forged gates: main advantages
Gates from corrugated board, the price of which is relatively low, have many advantages.
- Durability. The service life of corrugated board reaches 50 years, the more so this material is galvanized and painted in the factory, which significantly improves performance.
- Low cost. If you compare corrugated board with other possible options for sewing gates - this will turn out to be the most profitable.
- Nice appearance.
- Light weight. In deaf forged gates, the use of a steel sheet for sewing sashes significantly increases their mass. When using pierced, the weight is not very large. This reduces the load on the gate posts and reduces the likelihood of sagging. In addition, the installation of the gate will be easier and faster. Gates from corrugated board with forging elements go well with various options for fences.
Cons gate from corrugated board
Gates from corrugated board with forging elements have some drawbacks, albeit insignificant. You can separately consider the disadvantages of forging and corrugated board.
Cons of forging:
- Cost. Still, forged metal is quite expensive.
- Metal susceptibility to corrosion. The most important disadvantage of forging is especially aggravated in cases where a complex pattern is used, when there are many inaccessible places for painting.
Cons of corrugated board:
- Limited color palette.
- The professional sheet is afraid of scratches.
- Since the material is quite thin, mechanical damage can completely ruin the canvas.
However, these shortcomings are not very significant, especially against the background of the advantages of such a gate.
Thus, we can conclude that the gates from corrugated board with forging elements will become a worthy and practical choice. Since, having a decent appearance, these gates offer excellent value for money.