A fence is essential for any building. He clearly encloses the territory and does not allow anyone other than the owners to penetrate it. Thus, a personal space is obtained with an entrance through a gate or gate.
How to choose a fence gate? What you need to know?
A gate is a small door that is installed in the fence. It is necessary to enter the territory, along the perimeter of which a fence is installed. It is made from wood or metal. Usually a very simple wicket design is preferred. It can be seen everywhere in the countryside. The gate at the gate can be closed with a simple lock or with a hook, latch, if you do not want to install a lock.
What material is the gate made of
Before choosing a gate for a fence, pay attention to its combination with the architecture of the house. The gate must bereliable 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. Well, if you choose spruce or pine. The gate to the wooden fence should match the style of the gate itself. The width of gate leaves is usually from 90 cm to 150 cm.
Wrought iron fence gate should not be installed in a wooden fence. It will look great with forged metal gates, stone fences or wrought iron bars. It should be noted that recently metal gates and gates are in great demand. They look beautiful and decorate the entire hedge with their appearance. Real cast iron is expensive, so most often gates and gates are made from cheap low-carbon steel. To protect this material from corrosion, it should be well primed and painted with paint. And yet I would like to advise you not to chase cheapness. Remember that the gate and gate must be very strong and reliable. The style, design and size should match the railing.
Wicket in a wooden fence and its installation
It would be useful to know how to make a gate in the fence yourself. When installing a classic gate, it is enough to make two supporting pillars made of iron or wood. They must first be impregnated with a substance that protects the material from decay. Then the gate must be placed between the blanks of the desired diameter. Before installing the fence gate, all its detailsneeds to be aligned. After that, you can proceed to the temporary fastening of the pillars with horizontal pickets in the amount of three or more pieces. Fasten the gate to the iron poles with wire, and nail to the wooden ones. The hole for the posts should be dug larger than the width of the gate itself. Put broken brick, pebbles or crushed stone at the bottom of the pit.
Assembly of the gate itself
Pay attention to the presence of a gap. It must be between the ground and the bottom rail of the gate. Strengthen the posts by bracing them in the hole. After that, prepare the cement mortar and pour it into the pit, tamping it well and giving the pillars good stability. Once the solution has set well, you can begin to screw the hinges and install the fence gate on them. If only a gate is installed in the fence, but there is no gate, it is possible to make an easily removable fence span from the side of the street in the fence. This will allow the car to enter.
Before you install the gate for the fence, decide in advance on its width. It is desirable that it allows you to enter the territory of the site on a bicycle, motorcycle, with a baby carriage, etc. The entrance to the territory must be made from a hard surface.
For garden plots, the best option would be to install swing gates with a gate.
