Entryway/Gate project

[flyerdan]

Those are some great looking gates. Rough estimate guess is about 100' of 2x6 RT, probably .120 wall. While the more rounded corners on the steel looks good and makes for a better lasting finish, it does require considerably more fill welding to flush out the joints. Very labor intensive, fill and grind, fill and grind until it comes out even. Excellent workmanship on them.
As for killing the power to the operator when going away for a while, you might want to check with a fence contractor who deals with installations like this, there might be a code that requires emergency vehicles access. I know commercial gate operators require either a strobe or fire box here in Oregon, but not sure about residential.

 

[ch47dpilot]

Dishpointer, why don't you like MightyMule? I'm not set on them but they seem to be popular and price is right. Any sites that have other brands at good prices?

 

[Dishpointer]

I'm sorry that I haven't posted to this project for awhile but it was on hold waiting for the mason to finish bricking the walls and cutting the stone caps. Winter arrived and delayed everything until spring but he completed everything last month. We still need to run power down to the gate and install the openers but all in all, I think it turned out great for our first try at masonry.

Pic of the left wall


Pic of the right wall






and pic of backside


The stone caps are 4" thick and tie everything together. I will update again once we run power and order the openers.

 

[forgeblast]

Very Nice!!!!

 

[jcummins]

Very VERY Nice!!!!

 

[Pixguy]

Worth the wait! Very nice X2

 

[EddieWalker]

Impressive. The stone caps really look nice on top of the brick.

Eddie

 

[GGB]

A great looking entrance, even more amazing given that it's your first attempt at masonry. I've had experience with dry laid rock walls, but very little with brickwork. You should be proud to drive up to that entryway.

 

[Dishpointer]

Thanks for the compliments guys. I think it turned out pretty good. I believe that we are going to have a few different companys come out and give us their recommendations, see what we can do ourselves to save money like pull power down to the gate and install the concrete pads for the openers, then hire the rest out as my dad wants everything tied into the phone line when someone pulls up. If all they have to do is install the equipment then the cost won't be as high. There is a requirement for emergency access for the fire department as was mentioned earlier so we need professional help in that area.