Gate Design Help

[Blagadan]

Blagadan

What is a Coach Bolt? Also, what is a half lap.

Coach Bolt... Has a nice shiney domed head on one side.

Half lap joint... Cut half way into each piece and over lap them. on the diagonal brace its a little bit more difficult to achieve but it gives for a tidier finish.

 

[EddieWalker]

Coach Bolt... Has a nice shiney domed head on one side.

Interesting difference in terminology. I figured you were refering to Carriage bolts, which is the term used for them here. The fact that both words have some reference to a horse drawn wagon is also interesting.

The problem with wood gates is they have a very limited life span. The more use they get, the more severe and extremes in weather and the size of them all add up to failure.

You can attach wood or other materials to a metal gate to give it a rustic look, or in my case, make it blend in with your fence. I used self taping screws to attach these rails to my metal gate so that you hardly even realize the gate is there.

Eddie

 

[woodlandfarms]

Man Eddy, that is a lot of fence. Good idea on the addition of wood.

I now understand carriage and lap, but I am having a hard time seeing how to get the lap to fit.. (how things get cut up).

Will do some research.

Carl

 

[TNhobbyfarmer]

I finally got a chance to take some pictures of my gate. I built the gate out of 5/4 pressure treated decking material. The people who sell the hardware send plans for building the gate with the hardware. The gates are pretty heavy, but so far I have had no sag. The secret seems to be that the top hinge is a double strap with the gate sandwiched between the two straps as opposed to typical single strap hinges sold by TSC/hardware stores/big box stores. Also, the bottom mounting bracket is quite ingenious as it allows you to level the gate with the turn of a bolt. You can find the hardware on ebay. Search double strap hinge. PM me if you would like more information.

 

[J_J]

Hi Carl, I put together a 16 ft metal and wood gate, with remote control. It is a cattle gate, with lattice on the front, with wood trim on the edges and center. Going in the gate looks like wood, and coming out, the gate looks like metal. I will try and take a picture tomorrow. I painted the lattice wood cedar, and the trim green.

 

[J_J]

I have to ask even though this is prolly a stupid question. For those of you that have gated entrances to your homes. How in the world does the UPS or FedEX guys drop off packages?

They will leave the packages in a plastic bag, or leave you a note for pick-up.

 

[weldingisfun]

I finally got a chance to take some pictures of my gate. I built the gate out of 5/4 pressure treated decking material. The people who sell the hardware send plans for building the gate with the hardware. The gates are pretty heavy, but so far I have had no sag. The secret seems to be that the top hinge is a double strap with the gate sandwiched between the two straps as opposed to typical single strap hinges sold by TSC/hardware stores/big box stores. Also, the bottom mounting bracket is quite ingenious as it allows you to level the gate with the turn of a bolt. You can find the hardware on ebay. Search double strap hinge. PM me if you would like more information.

Nice looking hardware and pretty ingenious. That is one hefty gate and the good news is it will get lighter as the wood dries. Good job and a great looking gate!

 

[zzvyb6]

Here are the Home Depot gate kits installed. They are aluminum and perfect for what I want. I have an electronic sensor that broadcasts up to the house when any creature is there....

 

[Charlesaf3]

I'm with eddie, that's a carriage bolt around here.

 

[J_J]

Hi Carl, I put together a 16 ft metal and wood gate, with remote control. It is a cattle gate, with lattice on the front, with wood trim on the edges and center. Going in the gate looks like wood, and coming out, the gate looks like metal. I will try and take a picture tomorrow. I painted the lattice wood cedar, and the trim green.

Hi Carl,


It's actually a 14 ft gate. Here is a picture of it. It had remote control until lightning zapped it.

Second picture, you can see the cattle gate through the lattice, and the support rod on the top.