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To fix 2 issues with the side gate, first gates not high enough to keep a dog in and second gates sinking and latch not catching anymore. The gates had been designed to swing in and out, allowing the best use of space both sides of the gate. To enable the gate to open outwards, as there was a slop on the ground, I had to level this ground and use 2 sleepers to form a retaining wall / raised entrance area. An underground drainpipe was also added to help prevent the raised area from becoming a muddy hole. Finally to make the area look complete, the garden bed was changed to sleeper edging, maintaining a consistent look.
Materials Used:
- 2 x Steel Posts [89 mm x 89 mm x 3.5 mm thick 2400 mm long] & Post Caps
- 2 x Gate Frames [1 x 1550 mm x 1300 mm, 1 x 1600 mm x 1300 mm with latch rails] [25 mm x 50 mm x 2 mm thick steel]
- 39 x 1800 mm 75 mm x 16 mm colonial pickets [16 pickets per gate, 1 picket for front facing of posts and 3 pickets for return to house, 2 pickets cut and used as 3rd rail]
- Latch, Hinges & pad bolt
- Flat and angle brackets for return
- 2 x Garden sleepers [200 mm x 50 mm] 1 x 3m length 1 x 2.4m length for leveling and retaining
- Drainage [200 mm and 50 mm pipe, adapters & non-return valve]
- 7 x 20Kg Bags of Ready Mix cement
Steps:
- Dig holes for posts
- Cement posts into ground
- Weld gate frame
- Mount gate hinges
- Screw pickets onto frames
- Attach gate latch and bolt
- Screw small length of steel to wall of house and gate post, creating the return
- Screw pickets onto posts and return
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