Project Information
In 2003 I added on to my shop. In doing so I had to move the shop doors 3 feet towards the front of the house. That move created this problem: the shop door had to be closed to open the gate and vice versa. Kinda of a pain after a time if you are in and out of the carport doing a project. So having had enough of this I planned out two panels and a gate to replace the angled panel and single gate. I would show the before picture of the gate, but no way I am going to have picture proof of my very crappy gate from 25 years ago. Suffice to say it was a miracle it held out this long.
Gate construction is as most would expect. I reused the vinyl fence pickets from the old fence and some I still had left over from when I did the other side of the house. My stock now consists of one single piece 40 inches long. As the don't make this type anymore I was very careful in measuring and cutting, mistakes were not an option.
Painted the entire assembly white to match our décor and them throughout the outside. The spindles I had salvaged from scrap bin at work. Cut them down to side, drilled undersized hole and used a chisel to square the holes up, a total of 18, yes it took awhile. To make sure they do not spin I drilled holes in the bottom and screwed through the gate and holes to secure them.
The hinges I went with 4, heavy duty strap kind. To make sure they stay put I used ¼ x20 bolts all the way through the gate frame and some locktite. To attach to the post I went with 2 inch lag bolts. Overkill maybe, but I do not wish to come back later and deal with sag and such.
One issue I had to work around was the holes in the vinyl pickets. Being used once they already had holes and I didn't want to make more and have holes unused. So I measured them before making frame and fence panels to account for this.
Post are lag bolted at the top to the carport frame and concreted at the bottom. Doubtful they will move. The gate now opens and goes against the shop wall, and the shop door can be opened all the way. About 1/2 inch to spare on the gap. I previously had a 58 inch gate, now only 42 1/2 inches. So if I need bigger I have to use the 8 foot gate on the opposite side of the house. Minor issue. In theory anyway.
Even put in a cat door!
Gate construction is as most would expect. I reused the vinyl fence pickets from the old fence and some I still had left over from when I did the other side of the house. My stock now consists of one single piece 40 inches long. As the don't make this type anymore I was very careful in measuring and cutting, mistakes were not an option.
Painted the entire assembly white to match our décor and them throughout the outside. The spindles I had salvaged from scrap bin at work. Cut them down to side, drilled undersized hole and used a chisel to square the holes up, a total of 18, yes it took awhile. To make sure they do not spin I drilled holes in the bottom and screwed through the gate and holes to secure them.
The hinges I went with 4, heavy duty strap kind. To make sure they stay put I used ¼ x20 bolts all the way through the gate frame and some locktite. To attach to the post I went with 2 inch lag bolts. Overkill maybe, but I do not wish to come back later and deal with sag and such.
One issue I had to work around was the holes in the vinyl pickets. Being used once they already had holes and I didn't want to make more and have holes unused. So I measured them before making frame and fence panels to account for this.
Post are lag bolted at the top to the carport frame and concreted at the bottom. Doubtful they will move. The gate now opens and goes against the shop wall, and the shop door can be opened all the way. About 1/2 inch to spare on the gap. I previously had a 58 inch gate, now only 42 1/2 inches. So if I need bigger I have to use the 8 foot gate on the opposite side of the house. Minor issue. In theory anyway.
Even put in a cat door!