Hinges

I saw these today when I was poking around Lee-Valley looking for some hardware for a project I am working on. I think this is what you are describing:

http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=46438&cat=3,41241

-- Mike

I picked up some double swing hinges from HD for a set of saloon doors I made…those should work well for what you want. They allow the door to swing both ways and are adjustable for swing force

-- Stan from St. Paul Mn

It sounds like they’ll have to have some element of exterior usage to them. Keep that in mind. It may mean painting them, some sort of coating, or periodic maintenance with oil.

-- "Well, at least we can still use it as firewood... maybe." - Doss

I encountered a similar situation and choose to use some wooden toy wheels the make the gate roll back behind the handrail like a pocket door. A wide gate swinging into the deck was not acceptable, and entering the deck from the outside you would have to step back down the stairs if it opened out.

-- Darrell, making more sawdust than I know what to do with

Furthering what devann is saying, it could actually knock you off the deck or catch someone at head/face level if they are in the wrong place at the wrong time.

-- "Well, at least we can still use it as firewood... maybe." - Doss

paratrooper34: Your LINK goes to LV’s Home Page. It’s in “Hardware” and “Hinges” are all listed on one page in there.

This is the Link to ”Double-ActingHinges” http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?p=46438&cat=3,41241

IF it works …LOL..

Yep. It works.

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paratrooper34’s link works if I open it in a new window.

Rick’s works when I click it directly. It’s just browser behavior.

I still think devann’s solution is the best unless the other is the route you really, really want to go in. There are some that don’t have the spring in them that swings the gates. I’d probably go that route if you plan on using a double hinge.

-- "Well, at least we can still use it as firewood... maybe." - Doss

I’ve seen the gate sag problem solved, Jonathan, but doubling them on the top. It ain’t particularly pretty.

The spring loaded hinges talked about are designed for 1 3/4 door thickness. The problem isn’t just sag, it’s that the gate, with its mass, swung, gets extended by centrifugal force and then clunks into the other jamb (or in Carya’s case, the mating door.

There is a cruder hinge, called a pintl, which you’ve doubtless seen.

The risk with these can be the mass of the hinge exerting stress on its own construction when it is opened too far. But they work. I guess my biggest concern would be that the dogs could still get through if you used this type hinge.

Kindly,

Lee

-- "...in his brain, which is as dry as the remainder biscuit after a voyage, he hath strange places cramm'd with observation, the which he vents in mangled forms." --Shakespeare, "As You Like It"

If the gates are going to be almost 24” wide each, I would agree with devann’s suggestion since that’s a lot of weight to have swinging around (might be little kids, etc). Plus if the animals are big enough and there’s no latch which might be hard to do on two swinging gates, the animals could just push their way into the yard anyway.

-- Ben from IL

Wow. Thanks guys. You bring up a lot of good points I never thought of.

Doss:

Right again Buddy ! I tried what you said and opened paratroopers in a New Window. BINGO! “A Browser thing”. There I was and here I am and away I go …LOL..

Your Welcome Carya. Always Our Pleasure to Help when we can.

EDIT: I went back to Lee Valley. I ned some Decorative Hinges for 4 Sets of Window Shutters. There’s a LOT of Hinges on there! This Link will take you to ALL the Hinges they carry Page. Might be of some assistance.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/hardware/page.aspx?cat=3&p=41241

Each one of them Opens into MORE Hinges …LOL… The page look looks like this:
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These looked Very COOL! From Australia. Made with Heavy Duty UV Resistant, Glass Fibre Nylon. Lifetime Guarantee.
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You’ll have to forgive me Carya. I’m like a Kid in a Candy Shop when I get on LV’s Site …LOL..

Rick

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