Installing a driveway gate: what do I need to know?
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2 x Palisade Security gates. 1ST GATE 1) TOTAL LENGTH MM 2) HEIGHT MM 3) RECTANGULAR TUBE 76mm x 38mm x 2mm MUST BE USED TO FABRICATE THE FRAME OF THE GATE. 4) THE DESIGN MUST BE A PALLISADE (PALLISADE THICKNESS MIN 2MM) GATE WITH THE FORKS NOT PROTRUDING OVER THE GATE FRAME. 5) AN EXTRA SQUARE TUBING NEEDS TO BE WELDED ON THE EXISTING POLE TO ACT AS A SUPPORT AND ALL HINGES MUST BE WELDED ONTO TO IT. 6) GATE MUST BE DIVIDED INTO 2 (3.5M EACH), IT MUST SWING OUTWARDS AND BE ABLE TO REST AGAINST THE FENCE WHEN FULLY OPEN. 7) WHEELS NEED TO BE WELDED A BOTTOM OF THE GATES TO GIVE THE GATE SUPPORT WHEN IT IS BEING OPENED. 8) A LOCKING MECHANISM MUST BE FITTED (A PADLOCK WILL BE USED) AND BOXED IN WITH A 2MM PLATE TO PROTECT IT FROM BEING DAMAGED BY RAIN OR INCASE OF A BURGLARY. 9) THE GATE MUST BE PAINTED WITH CORROSION PROTECTION PAINT GREY. 2ND GATE 1) TOTAL LENGTH MM 2) HEIGHT MM 3) RECTANGULAR TUBE 76mm x 38mm x 2mm MUST BE USED TO FABRICATE THE FRAME OF THE GATE. 4) THE DESIGN MUST BE A PALLISADE (PALLISADE THICKNESS MIN 2MM) GATE WITH THE FORKS NOT PROTRUDING OVER THE GATE FRAME. 5) EXTRA SQUARE TUBING NEEDS TO BE FITTED ON THE EXISTING POLES TO ACT AS A SUPPORT AND GUIDE RAIL. 6) GATE MUST BE A ONE-PIECE SLIDE GATE, NO GATE MOTOR REQUIRED. 7) WHEELS NEED TO BE WELDED A BOTTOM OF THE GATES TO GIVE THE GATE SUPPORT WHEN IT IS BEING OPENED. 8) A LOCKING MECHANISM MUST BE FITTED (A PADLOCK WILL BE USED) AND BOXED IN WITH A 2MM PLATE TO PROTECT IT FROM BEING DAMAGED BY RAIN OR INCASE OF A BURGLARY. 9) THE GATE MUST BE PAINTED WITH CORROSION PROTECTION PAINT GREY Please see attached SOW
Struggling to open and close the gate, seems like the rail sagged on the one end, making it difficult to move.