Steel and larch Gates finished (almost)

[dumper]

Smart

[AHPP]

Smart. What are the top and bottom fasteners going into?

[muttley9050]

Smart. What are the top and bottom fasteners going into?

M16 field gate hook and eye similar to this.
Hooks bolted to the rsj. M16 into scrap made brackets (old heavy angle) welded to box section

[muttley9050]

When I say scrap. Its my metal collection really. Would never scrap it.

[AHPP]

No. I meant the top and bottom of the larch planks. I couldn't see a bit of flat steel like there is at waist height. You didn't screw some batten to the underneath of the top steel did you?

[muttley9050]

Oh I see.

No batten, 20mm x 3mm angle (had to buy that) puddle welded on to the 40mm box.

The centre horizontal Strut is 20mm x 3mm box.

 

 

 

[gand]

Can I ask if your using a wood preserve on the larch? Just had something built out of it and trying to decide what to use with minimal effort and to keep some original colours and grain. It rained earlier and turned a really nice shade, wondering if I could mimic that

[sime42]

Been making some gates. Never made any this big before. Made from 40mm box steel salvaged from old stillages and 22mm English larch cladding. Quite happy with how they came out.

Lovely job there. The colour variation in the timber is particularly pleasing.

[muttley9050]

Can I ask if your using a wood preserve on the larch? Just had something built out of it and trying to decide what to use with minimal effort and to keep some original colours and grain. It rained earlier and turned a really nice shade, wondering if I could mimic that

Not intending to treat it. Happy for it to grey off.
The gates are at my parents house and they don't want any maintenance. Hence the new garage being cedar and the gates larch.
They look great now. They will slowly weather and grey off, the only way to prevent this is either continual oiling or a few coats of some sort of toxic varnish every couple of years.
You can put clear coat preservative on but it won't stop it weathering.
With our climate it would be a continual battle to maintain the way it looks now. Id rather not bother and accept the natural look.

[daveatdave]

look nice did you put the posts in slightly out of plum to allow for the pull of the gates when hung