Oak gates

[dumper]

You don’t need a frame to automate, if mine would use a single gate cut from best oak you have, proper morticed and tenon joints with dowels, hung on a metal post cladding with oak boards to match gate proper heavy duty hinges back hung not field gate hinges more super hinge this will allow adjustment in both planes ,maybe go for electric mag lock and arm automation the pressure on the gate in the closed position will keep it square 

The top and bottom rails should be the same size and the styles should match and if design allows a centre rail to mount motors to equalise pressure will give less twist 

don’t go for cheap automation three phase 24/36v brushless is the best 

 

 

[trigger_andy]

20 minutes ago, GarethM said:

I'd be tempted to timber clad a steel frame, okay probably a lot more weight but a lot more secure. Plus if it's got a frame you could always automate it in the future.

Good points there. Not the road I want to go down though. Im thinking more rustic. 😁

[GarethM]

Rustic!, I'd want a Thames barrier kinda arrangement. Spiked tyres strips and the great escape levels of barbed wire, I don't like my neighbours obviously.

[trigger_andy]

1 minute ago, dumper said:

e, if mine would use a single gate cut from best oak you have, proper morticed and tenon joints with dowels,

That’s the plan. A mate is an Oak Framer so most likely get him to do it and swap for firewood. 

 

3 minutes ago, dumper said:

hung on a metal post cladding with oak boards to match gate

I’ve already sunk in 6” Oak Posts either side of the Drive. 

 

5 minutes ago, dumper said:

proper heavy duty hinges back hung not field gate hinges more super hinge this will allow adjustment in both planes

Will need to look into them. I was gonna use field gate hinges so glad you mentioned that. 
 

6 minutes ago, dumper said:

The top and bottom rails should be the same size and the styles should match and if design allows a centre rail to mount motors to equalise pressure will give less twist 

don’t go for cheap automation three phase 24/36v brushless is the best

Good info there. Can’t see me going for Motors. But you never know in the future I might get sick of opening and closing them. 

[trigger_andy]

1 minute ago, GarethM said:

Rustic!, I'd want a Thames barrier kinda arrangement. Spiked tyres strips and the great escape levels of barbed wire, I don't like my neighbours obviously.

I’ve thankfully resolved most of the issues with my neighbours. We resolved the shared driveway issue by installing a 2m high fence right across the drive. 🤣 He insisted on it thinking we wanted to retain access to his drive. 🤷‍♂️ 
 

Now he’s decided he does not like the fence I put in on our boundary. The fence he asked me to build which would (I’m my mind) be the same  style as all the other fencing I’ve put around the property. So when I was getting logs in after working away for two weeks I see he’s started to clad his side of my fence with feather edge. 🙄

[Squaredy]

1 hour ago, trigger_andy said:

Good point! Closest I can find after a quick google search is this. 

I think that may work.  But you need braces.  And the worst case scenario is that they may twist as they dry.

[trigger_andy]

Just now, Squaredy said:

I think that may work.  But you need braces.  And the worst case scenario is that they may twist as they dry.

There is braces on the bottom half of the gates in the picture. 
 

It rains so much round here they’ll never dry. 🤣🤣🤣

[GarethM]

I've several footpaths, one up the driveway and past the house. Whilst it's all well and good most of the time, dog mess and the occasional self entitled horse owner ruin what joy it brings from people the nice comments people make.

[dumper]

11 minutes ago, trigger_andy said:

That’s the plan. A mate is an Oak Framer so most likely get him to do it and swap for firewood. 

 

I’ve already sunk in 6” Oak Posts either side of the Drive. 

 

Will need to look into them. I was gonna use field gate hinges so glad you mentioned that. 
 

Good info there. Can’t see me going for Motors. But you never know in the future I might get sick of opening and closing them. 

Depends on the age of your kids it soon gets a pain to stop get out of the car open the gate pass stop the car and close  especially on dark wet nights 

you should be able to automate for under about £8/900 excluding power

[trigger_andy]

1 minute ago, dumper said:

Depends on the age of your kids it soon gets a pain to stop get out of the car open the gate pass stop the car and close  especially on dark wet nights 

you should be able to automate for under about £8/900 excluding power

It’s more for aesthetics to be honest. Plus it will keep the wee ones from wandering down to the road when they’re playing in the garden. Will keep the dogs contained as well.