Recent content by 23QDM

Thanks for the responses, @Tetrarch some good info in your thread. I think a plan could be try and remove a section of the brickwork without damaging the bricks as much as possible, get some metal posts secured and then replace the brickwork and fit the gates. I will look into sizing the...

Thanks for the replies, Each gate will be 6ft wide and 6ft high. Underneath the surface tamac there’s several feet of tarmac scalpings, The road through the village resurfaced many years ago and whoever was doing it that was knocking of doors saying they’d tamac the drive for cash and over...

Thanks for the reply. I did think about a steel column but I would have to dig out a fair bit of the tarmac in order to get it deep enough. I'd prefer to not destroy the tarmac or wall if I don't have too.

Hi all, Have recently bought a house with a long double brick wall either side of the driveway. I’d like to get some hardwood gates to secure the front of the property. It has a tarmac driveway all the way to the rear of the property which I don’t want to disturb or dig up in order to get...