Recent content by Dutchclogger

ok in the direction of the gate opening....that sounds logical.

Hmm bernardgreen....now you have me wondering if the pad and beam construction is sufficient, even though I have looked online and checked this with some gate constructions.The example below is a reinforce pillar going into the footings but these gate post's I have been asked to loom at are...

Piles are used everywhere in the Netherlands due to the sand the country is built on. I am hoping when we dig down (easy digging in sand ;-) ) we will find some piles that are at a suitable distance apart and alignment for the pads to sit on. We work with pile caps all the time,its just a matter...

A local charity has asked my advice about new footings for a heavy iron swing gate on their depot that needs repaired. Due to a very sandy terrain (no rock or clay bed in the Netherlands) I am undecided whether a spread footing (reinforced slab and small upstand ) or two reinforced footing's...