Currently around our back garden we've 6ft concrete posts with gravel boards and large (read damn heavy!) gates. Been ok for a while but needs a spruce up so some of the gravel boards are coming out to make way for new fence panels and while I was out measuring Mrs Unseen was having a moan about the gates being too heavy and could we not put a side gate in?
I've had a quick search on the forum and "I think" this is a sane way forward but wanted to check with those more knowledgeable!
Along the longest run I had in mind to remove all the gravel boards, then fasten 4x3 to one post to hang the gate from, then on the other side a small in-fill frame out of 4x3 (overkill?) fastened to the post and in to concrete at the bottom. I know drilling the posts can be a nightmare but from reading on here slow and steady seems to be the message, drilling through then using sleeve nuts and some m8 threaded rod straight through post/timber?
Apologies for the godawful MSPaint picture but hopefully you get the idea!
The fixing idea was:
Does that sound/look about right? One thing I did find was finding external grade sleeve nuts from the usual suspects was impossible and I searching for the right thing?
Somehow doubt they're stainless steel going of the description further on!
Other than a sanity check, would anyone suggest putting a header across the whole thing or would it not be needed?
Thanks
I've had a quick search on the forum and "I think" this is a sane way forward but wanted to check with those more knowledgeable!
Along the longest run I had in mind to remove all the gravel boards, then fasten 4x3 to one post to hang the gate from, then on the other side a small in-fill frame out of 4x3 (overkill?) fastened to the post and in to concrete at the bottom. I know drilling the posts can be a nightmare but from reading on here slow and steady seems to be the message, drilling through then using sleeve nuts and some m8 threaded rod straight through post/timber?
Apologies for the godawful MSPaint picture but hopefully you get the idea!
The fixing idea was:
Does that sound/look about right? One thing I did find was finding external grade sleeve nuts from the usual suspects was impossible and I searching for the right thing?
Somehow doubt they're stainless steel going of the description further on!
Other than a sanity check, would anyone suggest putting a header across the whole thing or would it not be needed?
Thanks