Hello,
My driveway is completely open at the moment and I need to put up a gate for security/privacy reasons.
The driveway is 3.4 metres wide and the gate shall have to be 2 metres tall to match my neighbour's fence.
My plan is to build a frame (two gate posts and a cross-member) out of something like this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/50x50x2350...UTF8&qid=1463648010&sr=8-2&keywords=gate+post
and then attach two rectangular squares inside with hinges (made from the same material) as gate frames.
I was then going to cover the gate frames with wood.
The above is completely theoretical - is it a workable idea?
In particular, is 50mmx50mm a decent material (i.e. strong and resilient enough) for a project like this?
Any pointers/modifications would be much appreciated.
My driveway is completely open at the moment and I need to put up a gate for security/privacy reasons.
The driveway is 3.4 metres wide and the gate shall have to be 2 metres tall to match my neighbour's fence.
My plan is to build a frame (two gate posts and a cross-member) out of something like this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/50x50x2350...UTF8&qid=1463648010&sr=8-2&keywords=gate+post
and then attach two rectangular squares inside with hinges (made from the same material) as gate frames.
I was then going to cover the gate frames with wood.
The above is completely theoretical - is it a workable idea?
In particular, is 50mmx50mm a decent material (i.e. strong and resilient enough) for a project like this?
Any pointers/modifications would be much appreciated.