Garden gate with Brick pillar

[Mirzaghalib]

Hi guys, I had a small existing pillar which sits on concrete foundations and built further to reach around 6ft high.

The pillar is 1.5 brick x 1.5 Brick. The core of the pillar had a half brick centre to about 1 ft then I left it empty and filled it with concrete for the rest of 5 ft I built.

Now the wooden gate I have built is 2m high and 1.4m wide. The weight has ended being 52kg. I have bought some heavy duty hinges but I am unsure if the pillar will be sufficient enough to hold the gate?

 

[23vc]

I can see that potentially being too slender if strong winds catch the big gate

 

[noseall]

Hi guys, I had a small existing pillar which sits on concrete foundations and built further to reach around 6ft high.

The pillar is 1.5 brick x 1.5 Brick. The core of the pillar had a half brick centre to about 1 ft then I left it empty and filled it with concrete for the rest of 5 ft I built.

Now the wooden gate I have built is 2m high and 1.4m wide. The weight has ended being 52kg. I have bought some heavy duty hinges but I am unsure if the pillar will be sufficient enough to hold the gate?

The gate will pull it over/loosen it the first time it slams.

 

[stevie888]

It will fail at the bottom of the concrete. Maybe not the first slam but very soon.

Wooden gate suggests solid so plenty of wind load.

Get yourself a nice chunky piece of 90mm SHS and rebuild your pier around it with a decent foundation

 

[Mirzaghalib]

Thanks for the info guys, the best solution is then to make lighter gate, how much weight/ leverage would the above said pillar be able to cope with without failing.

 

[stevie888]

Personally I wouldn't hang any gate on it