Hanging two gates.

[Keitai]

Got two 1 metre (width) gates to hang on right hand side of house and small gate on left hand side. Small one will swing off 3 x 1 bolted to wall. The right hand side one off a post but should I hang the left gate (on right hand side of building (gravel and patio stones man on steps) off 3 x 1 on wall or off a post?

Also, they will be near block paving. How far back from there should I put them to not interfere with block paving base?

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[robinbanks]

I didn't quite understand most of the query. I'd hang the gates wherever the client wants them; their house, their aesthetic. In this particular case I'd consider a post that wraps the corner to align with the concrete post you say you're fixing to on the other side (good luck!) and also mean you can mount the gate so it's on the line between block and gravel.. seeing a few inches of gravel on the block side of the gate would look a bit gash IMO

Do you remember the previous thread about fitting a narrow gate between a garage and a conservatory? I mentioned a point (that ultimately I think was passed over) about not significantly narrowing the gap the gate fitted in by fitting a large post onto which the gate is hung. If you have a space 30 inches wide, fitting a 3 inch post that then hangs a gate using a hook-on-plate style hinge you might find that 5 inches of the usable gap disappear, taken up by the gate post and hardware. In narrow gaps, strive to fit posts on a location that isn't in the gap, and fit the gate to the post using hinges that means no part of the gate hangs in the gap either

 

[Why Not Indeed]

A man on a galloping horse wouldn't notice a subtle point in a 4-page thread

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

I read it that he's going to fit a new post (next to the fence) for that gate to hang off hence querying how far away from the block paving it needs to be so the fence post concrete won't disturb the block paving haunch etc.

 

[Keitai]

Two gates will be swung. On the right (near fence) off 4 inch post and left should I swing off wall (timber bolted on) or another post put into ground? And how many inches back from block paving to not disturb it?

 

[Stivino]

Are you thinking of bolting timber onto the wall, then bolting the gate to that piece of timber?

 

[JohnD]

The weight of the gate will pull the fencepost over. However you can prevent this by placing a post and running a lintel between the tops of the two posts, so they brace each other.

 

[Keitai]

Are you thinking of bolting timber onto the wall, then bolting the gate to that piece of timber?

Yes on left side

 

[Keitai]

The weight of the gate will pull the fencepost over. However you can prevent this by placing a post and running a lintel between the tops of the two posts, so they brace each other.

It's only 1 metre wide gate. It's two gates meeting in middle

 

[JohnD]

What you you think happens when you hang a weight on one side of a post, with a one-metre lever?

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Two gates will be swung. On the right (near fence) off another post put into ground

Do this. Probably about 6-12" back from the paving to avoid disturbing the paving base etc/existing fence post.

 

[JohnD]

If you use a wooden post it will rot in the ground. You can avoid this by putting in a concrete spur, and bolting the post to it (unburied and not touching the ground)

The other post, bolted to the house and not touching the ground, will be OK

 

[robinbanks]

What you you think happens when you hang a weight on one side of a post, with a one-metre lever?

Technically, on average, it's a half metre lever btw..

 

[matlob]

Do they need such a wide gate?
You could hang one from the wall so it's solid and have the other side as a panel with a post off centre?

i.e. 1200mm gate 800mm panel

 

[Why Not Indeed]

The OP already said 1m gate and that gap is way over 1m, in my estimation.