Gate and wicket from metal profile with your own hands

Gate and gate from a metalprofile will well add appearance of the house. For reliable protection from environmental influences and increasing consumer qualities, metal profiles are treated with a polymer coating, which adds strength to the material. This coating can be of various colors and shades, which allows you to choose the desired color range.

Metal profile

Metal profile имеет множество преимуществ, для того чтобы выбрать именно его:

• The functionality and practicality of the material during processing;
• It meets modern requirements and is suitable for any object;
• Low weight, it gives an easy installation;
• When connecting the automation to the gate and gate, the light weight of the structure makes it possible to use a low-power drive, and it is cheaper and saves electricity;
• It is a durable material;
• Low cost.

In this article we will look at the process of manufacturing wickets and gates from metal profiles.

Begin work with the preparation of the desired tool:

• A sledgehammer will be required to install the pillars;
• 220W welding machine;
• Kapron thread will be required for proper marking;
• To fasten the metal profile to the pipe, prepare a screwdriver;
• The Bulgarian, for cleaning of seams of welding and cutting of pipes;
• Scissors for metal will help accelerate the cutting of metal;
• A shovel or a hand drill, necessary for the installation of posts.

Making sure that the tool is all available, you can get to work.

Attention: Before starting the measurements, it is necessary to determine the exact dimensions of the future design. There should be no inconvenience when opening and closing. Too wide dimensions will lead to sagging and rapid wear of the lock.

Assembly work

The manufacture of the gates and the gates from the metal profile should begin with the installation of the side posts.

• We take metal pillarswhose length must be one meter greater than the height of the proposed structure;
• Remove from the surface traces of corrosion with the help of the grinder. Degrease with gasoline or anti-corrosion fluid. After drying, wipe with a dry cloth.
• On the marked installation sites of the columns we dig or drill (with a hand drill) holes in the ground about a meter deep and wide, 10 cm larger than a pole's diameter;
• Preparing a liquid solution. Mix the cement brand 300 in proportion with the sand 1: 3. Stirring and adding water, bring to a liquid state;
• Insert the posts into the holes. We fall asleep with rubble (you can use any unnecessary stones from the territory of the site). Trample down. Fill the previously prepared solution;

Caution: Clearly check the perpendicular of the pillars with respect to the ground plane. Use a plumb bob. Correct and accurate installation of the pillars will save you from many troubles afterwards.

Brick posts

If the house is built of stone and you do not want metal pillars, they can be made of brick. Thanks to this production, the gate and the gates will be more thoroughly secured; any wind will not affect the structure. You just have already made metal posts should be bricked up with bricks.

So:

• Knead the solution (as indicated above);
• We start laying the first row with a whole brick. We start the next row with three-quarters of a brick (this is done for a more durable masonry joint);

Attention: Do not forget to insert mortgages in the form of a piece of plate or reinforcement. This will be the basis for fastening the curtains.

• When the masonry mortar dries, do the jointing

It is recommended to install metal or decorative caps on the pillars from above, this will give the integrity of the structure and help drain water. Appearance will only benefit from this. There is the possibility of manufacturing the desired size to order.

After installing the pillars, let the solution dry. For high-quality setting of concrete, according to reference data it is required that at least a week has passed.

Manufacturing frame

The frame is the basis for the gate and gate (see How to make a gate for the fence). In case of improper work, it will be difficult to fasten the metal profile. You get the wrong configuration of the product.

You should take this work especially high quality:

• The welding table is ideal for assembling the frame. If it is absent, it is necessary to prepare a place for welding. You want to create a plane that is completely parallel. To do this, you can put the channel on the ground and with the help of gaskets put them on the same plane (this should be checked by level);

• We take the profile metal pipe, according to the previously prepared drawing. Bulgarian cut off the desired size and laid on the place of assembly.

Attention: After laying out the metal profile, carefully check the diagonal. If this is not done, a “propeller” may appear and everything will have to be redone. Press all parts with clamps so that the metal does not lead when heated.

• Welded lined parts together.
• After this, the installation of spacers is required, this is done to impart rigidity and facilitate the further fastening of the metal profile. Weld profile tubes between the side (or top) edges of the structure. The gap between the pipes should be no more than 50 cm.
• We clean the seams after welding. Degrease completely with gasoline or anti-corrosion liquid. After drying, wipe off the raid with a dry cloth.
• Cover the surface of the frame with paint.

Fasten the resulting structure to the pillars

At installation of a design use powerful veils. They will help to avoid further sagging of the gate and wicket (see Do-it-yourself Wicket Repair). They must be mounted bearings, they will give a smooth movement of the structure.

Attention: In the process of installation, do not forget to leave a gap of about ten centimeters between the pavement (or ground) coating and the gate sheet. This will allow the normal operation of the gate and gate in the event of precipitation in winter.

Mounting metal profile

This process will be the final stage in the installation of wickets and gates. These works must be performed with gloves, the edges of this material are quite sharp.

• Cut sheets of the right size;
• We clean the burrs (for our own safety);
• Sheets are applied overlapped;
• Drill a hole and fix the screw

Внимание: Mounting metal profile к трубе, делайте саморезами. Не применяйте заклепок. Саморезы — более надежное крепление. Заклепки в процессе времени расшатываются или срезаются.

Make the edging of the gate and gate with the use of a U-shaped profile. It can be mounted on rivets.

Installation is made on the top of the metal profile. This protects against moisture penetration inside (if you trim the gate and the gate on both sides), it will increase rigidity. Improve the appearance of the structure.

Installing the lock in the gate

Gates and gates of metal profiles must be locked (see Installing the lock in the gate). Locks are usually used mechanical. When opening, in the lock of this design, there is a special button from the courtyard.

From the side of the street there is also a button that has a connection with a voice recorder. With these two devices, you can open the structure without even going outside.

To install this system, a pipe is laid on top of the entrance opening, through which a wire is led which leads to the call panel. In the same way, the videophone is also mounted, which will increase overall security.