Hello,
As I plan to fabricate a side gate for my house (as thieves had the guts to steal used bricks from my backyard two days ago) I would like some advice about how to go about this, as I've never done one before.
The side of my house is like a driveway but not quite, as it's split between me and the neighbour of the adjacent property with a fence in the middle. So i bought some box section (25 mm for the actual gate profiles) and 60mm for the posts (the overall length is just about 175cm total and I would do this in two halves as I have some trouble with a drainage sticking out) hinges and hardware, and I will be putting boards on it.
One post will be directly put into the edge (near my neighbours fence, it's all paved so I assume 450mm would be ok in the ground ? ) and the other one affixed to my house wall. now what I am not sure, as I'm not an ace with measurements, should I weld the hinges FIRST, and then place the posts in place? or I should build the whole thing hoping I dont do a mess? or just start on one side and then do the other part?
Thank you for any advice
As I plan to fabricate a side gate for my house (as thieves had the guts to steal used bricks from my backyard two days ago) I would like some advice about how to go about this, as I've never done one before.
The side of my house is like a driveway but not quite, as it's split between me and the neighbour of the adjacent property with a fence in the middle. So i bought some box section (25 mm for the actual gate profiles) and 60mm for the posts (the overall length is just about 175cm total and I would do this in two halves as I have some trouble with a drainage sticking out) hinges and hardware, and I will be putting boards on it.
One post will be directly put into the edge (near my neighbours fence, it's all paved so I assume 450mm would be ok in the ground ? ) and the other one affixed to my house wall. now what I am not sure, as I'm not an ace with measurements, should I weld the hinges FIRST, and then place the posts in place? or I should build the whole thing hoping I dont do a mess? or just start on one side and then do the other part?
Thank you for any advice