Gate and stile with folding steps

[wyn]

I just finished making a gate that has steps built in for a stile. The steps on the roadway side automaticaly fold up when the gate opens to give a bit more room.
The stile is built in because the gate is on a footpath and the bloke who owns the place wants to keep the gate locked.
He's had a bit of grief from the council about it all and the bloke in charge of rights of way gave him some info about gates with stiles so this is what i came up with.

A few pics.....

Making the gate with50x50x3 For the outside and 40x40x3 for the other horizontal bars.



Seting out the fixed steps with diagonals to strengthen it all up a bit.




The folding steps



The steps are operated by the round bar on the bottom.




A bit of paint



They fold up so there is only 2-3 inches sticking out.




I thought i could get away with two steps but when i fitted the gate last weekend the bottom step was too high so i had to make some more steps and fitted them today. The lower gate will be removed if this one is ok.




The steps just starting to fold as the gate gets opened.



I had to dig away a bit of the bank to give room for the fixed steps



The gate fully open..the step i bodged on today doesn't quite fold the same as the others but will probably be ok.




The bar to lift the steps is rotated as it rides over a plate welded on near the hinge. I have also covered the steps with a bit of mesh to give a bit more grip it looks a bit rough as it was a bit of an afterthought.



The locking side of the gate sits on a plate when it's closed so all the weight isn't taken by the hinged end.

 

[chunkolini]

Wynn.
A work of genius!
Landowners round here would have you burned at the stake.
You cant afford a few lengths of blue baler twine tied in undecipherable knots like real farmers use?.
I jest, people should be able to access the countryside and not let lifestock loose.
This is a lot of work from your end, and a great act of diplomacy in the country/townie business.

Chunko'.

 

[Hitch]

This years award for ingenious mechanisms is awarded to you Wyn!

Shouldn't be hard should it, open gate, slightly, walk through, close gate....

 

[madkayaker]

very good idea

 

[Photog Keith]

That's great Wyn! You could get some orders from the National Trust with that idea.

 

[awemawson]

Very neat, however no good whatsoever if you need to get dogs over it.

 

[brightspark]

Very neat, however no good whatsoever if you need to get dogs over it.

u are jesting my whippet can jump that gate no probs and higher

 

[Robotstar5]

u are jesting my whippet can jump that gate no probs and higher

and mine would just go under or through the gap!

 

[pete23]

Very neat, however no good whatsoever if you need to get dogs over it.

lmao, you got dogs we no legs?

 

[pete23]

very good idea though, as said national trust

 

[wyn]

Cheers everyone.

From the research i did about footpaths and structures to BS 5709 i think that no provision has to be made for dogs.....Could be wrong though

But it's all down to whether the bloke from the council is happy or not.

 

[madkayaker]

i can see the argument from walkers with push chairs etc not being able to access but there is a lot worse provision in other places. round my way a slightly longer flattish rock in the dry stone walling passes for a style

 

[chunkolini]

As said before National Trust and other large scale bodies. This thing has a future.
Chunko'.

 

[wyn]

It is a bit tricky...i think the bloke who owns the place might have gone in the wrong direction with this.

The gate has always been there but should be unlocked. This gives great access for walkers but also for fly tipping etc which is why he started locking it. By putting the stile in it has made the access more difficult and might come back to bite him in the ar$e when the council bloke comes round.

But it's no problem as any modifications etc are more work for me.

 

[SC_BK]

I love the folding steps


Maybe the next modification to the gateway would be lockable folding bollards?

 

[gordon stephenson]

Excellent job Wyn. You truly are a Welsh Wizard, Love quirky mechanisms that actually do the job and do it well.

 

[Delgado]

Nice work, 10 out of 10 for ingenuity.

 

[Photog Keith]

You could always put a sprung dog flap in as well

 

[Robotstar5]

You could always put a sprung dog flap in as well

Suitable for springer spaniels?

 

[Photog Keith]

Suitable for springer spaniels?

I was a professional photographer before my back died and I've got some great shots of springers going over gates and fences! Will post when I find them!