Driveway gates - DIY?

[SeatIbiza]

I've gone back to the 1960s and installed a car port next to my house to house the Lotus and my car lift under cover. I currently have some "gates" but the 4in post is dead and the gates are actually basically fencing and seen much better days.

I've done some of the car port with a mate of mine doing the bulk, but I'd like to give this a go but not massively sure where to start! The opening is about 2.6m, and I just want some c. 6ft tall outward opening double gates.

TIA!

 

[Derek W]

I've gone back to the 1960s and installed a car port next to my house to house the Lotus and my car lift under cover. I currently have some "gates" but the 4in post is dead and the gates are actually basically fencing and seen much better days.

I've done some of the car port with a mate of mine doing the bulk, but I'd like to give this a go but not massively sure where to start! The opening is about 2.6m, and I just want some c. 6ft tall outward opening double gates.

TIA!

Depending on where you live are you able to install 1. 6ft high gates and 2. Outward opening gates?

Might be worth taking a look at your local council planning website for some advice on that front. Gates that could potentially block a public road or path would generally be frowned upon and in some areas heights to the front boundary should be kept to 1050mm high max for visibility. Outward opening gate would also obscure your visibility.

 

[SeatIbiza]

Depending on where you live are you able to install 1. 6ft high gates and 2. Outward opening gates?

Might be worth taking a look at your local council planning website for some advice on that front. Gates that could potentially block a public road or path would generally be frowned upon and in some areas heights to the front boundary should be kept to 1050mm high max for visibility. Outward opening gate would also obscure your visibility.

I'm a chartered surveyor so I'm pretty well versed with the laws...1m on the roadside edge.

However, my drive is ~50ft from the pavement edge and I will be putting them roughly at the edge of the building line (set back slightly due to the position of the first post for the car port).

 

[#Chri5#]

No doubt there are more videos on YouTube but I like the ProperDIY channel. You could use these smaller gates as a starting point to scale up and clad them in shiplap or T&G to hide the car away.

 

[SeatIbiza]

No doubt there are more videos on YouTube but I like the ProperDIY channel. You could use these smaller gates as a starting point to scale up and clad them in shiplap or T&G to hide the car away.

Thanks, he's got a great workshop there - certainly far more kitted out than me. Cars - every tool you can think of. DIY - most tools. Woodwork - not so much!

I think it's fairly simple to make a basic frame and then shiplap the front with something nice - I'm thinking of some cedar or similar...

 

[arknor]

your local timber merchant is likely capable and willing to make you a basic gate frame for almost the cost of the materials

if it's anything like the one near me they will happily cut wood to sizes and dimensions of exactly what you want and still only charge by the meter.

you probably don;t get a lot of options, but if all you want is a basic frame they almost 100% have the timber for it, I'm guessing c24 rated for a gate frame, c30 if you wanna go crazy