I have quickly put together a gate that is about 200CM long, 90CM high, with a frame made of 70x45 and then there is a brace and chicken wire - in other words, there is not a lot of material and the weight is relatively low for such a long gate.
This gate is supposed to cover a gravel path at the house entrance so the children can't run out when they are not being watched. Now I'm considering the anchoring... What would be most convenient for me would be to buy hook hinges and anchor them into the house facade (regular wooden panel). However, I'm a bit concerned about how much weight this can handle... Of course, I will buy large sturdy hook hinges and proper screws for this, but there will still be a lot of strain on the actual "plates" screwed into the panel.
Would it be safer to attach a 45x120 beam to the wooden panel and then the hook hinges to the beam?
This gate is supposed to cover a gravel path at the house entrance so the children can't run out when they are not being watched. Now I'm considering the anchoring... What would be most convenient for me would be to buy hook hinges and anchor them into the house facade (regular wooden panel). However, I'm a bit concerned about how much weight this can handle... Of course, I will buy large sturdy hook hinges and proper screws for this, but there will still be a lot of strain on the actual "plates" screwed into the panel.
Would it be safer to attach a 45x120 beam to the wooden panel and then the hook hinges to the beam?
The load on the hinge attachment won't be less just because you mount them on a stud instead, but you might get a slightly longer thread length, so that's probably sensible. You might also be able to hit the underlying framework when you fasten the stud, which can be harder to align if you attach the hinges directly to the facade.
I would probably have taken a 45x70 instead so that it harmonizes with the gate.
I'm answering based on how I imagine everything looks; a few pictures are never wrong for good tips.
I would probably have taken a 45x70 instead so that it harmonizes with the gate.
I'm answering based on how I imagine everything looks; a few pictures are never wrong for good tips.
Outside the box:
Wouldn't it work to divide the gate into two 95 cm parts instead?
And then hang one part on the house facade and the other part on a post.
Wouldn't it work to divide the gate into two 95 cm parts instead?
And then hang one part on the house facade and the other part on a post.