Hello,
I have been fencing with wire around the property and have now reached the point where I will build a gate.
The gate will have a frame of 45x45 studs and will also be covered with wire.
Each stud is intended to be cut at a 45-degree angle, thus assembling the frame like a picture frame.
The trick is that the posts did not become completely perpendicular, which leads to the measurement between the posts differing by about 2cm at the top compared to the bottom.
The posts are attached to ground anchors, and anyone who has ever driven those in with a sledgehammer knows it's a bit hit or miss. I don't think it's feasible to get them exactly perpendicular with the tools I have.
At the top, the distance between the posts is 115 cm and at the bottom 113 cm.
The gate will be about 100 cm high.
The initial idea was to have 1 cm of space between each post and the gate.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can best deceive the eye and "hide" these two cm?
Building a slanted gate that is slightly larger at the top than at the bottom is possible, but then the angles must be adjusted and I'm not sure if that's convenient.
Leaving a slightly larger gap between the post and gate at the top than at the bottom is one way.
Maybe the eye doesn't even notice the difference unless you know about it?
Tips, experiences, and ideas are welcome.
I have been fencing with wire around the property and have now reached the point where I will build a gate.
The gate will have a frame of 45x45 studs and will also be covered with wire.
Each stud is intended to be cut at a 45-degree angle, thus assembling the frame like a picture frame.
The trick is that the posts did not become completely perpendicular, which leads to the measurement between the posts differing by about 2cm at the top compared to the bottom.
The posts are attached to ground anchors, and anyone who has ever driven those in with a sledgehammer knows it's a bit hit or miss. I don't think it's feasible to get them exactly perpendicular with the tools I have.
At the top, the distance between the posts is 115 cm and at the bottom 113 cm.
The gate will be about 100 cm high.
The initial idea was to have 1 cm of space between each post and the gate.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can best deceive the eye and "hide" these two cm?
Building a slanted gate that is slightly larger at the top than at the bottom is possible, but then the angles must be adjusted and I'm not sure if that's convenient.
Leaving a slightly larger gap between the post and gate at the top than at the bottom is one way.
Maybe the eye doesn't even notice the difference unless you know about it?
Tips, experiences, and ideas are welcome.
It should work best if you place the hook itself further out from the post at the top, but not if you position the long rail with the hole incorrectly because then the gate will warp when you open it. I think. By rail, I mean the long piece on the gate.
Sounds reasonable, thanks for the tip
I don't know, but I can imagine that when the gates are hung, the posts might be affected a bit and lean together a bit more. And maybe they will stand completely vertical.L L.M.Olsson said:
I would, in any case, wait before taking any action.
Besides, isn't the one centimeter per gate hardly noticeable?
KOW has a point. Without knowing it, you might have set up the best gate post ever. I can imagine that the hooks are easy to adjust if you use them through-going.KnockOnWood said:
A little addition, here on a Saturday evening when one gets a bit sentimental/tearful after a couple of beers:
I had a cousin, the same age as me, named Svante.
He lived with his parents and his little sister in Trollbäcken, a suburb of Stockholm.
They had a driveway (or descent, the garage was probably in the basement) with access from the street,
and a couple of sturdy brick/concrete gate posts by the street. But they didn't have gates.
One day, Svante tied a rope between the posts, thus arranging a swing.
He started swinging, one of the gate posts fell, and my cousin Svante was gone forever.
We were the same age, and this was in the 1950s
So make sure the gate posts stand firmly!
I had a cousin, the same age as me, named Svante.
He lived with his parents and his little sister in Trollbäcken, a suburb of Stockholm.
They had a driveway (or descent, the garage was probably in the basement) with access from the street,
and a couple of sturdy brick/concrete gate posts by the street. But they didn't have gates.
One day, Svante tied a rope between the posts, thus arranging a swing.
He started swinging, one of the gate posts fell, and my cousin Svante was gone forever.
We were the same age, and this was in the 1950s
So make sure the gate posts stand firmly!
A small addition, here on a Saturday evening when one gets a bit sentimental/tearful after a couple of beers:
I had a cousin, the same age as me, named Svante.
He lived with his parents and little sister in Trollbäcken, a suburb of Stockholm.
They had a driveway (or ramp, the garage was probably in the basement) with an entrance from the street,
and a couple of solid brick/cast gate posts by the street. But they didn't have gates.
One day Svante tied a rope between the posts, thereby making a swing.
He started swinging, one of the gate posts fell, and my cousin Svante was gone forever.
We were the same age, and this was in the 1950s
So make sure the gate posts stand firmly!