The first impression of a private estate is a solid fence and a metal gate with a gate. The gate from a profile pipe is gradually made by the hands, if you have basic skills in metal and welding. It is easy to decorate an ordinary lattice and a framework with decorative finishing - forging, overhead elements or galvanized sheet, to hide from prying eyes then, what's going on behind the gates. They are made retractable or arable, and even better - open remotely in automatic mode.
Gates of any complexity can be made on the basis of pipes of square or rectangular section
What is important to know about self-manufacturing gates?
Any house master can weld a gate from profile pipes in house conditions independently, who has a tool and minimal experience with a welding machine. If there is no welding, these services can be ordered by an experienced welder, and with their own hands to do the rest of the front work.
The end result largely depends on several aspects:
- successful choice of gate design;
- competently made drawing (sketch);
- quality metal;
- good fittings.
Warning! Strictly vertically mounted support columns are very important, which will eliminate distortions and involuntary opening of the gate under its own weight.
Homemade gates on a metal frame are made for the garage and at the entrance to the yard. Ideally, they must be performed in a single key. Even a simple design, done neatly, will harmonize, when two gates are similar and painted with the same paint. Even if one gate is sliding, others are arable, but with a similar treatment, it looks aesthetically pleasing. Although they are structurally different, in the closed form look as identical.
Retractable gates can be installed at the entrance to the courtyard, if there is not enough space for arable land
Making gates from profile pipes with your own hands is a time-consuming process, which involves transportation, cutting and welding of metal. Separately have to deal with digging pillars. An important point - the entrance gate is better to do with the gate, closes autonomously, it will have to be used more often, than the gate. You should not do everything in a hurry, primitive - the gate must serve a long time.
How to choose materials for metal gates?
Quality of materials and competent choice of a profile pipe of the necessary section - a guarantee of success. Some masters come recklessly, make a frame of metal, which remained from other construction and installation work. In the end - the gate, made with their own hands, turn out too heavy or skewed, unattractive appearance.
Advice! Metal for the frame must meet all technical parameters, of metal residues it is permissible to perform only processing, molding and jumpers.
Procurement of square or rectangular shape - the best option for home production of the gate frame of profiled pipe and other frame products. They are produced according to technical standards of carbon metal of various brands, galvanized or stainless steel.
Stainless steel products are quite light, expensive and durable. Such metal does not resemble a large load, but to finish the gate or wicket with your own hands - this is the best choice.
Profiled rolled products are available in various forms:
- welded pipes and seamless;
- hot-rolled and cold-rolled.
Solid or seamless pipes are designed for the highest load. They are used under the frame, supports and frame structures.
Pipes with a cross section of at least 40x40 mm are taken for the gate frame
Inexpensive blanks are quite suitable for self-manufacturing plow gates (or retractable) from a profile pipe:
- under supports the profile of 100х100 mm is recommended;
- under a frame or a framework the profile is recommended 40? 40 or 50x50 mm;
- on jumpers or lattices the metal rod or cuttings of pipes of 40х20 mm approaches.
Preparatory stage
To begin with, we determine the type of gate, they can be made:
- openwork;
- lattice;
- forged;
- with a covering from a profiled sheet, wood or siding.
Advice! Solid gates are made for that, so that they would hide it, what is happening in the yard from outsiders. If there is a desire to show passers-by the beauty of a cozy courtyard, it is better to make your own openwork gates with elegant forging.
If you have little experience, then it is easier to weld a sliding gate with your own hands - from a profile cut according to the drawings and a metal rod. A good drawing is needed, to accurately calculate the total amount of material used and the length of each workpiece. Automatic control should also be planned in the first stage and summed up for costs.
The size of the gate should be convenient for daily use of the car. The minimum gate opening is from 3 m, so that the car can easily pass through the gate and go outside. The height of the frame - not less 1,6 m. The width of the gate must match the level of the gate at the lowest point, if the edge is made in the form of a crown. The gate should be convenient for passage of the person of any complexion - from 0,75 to 1 m.
The simplest design is a sliding gate made of corrugated board
Often welding of a gate from a profile pipe is carried out as a part of earlier established fence. The general sketch allows to present the final result in the smallest details. So, whatever the choice of the finished illustration, will have to redraw to adapt to your yard.
All purchased metal is pre-inspected in order to reject the profile with defects - when cutting it will fit into short and auxiliary parts. Areas of pipe with signs of corrosion before cutting should be cleaned with sandpaper or a metal brush.
Warning! Orni gate - a paired product, therefore, for symmetry, all parts are cut in pairs, adhering to the sizes to millimeters. Then you can start cutting the blanks for the gate.
Details for processing are prepared by the hands separately. Elements for decoration in the form of openwork forging can be purchased ready-made - in specialized departments of construction supermarkets or in a blacksmith's shop.
After cutting the blanks on the gate from the profile pipe with your own hands you will need to rent a welding machine or hire a specialist. It's not cheap. Therefore, it is important to properly organize the stage of preliminary preparation, so that the leased equipment does not stand idle for several days. In any case, self-manufacturing metal gates will cost many times cheaper, than buying a finished product with installation. Moreover, pleasantly, when assembled with his own hands, the product attracts the admiring eyes of neighbors.
The second stage: installation of supports
An important condition is the absolute verticality of the supports, so that the gate cannot tilt or open involuntarily / shut.
It is important to install the support posts correctly, that the gate was stable
The quality of installation of rack supports under a gate from a profile pipe defines their durability and faultlessness of operation. The columns should be dug deep into the ground and carefully concreted, at the same time should not be immersed under the weight of the whole structure.
To install the base of the gate you need to make a mark under 3 pits - 2 under the gate leaves and 1 under the gate (if planned). Of course, the gate can be attached to the same column, as one half of the gate, but this will create an additional burden. Deep rounded pits up to half a meter in diameter and no more than deep are dug under the supports 1 m. The bottom of the pothole is leveled and covered with gravel and sand, ramming well.
The pillars are placed strictly vertically in the pit, sprinkled with gravel or rubble stone under the concrete solution. After a small layer, check the vertical and finally pour concrete on top. It will be something like a foundation under the frame.
Warning! It is impossible to hang a gate from a profile pipe on this design, until the solution hardens completely. Depending on the temperature and quality of the cement mixture, this will require 3-5 days in summer weather. If the strength of the installation of the gate base is obvious, move on to assembling the main parts with your own hands.
The third stage: assembly of gate leaves
The main task when assembling with your own hands is to weld a reliable frame for plow gates from profile pipes.
Welding work must be performed carefully, that the appearance of the gate was aesthetic
The overall aesthetics will depend on the accuracy of the marking and the distance between the metal segments, forming equal intervals. The second aspect - aesthetic welds of a framework without rough inflows with finishing from burrs. This will ensure safety when using the gate and wicket.
It is better to work with the welding machine in the open air, providing him with food. Be sure to follow safety precautions - in overalls and a protective mask. There should be no flammable objects on the welding site, which can get a spark or scale.
When the frame design of the collar is ready, other structural elements are welded to the frame. The finished gate must be hinged, and the functionality and reliability of the whole structure depends on the quality of their welding to the columns. Well-installed hinges should not creak or jam. When the loops are ready, proceed to the hanging of all parts - gates and gate leaves.
The final stage is degreasing, primer and painting. Retractable or sliding gates with their own hands do about the same, but guides and rollers are required to ensure the movement of the sash. These parts are also mounted strictly on the level, without distortions otherwise the gate simply will not open.