Gates from corrugated board - 135 photos how to install different types of gates with your own hands

There are grounds for asserting that making the gates from corrugated board with your own hands is not so difficult. We are talking about a simple swinging structure, which is devoid of frills in the form of jewelry, forging and the like. Except that gate is required. Such work does not require special training and sophisticated equipment.

Another advantage of simple corrugated gates is their relatively low cost. This is an inexpensive material, but it looks decent, with the right selection of colors will fit well into the surrounding area.

Summary of the article:

Gate construction

The drawing of the door with corrugated board demonstrates the extreme simplicity and unpretentiousness of the design. But this apparent simplicity, there are many nuances that must be taken into account, otherwise the gate will not perform its function properly.

So, the gate is:

two wings;
two pipes for fastening the valves;
horizontal bar (in some designs);
a gate (if any);
leaf latches;
swivel loops;
lock eyes.

Sash

Sashes for a device such as swing gates, welded from a profile pipe (with a rectangular cross section). For greater reliability, they are strengthened with jumpers, which can be:

cruciform
horizontal
fixed diagonally.

When the flaps are large enough, they are additionally strengthened (reinforced) in one of two ways. The first is to weld pieces of sheet metal cut in the shape of an isosceles right triangle into the corners from the inside. The second one is similar, but instead of the plate, the same pipe is welded at an angle of 45 °, from which the gate frame is made.

Sometimes a narrow metal strip is welded onto the pipe so that it is more convenient to fix the corrugated board.

It is important that the angle of 90 ° is strictly maintained at the pipe weld point. For control during welding, it is necessary to use a construction square, or a special mount. Otherwise, the sash will not be able to be installed evenly in the gate.

Crossbar

The valves must be strengthened so that they do not sag under axial load from their own weight. There is a simpler solution for this problem. This is the crossbar, which is located at the top of the gate, from pillar to pillar.

The structural strength with the crossbar is solid, but then equipment that is higher than the gate will not be able to call into the yard. And in this case there is a solution: the upper part of the frame can be made removable.

Gate component preparation

Welding is the main fastening method for such a structure as a corrugated door. Sash pipes are cut at the ends at an angle of 45 °.

This approach is considered professional, but it requires a certain qualification, as well as the availability of equipment and tools. This is a miter saw for metal, which is useless in a home workshop. You can trim the pipes manually, but you need to work very carefully.

Swing hinges are welded to the support posts and sashes. Again, the place for their fastening should be determined as accurately as possible, otherwise skew is inevitable. It is best to temporarily fix the sash on the pipe and mark it in place. Padlock eyes can be welded already when the gate is installed.

If gates with a gate are made, it is necessary to practically repeat all the same operations that are described above, from preparing the frame to installing the lock.

Materials

Support poles are an important part of the design, the installation of the gate is carried out on them.Therefore, we need a strong profile pipe, for example, with a cross section of 80x80x3 mm (the last value is the wall thickness), welded from carbon steel.

The length of each element is equal to the sum of the height of the gate (about two meters) and the depth of digging into the ground (up to 1.2 meters). Pipes should be smooth, without rust and other obvious flaws.

To assemble the valves, profile pipes are also used, but with a smaller cross section. When calculating this parameter, the potential wind strength and some other factors must be taken into account.

In all cases, dimensions of 40x60x2 mm will be sufficient. The total length of this type of hire is determined as a result of the calculation: approximately eight pieces of two meters will be obtained plus blanks for lintels.

When selecting materials for sashes and support poles, it should be borne in mind that rolled steel is sold per kilogram. The larger the pipes in cross section, the more expensive they are.

A selection of photo gates from corrugated board demonstrates a variety of colors and sizes of ribs of the material. In particular, for fences, and, accordingly, a gate, a sheet marked "C" or "A" is suitable. The height of the rib is indicated by numbers and lies in the range from 8 to 35 mm.

If in the area where the gates are installed, strong winds, you should purchase corrugated board marked "C20".

As for painting or galvanizing, it is desirable that the corrugated board on the gate be the same as on the fence. Excessive motley will not add aesthetics.

Installation

Gate installation is carried out in the following order:

Installation and concreting of pillars. In this case, one must not make a mistake with the place and strictly observe verticality. To do this, you must have at hand a building level. Sash attachment if swing hinges are already welded.

Fastening the profiled sheet on the sash. For this, special screws or rivets are used. It’s too tiring to twist the hardware with your hands; for this purpose it is advisable to use a screwdriver, a cordless one or a network one.

The screws are screwed on the inside of the wave, in a straight line, otherwise the gate will have an untidy look. Screwing should occur strictly vertically. And you need to install the washer that comes with the kit. It closes the hole and prevents the paint from cracking.

It is important to expose the first sheet of corrugated board strictly vertically. The rest will be much easier to install. It is enough to lay the edge of the wave of a new sheet on the edge of the already fixed and slightly trim.
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Used tool

How to make a gate using only the tool that is in the arsenal of a home master? A simple but useful welding machine. In order not to master complex techniques, it is necessary to use electric welding.

We have already mentioned the screwdriver, but you should not forget that its working parts (bits) must exactly fit the cross on the head of the bolt.

An angle grinder (“grinder”) with cutting, grinding and grinding wheels for metal is useful for cutting pipes. This is a universal tool that can be used to do most of the work in this case.

Naturally, you will need a container for mixing mortar, bayonet and shovel shovels, a bucket for water, clamps for preliminary fastening of the profiled sheet, the building level, a locksmith or construction square, measuring tape and other devices.