Whether you're mounting double swing gates to your yard through a privacy fencing or double gates across a driveway, the process of installing is very much similar. Accurate measurement and careful alignment are essential to get both swinging gates to evenly meet in the middle of the entryway.
While it is possible and easier to install smaller double gates by yourself, it is best to have someone to help you install double gates bigger than four or five feet wide. Even smaller double gates made of heavy material such as steel or solid wood could require additional man power to install them.
So to mount a double swing gate, follow this guide:
1. Set your gate posts strong and stable enough to support the gate's overall weight. Brace them in a similar way to the corner posts if the opening of your gate is at the end of a long fencing. If you use cement to set your posts, allow at least seven days for the cement to completely dry before mounting your gates.
2. Tie a thin string to one of your gate posts at a level where you want to set the gate's bottom. Run it across your gateway to the other gate post, then tie it around that post. With a laser level or a carpenter's level to make sure that the string is properly aligned.
3. Next, attach the latch hardware to the two gates with the screws included in the assembly kit.
4. Hold one of your gates in position against your gate post, then with a level, make sure that it is aligned properly. Mark the spot where your gate post part of the hinges have to fasten to your gate post. Do the same process for the second half of the gate. Then drill some pilot holes into your gate posts in the areas that you marked.
5. Lift one of your gates into position once again, then attach hinge flaps to your gate post. Do the same step for the other gate.
6. Attach your gate latch to one of your gates using fasteners, then level it with the other gate. Attach the catch side of your latch to the other gate.
7. Fasten a middle stop pin to the bottom of the gate which has the catch. Make a hole in the pavement under the center stop pin in order to hold it. If your gate is above bare ground, place a short piece of pipe into the ground in order to catch the middle stop pin. Skip this step if you do not want to have a stop pin in place.
If you think this job is too big for what you know and for your skills in such aspect, consider contacting an expert, professional fence and gate building and installation contractor. Visit www.tekgates.com.au for more information.
While it is possible and easier to install smaller double gates by yourself, it is best to have someone to help you install double gates bigger than four or five feet wide. Even smaller double gates made of heavy material such as steel or solid wood could require additional man power to install them.
So to mount a double swing gate, follow this guide:
1. Set your gate posts strong and stable enough to support the gate's overall weight. Brace them in a similar way to the corner posts if the opening of your gate is at the end of a long fencing. If you use cement to set your posts, allow at least seven days for the cement to completely dry before mounting your gates.
2. Tie a thin string to one of your gate posts at a level where you want to set the gate's bottom. Run it across your gateway to the other gate post, then tie it around that post. With a laser level or a carpenter's level to make sure that the string is properly aligned.
3. Next, attach the latch hardware to the two gates with the screws included in the assembly kit.
4. Hold one of your gates in position against your gate post, then with a level, make sure that it is aligned properly. Mark the spot where your gate post part of the hinges have to fasten to your gate post. Do the same process for the second half of the gate. Then drill some pilot holes into your gate posts in the areas that you marked.
5. Lift one of your gates into position once again, then attach hinge flaps to your gate post. Do the same step for the other gate.
6. Attach your gate latch to one of your gates using fasteners, then level it with the other gate. Attach the catch side of your latch to the other gate.
7. Fasten a middle stop pin to the bottom of the gate which has the catch. Make a hole in the pavement under the center stop pin in order to hold it. If your gate is above bare ground, place a short piece of pipe into the ground in order to catch the middle stop pin. Skip this step if you do not want to have a stop pin in place.
If you think this job is too big for what you know and for your skills in such aspect, consider contacting an expert, professional fence and gate building and installation contractor. Visit www.tekgates.com.au for more information.