Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Make a colorbond GATE 2Jun 18, 2011 3:32 pm The Harder You Try - the Luckier You Get ! Web site http://www.anewhouse.com.au Informative, Amusing, and Opinionated Blog - Over 600 posts on all aspects of building a new house. Re: Make a colorbond GATE 6Jun 30, 2011 1:04 pm Garden - viewtopic.php?f=19&t=44214&p=670323#p670323 Decorating - viewtopic.php?f=6&t=47218&p=715743#p715743 Re: Make a colorbond GATE 11Jul 09, 2015 1:03 pm So since then - i've done this twice. First time dad welded a frame, and we installed the gate. Was a lot of mucking about and finish was ok. We've since moved house and this time - I got my gate made by http://www.aussiefencing.com.au/ 1.5m x 1.75m fence cost $350 including the two mounting posts, hinges and everything else required minus concrete. I paid an extra $25 for a horizontal brace (bringing it to $375) Well worth it, the finish was better and very easy to install. Re: Make a colorbond GATE 12Jul 14, 2015 3:27 pm I made a gate pretty quickly without a special frame. Worked fine, but was a bit flexy. It was basically a colorbond panel but rather than screwed to a post, was screwed to hinges, I copied the one from the side of the house. Cheap and easy, but I would't want to use it on a gate used everyday. Ours was basically a shortcut to get the ball from over the back fence, or push the mower through to mow the embankment behind the house which only occurred once a week or so. The one on the side of the house was used more often, but I never got around to fixing it before we moved out and it worked fine provided it was propped open and not alowed to swing shut if you could avoid it. I should have followed up on this thread. So, the pier foundation wasn't large enough on the side it was leaning towards, and the NBN cable went through the pier, just… 8 12114 Get some long brass machine screws and bolt right through the gate and put brass acorn nuts and washers on the other side. It will never come off 1 9070 Hi everyone! This is my first time posting here, and I'm looking for some advice regarding my house construction project in North Kellyville. I… 0 6693 |