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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 109981Post Forestboy1978

Basically the customer wants their driveway gates to open inwards past 90 degrees.

Only way to acheive this without moving the posts or buying bigger gate is to fit the hinges diagonally through the posts. Not too big a deal but this now means the gate sit atop a driveway drainage gulley and drop bolts wont obviously drop.

Can't cut the gulley to accomodate drop bolts or I'd be shearing through the slats in the gulley and they'd bend under load so I need to replace the top of the central gulley with sheet metal of some description.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh....3a?dl=0

Any ideas?

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michaelthegardener
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Post: # 109983Post michaelthegardener

why do they want that anyway ? how thick is the top of the gully ? what about bolting a bit of steel to the underside of it then making some holes for the bolts
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Post: # 109984Post dig dug dan

If they only need to open one way, why did you bolt between the posts instead of behind? Bolting them behind means they will open fully inwards, and your dropbolt will avoid the channel. Simples
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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 109985Post Forestboy1978

michaelthegardener wrote:why do they want that anyway ? how thick is the top of the gully ? what about bolting a bit of steel to the underside of it then making some holes for the bolts

Good idea michael. Thanks I think I'll use that.

And to your question.... cos they do
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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 109986Post Forestboy1978

dig dug dan wrote:If they only need to open one way, why did you bolt between the posts instead of behind? Bolting them behind means they will open fully inwards, and your dropbolt will avoid the channel. Simples
Cos that's what I quoted for. I wanted and they wanted it all linear. There wasn't any mention from them or in my quote that they would open beyond 90 degrees. It just didn't occur to me that it'd be a problem as the driveway is easily large enough not to need it.

A lesson learnt.....
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Post: # 109988Post lutonlagerlout

I think people automatically assume that gates will open 180 degrees, that looks a tidy job. to my mind they are just being pedantic.
however more detail for the quote next time !
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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 110007Post Forestboy1978

lutonlagerlout wrote:I think people automatically assume that gates will open 180 degrees, that looks a tidy job. to my mind they are just being pedantic.
however more detail for the quote next time !
LLL :)
Yes, more admin. I love it..... lol

Anyone know where I could get x2 bradstone rumbled autumn gold block pavers to repair this driveway?

Yes, just two lol
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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 110008Post Forestboy1978

found them,, I think.

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Post: # 110029Post Tony McC

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Forestboy1978
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Post: # 110040Post Forestboy1978

Thanks Tony. Noted :)
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