How to make a gate from a profile. Gate from a professional flooring. Do-it-yourself gate and gate made of corrugated board - calculation of materials

Recently, swing gates are made of corrugated board. This material is multi-layered, consists of galvanized steel and allows you to make a beautiful and durable design.

The greatest strength is given to it by additional coating with various compositions. The decision to make a gate from corrugated board with your own hands should encourage the owners of the site to put up a fence from the same material.

How to choose a corrugated board for the gate?

A huge amount of material for allows you to put the gate with your own hands. For successful construction need quality material which you need to be able to understand.

Novice builders are wondering how to choose the right fence for the future gate? It has long been known about the advantages of a profile sheet and that a fence is made from it, but not everyone knows that such products are produced with various markings.

A professional sheet happens:

CH class,
class C,
class H.

Class "C" profiled sheet is low rib galvanized sheet. Its thickness is less than other models, but if the owner decides to use it as a fence gate, this material will do.

Brand "NS" suggests great strength and significant weight products.

Sheets with strength "H" are heavy and durable. Such sheets used for roofing. The use of such material for the construction of a fence or gate is impractical.

The professional flooring for the garage differs from other materials in its high-quality composition, and is produced not only by foreign manufacturers, but also by firms from Russia.

The use of corrugated board in the construction of garage doors has a number of advantages:

After studying all the advantages of corrugated board, you need to decide what kind of future gate will be?

Construction types

From a corner with a section in the shape of a square, materials for the workpiece are measured and cut. Then, on a flat surface, lay out the blank of the proposed frame.

The frame is welded and all uneven corners are ground with a grinder. Metal the frame is made of profiles with a size of 60 by 20 cm. The frame of the garage surface is placed face up.

The guides should be inserted into the frame and align the direction of each side.

A gap is made between the frame and the frame with the help of liners. Such a gap will ensure free movement in the wings.

Straight metal frame is checked again and can be welded.

Last stage of work- this is sheathing with a profiled sheet according to the scheme, which has already been mentioned.

How to properly install the lock after the final work on the construction of the gate? Locks are of several types:

mortise;
hinged;
overhead.

You need to purchase locks in specialized stores.

Padlocks are considered cumbersome for such a design, but they do not lose their popularity in the building materials market.

This lock is made from anti-corrosion metal, so the weather conditions are not terrible for him. Locks of this type are coded and mechanical.

The installation of the lock is carried out:

Drawing up markings on the gate.
In accordance with the lined area, a hole is made for the screws.
Fastening of the lock and handles.

How to embed the lock yourself, see the video below:

If desired, the work on fixing the corrugated board can be accelerated by welding. It is important to know that the welding process must be carried out by a highly qualified craftsman and it is not recommended to perform such work yourself.

Under the influence of high temperatures material may be damaged, and then you have to buy a new corrugated board. During welding, special attention should be paid to the protective coating, it can deteriorate from the welding machine.

After completion of welding work, it is imperative to carry out preventive maintenance of anti-corrosion coating.

If desired, you can make beautiful gates from corrugated board, if you follow the manufacturing technique and the rules established by the drawing.

A deaf fence is needed to protect and protect the private territory of a land or summer cottage. Naturally, the fence must have an entrance. At first, a gate was enough, then a gate was needed for the crew, and, as a result, for the car.

Metal gates and a gate will provide an entrance / entrance to the yard and guarantee safety for the residents of the house. Previously, iron gates were sheathed with sheet metal 3-5 mm, in modern conditions corrugated board is popular.

According to the method of opening, all types of gates made of metal / wood can be divided into two groups: swing and sliding.

According to the type of gate device: built-in (inside) and free-standing (nearby).

You can buy ready-made gates from a profiled sheet, order production in size or make it yourself. Let's take a closer look at the last option - homemade gates, as a cheap and affordable option.

Since swing gates are a simpler design to manufacture, we will describe how to make swing gates from corrugated board on our own. The strength and aesthetic properties of the profiled sheet, as well as the "price / quality" ratio, make it possible to speak about the expediency of such a choice of cladding. As for the gate, we will describe two options for the device.

Do-it-yourself gate from corrugated board -
step-by-step instruction

Step-by-step technology for manufacturing a structure with a separate gate.

Stage 1 - the dimensions of the gate from corrugated board with and without a gate

Note that the installation of swing gates involves taking into account the layout of the site / yard.

Profiled gate width

The width of the opening for the gate is determined based on the width of the car (including mirrors) plus one meter additionally, for a margin.

The width of the supporting pillars (columns) is also taken into account. When installing a gate with a free-standing gate, there will be three pillars. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the size of the gaps between the support pillars and the frame frame. As well as the size of the gap between the wings of the swing gates, taking into account the parameters of the fittings.

The optimal opening width for the gate is 4500-5000 mm.

The standard width of a corrugated gate is 1200 mm.

Advice. Since one sheet per sash is not enough, it is advisable to calculate the width of the sash based on the width of the corrugated sheet.

The table shows the dependence of the width of the gate leaf on the width of the profiled sheet.

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The height of the gate from corrugated board

The height of swing gates made of profiled sheet is 2200-2500 mm. This is due to the standard length of the corrugated sheet - 2,000 mm. Although the manufacturer can offer any length with a resolution of 50 mm.

In addition, the clearance from below (between the gate leaves and the ground) is taken into account, which is necessary to ensure the operation of the gate during the formation of ice and high snow cover. The gap under the gate is 150-300 mm.

The height of the gate is affected by the presence of decorative elements on top. For example, the use of forging allows you to increase the height of the gate from corrugated board and decorate the structure decoratively, as a result of which the entrance group looks more respectable.

Advice. If the gap from the ground seems too large, you can install a removable bar from the bottom of the gate, which must be removed at the beginning of winter.

Stage 2 - Drawing of a gate from corrugated board

A scheme or drawing of a swing gate is necessary to simplify the calculation of the amount of material and the assessment of structural rigidity.

Two ways to make swing gates:

with one large sash (single sash). The disadvantage of this method can be considered that you need a lot of room to maneuver the gate, as well as their large windage. Reducing the windage due to additional frame parts leads to an increase in the load on the hinges, which in turn leads to a skew of the sash. This method is suitable only for gates with a small opening width or for wicket devices;

with two doors (double doors). All the disadvantages described above are eliminated, but the cost of manufacturing increases due to the addition of loops and frame elements. Perhaps a device with the same or with different widths of the shutters. Double-leaf swing gates have the advantage of being more resistant to wind loads.

The scheme of swing gates from corrugated board should contain:

overall width of the opening. It will be necessary, if necessary, to make a maneuver - when increasing the gaps or changing the size of the fittings;

the width of each sash;

number, width of racks and depth of burying of racks;

frame configuration indicating the width of its constituent elements;

location and width of the gate. This is an important aspect. The production of a gate from a corrugated board at the same time as the frame for the gate will reduce the project implementation time. And if the gate is located inside the gate frame, the drawing will allow you to take into account its location when marking and cutting blanks;

place of installation of loops;

place and method of installation of the lock;

location of the internal door latch (vertical latch).

On the drawing of the gate from the corrugated board, elements of the frame reinforcement are applied without fail. It is the visualization of the future gate that allows you to understand which of the elements to use and determine the place of its installation, taking into account the wind load.

Ways to strengthen the gate from corrugated board:

1. weld a corner for rigidity.

This method is suitable if the width of the wings is small (up to 1,500 mm, each). The corner can be solid (kerchief) or in the form of an angular jumper (spacer). The wider the corner or the closer to the center the jumper is installed, the stiffer the gate frame will be.

2. make a frame inside the frame or above it.

In the first case, blanks of a smaller section are placed in the cells of the frame, and are tacked by welding in increments of 200-300 mm.

A continuous seam is not allowed in order to exclude deformation of the metal due to heating (so that it does not lead and twist).

In the second, a smaller section pipe is welded over the main frame. The figure shows a top view of such a reinforcement.

3. install transverse or diagonal jumpers.

It is important to set the jumpers correctly here. If the gate made of corrugated board has a slight windage and it is enough for it to install one transverse jumper perpendicular to the long elements of the frame, then the situation with the gate is more complicated. In this case, it is more reasonable to use a diagonal jumper.

Methods for installing a jumper on a gate made of corrugated board are shown in the photo.

Door stiffeners - location options:

A) Despite the apparent simplicity, this option is quite thoughtful, since it guarantees the integrity of the gate leaves. On the one hand, it will be held by hinges, the possibility of deformation is excluded from above due to the strengthening of the corners. From below, it will be held by horizontal clamps (latches);

b) This is the most economical of the options presented, but it only creates reinforcement in the middle of the frame. The only advantage is that it makes it possible to install a lock on a jumper.

V) the disadvantage of this option is the weak reinforcement of the upper internal corners. Strong wind can deform the sash;

G) in this case, there is no reinforcement of the left inner corner;

e) in this case, there is no reinforcement of both internal corners;

e) perfect option. Places of insertion of the lock, installation of hinges, lower clamps and upper corners are reinforced. This method eliminates the torsion of the frame.

Advice. The wider the sash, the stronger the frame is reinforced.

Stage 3 - tool and material for corrugated gates

The drawing of the gate from the profiled sheet is a visual aid for calculating the material. For manufacturing you will need:

corrugated board - for sheathing. It is preferable to take a wall, because. it has a large working width.

self-tapping screws or rivets for fastening the profiled sheet;

metal pipe with a cross section of 60x60 mm and above - for support pillars;

pipe with a section of 40x40 or 60x20 ... 60 mm. - for the elements of the sash frame (frame);

pipe 20x20 to strengthen the frame (if necessary). 20x20 is suitable for a frame made of 60x20 pipe. 30x30 - if a 60x30 pipe was used.

Masters advise buying all pipes with a thickness of 3 mm, not 2. Their price is somewhat more expensive, but it will be much easier for beginners to weld them. The metal heats up more slowly and does not deform as quickly.

metal sheet for forming scarves (if necessary);

hinges, locks (latches, latches, plugs), lower clamps;

metal primer and paint;

decorative elements (forging).

From the tool you will need: a welding machine, grinder, screwdriver (drill and riveter), tape measure, level, plumb line, metal shears, brushes and consumables for the tool.

Stage 4 - installation of support posts for gates from corrugated board

Installation of gates from corrugated board begins with the installation of support pillars. The most common way to install gate posts is to dig in followed by concreting.

How to properly install gate posts

dig a hole with a garden drill. Using a shovel increases the consumption of concrete. The larger the diameter of the support, the larger the diameter of the recess should be. For a pipe with a section of 60x60, the diameter of the drill should be 120 mm.

How deep should gate posts be buried? Installation depth is 1/3 of the length of the support

pour a mixture of crushed stone and sand into the recess. The thickness of the pillow is 150-300 mm. The pillow is designed to prevent the influence of frost heaving of the soil and ensure the outflow of water from the base of the support, thereby slowing down its destruction;

prepare the support (coat with a primer against corrosion);

install the support strictly vertically. The slightest deviation will lead to a distortion of the entire structure. The correctness of the installation is checked with a plumb or level;

concrete the support. While the concrete will set, you can begin to manufacture the frame;

close the upper part of the support with a metal overlay or a special decorative element. In extreme cases, pour concrete into the post (concrete from the inside) to avoid water getting inside and thereby prevent the destruction of the post.

Which corrugated gate posts can be used?

In addition to supports made of metal pipes, you can install a concrete pillar or use piles. Supports decorated (lined) with brick or stone (brick pillars) look beautiful. When calculating the width of the door opening, the material of manufacture and the width of the support should be taken into account.

Stage 5 - production of a frame for gates from corrugated board

Before starting production, you need to measure the width of the opening of the gate and gate again in order to make timely changes to the size of the leaves.

Manufacturing technology:

metal is broken into blanks. It is advisable to cut the cut at an angle of 45 ° for a more reliable fastening. Although butt welding of parts is also found, it is easier to cut workpieces and weld them;

Advice. Masters advise welding the upper corners at an angle of 45 degrees, this will prevent water from flowing into them, and the lower ones can be butted.

each workpiece is cleaned of dirt and rust;

frame elements are welded together. And first, the workpieces are baited, and after checking the geometry, they are welded with a continuous seam;

the frame is reinforced (if necessary);

welded seams are carefully cleaned;

degrease the frame, coat with a primer and paint the welding points. After the paint dries - paint the frame completely.

Advice. The manufacture of gates from corrugated board requires great accuracy in observing dimensions. When making a sash frame, it is better to make the frame a little smaller than larger. In the first case, in order to eliminate the gap between the wings of the swing gate, it will be enough to weld the flashing on one frame leaf, where it adjoins the second. In the second, you will need to cut the frame, and reduce its width.

Stage 6 - installation of hinges for swing gates from corrugated board

Garage hinges (canopies) are used to install the gate.

How to weld the hinges on the corrugated gate correctly?

First, the hinge is welded onto the support post, then onto the gate frame at a distance of 200-300 mm from the edge of the leaf frame. Please note that the location of the hinge affects the position of the door in the open state. If it is necessary that the gate opens in both directions, the hinge is butt welded to the support. If only in one, the loop is placed on the frame. To prevent the sash from reaching the fence, a limiter is installed.

How many hinges to weld on the gate?

If the gate is reinforced, three hinges are required for each leaf. If the lungs - enough two.

Stage 7 - installation of corrugated board on the gate

The profiled sheet is mounted on one or two sides of the frame. The installation rules are not complicated, but their knowledge and observance will help to install the corrugated board on the gate correctly.

In general terms: it is necessary to ensure reliable fastening of the sheet to the frame by fixing the profiled sheet through one lower wave of the sheet. In this case, the profiled sheet is also screwed to the diagonal or perpendicular jumpers. And two sheets are interconnected at the top of the wave (on the crest).

Rivets or self-tapping screws are used for fastening. Rivets look more elegant (especially matched to the color of the profiled sheet), self-tapping screws exclude the possibility of water flowing into the installation site. Of course, this is not as critical as on the roof, but the appearance of rusty smudges over time cannot be avoided.

Stage 8 - installation of fittings (accessories for gates)

Additional elements:

lock for swing gates made of corrugated board. It is installed after the sashes are hung.

Types of locks and how to embed / put (installation rules):

mounted. It is necessary to provide loops for the lock when welding the frame and fastening sheets of corrugated board;

overhead. It is installed on a transverse jumper, most often on an additionally welded flat sheet of metal. Or it is screwed with hardware directly to the frame. Masters do not recommend using welding for mounting the design of the locking mechanism, because. the castle needs maintenance and replacement;

mortise. The lock cuts into the plane of the pipe to hide / decorate the installation site using a metal pocket.

the bottom latch of the swing gate leaf - is needed to redistribute the load from the lock and additionally fix the lower part of the open / closed gate leaf from the wind (wind load).

latch on the gate (bolt), designed to close the gate from the inside (blocking). The latch is more suitable for a gate, and a lock (bolt) is used for swing gates.

swing gate automation. Allows you to open the gate remotely, which is very convenient when it is cold, raining or dark.

security system: outdoor surveillance camera, signal lamp, alarm system.

Swing gates made of corrugated board with a built-in gate

Separately, we will talk about how to make swing gates with a gate from corrugated board. This option is used when the opening is not wide enough to install a gate and a separate gate.

Options for the location of the gate in the gate

Locations:

In the manufacture of sash frames, they are made in different sizes. Then a narrower sash serves as a gate.

This is the most budget option, since the load on only one gate post increases, which will require the installation of an additional hinge and reinforcement of the frame. Overall, costs will go down.

In the middle of the gate leaf. The option with the location in the middle is good because the wicket frame acts as an amplifier for the sash frame. And installing the hinges not in the center, but closer to the top and bottom of the gate will further strengthen the structure.

Closer to the pillar. In this case, the main load falls on the support post, because both the gate frame and the wicket frame rest on it.

Closer to the inner edge of the sash. This design is the most "flimsy", its weak link is the junction of two wings and a gate. In the last three cases, in the process of manufacturing the frame, an additional frame for the gate is provided. Moreover, it is made more reinforced than for a free-standing gate, since it accounts for the wind load, which acts on the gate leaves made of corrugated board. Please note that the gate will greatly overload the frame, which means that additional hinges and reinforcement of the sash frame will be needed.

In general, the technology of manufacturing gates from corrugated board with a wicket inside is carried out similarly to the manufacture of gates with a separate wicket. All the nuances are considered in the process of creating a drawing.

Advice. The lower latch for such models of swing gates from a profiled sheet is required.

Advantages and disadvantages of swing gates made of corrugated board

Advantages (pros):

comparative simplicity of design and manufacture;
low cost compared to sliding gates;
ease of operation and maintenance;
availability for installation of automation;

Disadvantages (cons):

requirements for free space for maneuver (opening will require the release of an area equal to the width of the gate leaf);

the need to take into account the wind load;

the need to provide for the fastening of open gates in order to avoid their unauthorized closing (retainer, stop, locking devices);

installation of a limiter so that the open gate does not damage the fence canvas and does not block access to the gate;

the difficulty of leaving in the winter season, which consists in the need to remove snow over a large area.

Approximate prices for swing gates made of corrugated board

Conclusion

As you can see, with some effort, you can make and install do-it-yourself swing gates from corrugated board in 1-2 weeks, which will decorate the entrance group and will reliably serve as a beautiful business card of a private house.

A profiled metal sheet can be safely called a universal material, since it is used in private construction for a variety of needs. They cover the roofs of residential buildings and utility buildings, it is used to create walls and partitions in adjoining buildings, it is also perfect for fences, gates and gates. Often, by the way, it happens that, starting with a gate or gate, the owner of the site in practice realizes the simplicity and convenience of working with this material, and this stimulates him to completely update the old wooden fence of his territory using corrugated board.

There are separate publications about the fence from corrugated board on the site, and in this article let's look at how a gate is made from a metal profile with our own hands - a diagram + workflow. Using the example of this, the smallest in area, element of the territory fencing, it will be easier to understand the principle of the operations performed, with the tools, materials and components necessary for this, with the main technological methods used during installation.

Preparatory stages

Necessary tools for work

Everyone knows that when working with metal parts, welding is most often used to fasten individual elements into a common structure. Indeed, this is the most reliable method of fixation for metal. However, there are cases when it is not possible to use such technology, and then the masters resort to other installation methods.

So, for the manufacture and installation of a gate with metal profile sheathing, it is necessary to prepare:

This device will always come in handy for owners of private houses, especially those who are planning to overhaul their homes or are building outbuildings on their backyard. For non-professional craftsmen, it is enough to have an inverter welding machine with a welding current of up to 160 ÷ 200 A in their tool “arsenal”. The price of these devices today can be considered quite affordable, with proper handling, the device will last for many years. And, by the way, it will help to save even larger amounts, since inviting a welder with his equipment for any reason is not cheap.

The ability to independently perform metal welding - solves many problems

In the daily life of a country house, the need to perform various welding work arises very often. The best option, of course, is to purchase your own equipment and have the skills to work with it. How to choose the right welding machine, and how to start - read in a special publication of our portal.

Prices for metal profiles

metal profile

Angle grinder ("Bulgarian") and a set of circles for working with metal - for cutting and grinding.
Screwdriver - this tool will help you quickly and effortlessly fix sheets of corrugated board on a metal frame.
The scriber will help when marking out parts for a metal structure. Unlike a pencil or marker, a scriber gives clear, regular lines that are easy to cut.
Also, for marking, you will need a metal ruler, tape measure, building square and level.
Clamps - these devices are necessary when assembling the frame, when installing the hinges and the gate lock.
A garden drill with a diameter of 200÷250 mm will help not only to quickly and easily drill a hole for the installation of load-bearing wicket posts, but also significantly save on bulk building materials. This is due to the fact that the hole dug with a shovel will always be much wider, which means that it will require a larger volume of mortar, which is used to fix the supporting racks.
If the farm does not have a concrete mixer, then it is necessary to prepare a container for mixing concrete. And in this case, a construction mixer can help to mix the solution qualitatively. An electric drill with a mixer nozzle is unlikely to cope with such a task.
Shovels, shovel and bayonet - for earthworks, as well as for mixing concrete. If it is to be done manually.
Scrap - this tool is also used for digging pits for poles (if dense rock is encountered along the path of the drill), and for tamping rubble around the bearing racks, and for “bayoneting” - removing air bubbles from the solution after it is poured into the pits.

Previously, attention was paid to the fact that if the wicket frame is planned to be made heavy, that is, for example, each of its elements will consist of two profile pipes or the total height will be more than 2000 mm, then it is recommended to tie the support posts in the upper part with a crossbar. This design will be more rigid and will help take some load off the support legs. It is not forbidden to place the same jumper on the bottom.

Calculator for calculating the amount of concrete for installing racks and ingredients for its manufacture

The calculator below will allow you to quickly calculate how much M200 concrete mortar is required to install one wicket post.

The calculation program provides the ability to change the height of the concrete pouring of the well.
In addition, you can include in the total amount of concrete the volume that is required to completely fill the pipe cavity. When you select this item, additional data entry fields will appear. Considering that various pipes can be used for racks, the calculation algorithm includes the parameters of the most suitable sizes of square, rectangular and round pipes for this purpose.
The answer will be given both in the total amount of concrete, and with a breakdown by ingredients - PC400 cement, sand, gravel and water. The quantity of ingredients is estimated in mass and in volume.

The house and the cottage need a gate for the entry of the car, even if it is not available. From time to time it is necessary to bring something into the yard: building materials, large household appliances and even manure, it is not very convenient to bring all this through the gate.

With the current variety of goods and services, the gate can be bought, but not everyone can afford it. It will be more interesting to build the structure yourself.

Materials for manufacturing

Gates can be made from profiled flooring (metal profile), profile pipe, metal, wood.

To choose a material, you need to compare its disadvantages and advantages. Previously, such structures were made of metal sheet, but it is heavy, it must be painted and professional welders should be hired for installation. This increases the cost of such a product.

Only a professional welder can make a structure from a profile pipe, and if you want to hide the yard from prying eyes, you will have to close the gaps between the pipes with something, using boards or other components.

Combined gates made of metal and wood or wood polymer composite look good, structures with forged inserts look even more beautiful, but their cost increases.

Now there are modern materials: profiled flooring (metal profile) and profiled sheet, which is light, relatively inexpensive, easy to use and durable (the manufacturer gives a guarantee of 20 years). It has a variety of shades. The deck differs from the sheet in that it is more resistant to corrosion, reduces noise more strongly and has greater reliability.

When working with decking or sheeting, you do not need to buy additional tools and fixtures. It is not difficult to make a gate yourself from profiled flooring; such gates can also be decorated with various decors. Having chosen the material, you need to decide what design your future gate will have.

What are the types?

Structures are divided according to the method of opening: swing, retractable, sliding, forged, lifting. They also vary in manufacturing method and shape, for example, welded and arched gates can be found. Gates are built-in and standing separately.

Peculiarities

Swing gates are easy to manufacture and easy to maintain, even an inexperienced welder can make them from profiled flooring, since there are only a small number of simple seams in the structure. This reduces the risk of breakage and increases the service life of the gate.

To do this, products need to leave a lot of space for opening and take into account the possible load from the wind. It will be necessary to remove a large area from snow in winter (unless, of course, there is a lot of snow in your climate zone). Unusual gate models are characterized by a variety of style and decor, but easier to install automation, which can be purchased at a low price.

Sliding (cantilever) gates save space for opening, suitable for dense buildings. They have a complex structure, but there is no need to clear a place for their opening. Requires a counterweight and space along the fence to install the rails. The manufacture of such structures and their care is quite complicated, additional materials are needed that increase the overall cost.

sliding gate similar to retractable, the difference is only in the number of doors. The sliding ones have two boards, therefore, the place for installation should be on both sides of them. Therefore, the amount of material increases, but the fence on one side becomes less space.

Forged gates are undoubtedly stronger, have a beautiful appearance and add luxury and individuality to housing. But the price of such products is less democratic. You can buy and assemble finished parts by welding them yourself, but you need to have a good command of the welding machine: know how to prepare the metal and be able to clean the seams.

If you do not want the adjacent territory to be visible, then you can fill the voids with profiled flooring or boards (do not forget to process them).

lifting gate, which are used at the entrance to the garage, are more expensive and more difficult to manufacture. But how nice it is to open the gate in bad weather without getting out of the car.

arched gate can be made from the materials listed earlier (wood, metal, forging, brick, stone, profiled flooring), and their combinations. They are also different in configuration and opening method, with the exception of lifting ones.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantages of the products include:

ease of manufacture;
ease of maintenance and operation;
ease of installation;
the ability to make structures at any time of the year, including winter;
low weight of the product, reducing the pressure on the support;
high technical performance;
no need for painting;
resistance to fading;
resistance to frost, snow and other weather manifestations;
variety of shapes and colors;
affordable price.

In connection with these qualities, the gate retains an excellent appearance for a long time.

Products also have disadvantages. A thin sheet can be easily cut, deformed, scratched, which can lead to corrosion processes. There is no insulation, there is a large wind load.

Colors

They produce profiled flooring of various configurations, colors and shades: from white to brown. The choice of the desired tone depends only on your taste and the characteristics of the surrounding objects.

Design and style

The fence is very diverse in color and shape, among the options you can find a design suitable for any site and buildings. This allows you to create different compositions using wrought iron patterns and finishes, combinations with wood, brick, stone, and even mesh. The choice depends only on the imagination and desires of the owner.

How to do it yourself?

It is believed that the creation of swing gates can be carried out by a person who does not have professional skills. The place of installation and the type of gate must be planned, taking into account various features and nuances.

Dimensions depend on:

car size (measuring the width, do not forget about the mirrors + 1 meter);
parameters and number of columns;
width of openings, frames and other structural elements.

Most often, the width of the gap in the gate exceeds 4.5 m, and in the gate - 1.2 m. In height, they are most often equal to the size of the sheet and depend on the height of the car. Do not forget to take into account the distance from below, it depends on the climatic zone of the given area (the amount of solid deposits in winter), so that the gate opens freely, and is from 0.15 to 0.3 m. From above, you can decorate the design with decor.

It will be easier to calculate the correct amount of raw materials and evaluate the rigidity of the parts if you prepare a schematic drawing and plan the work. The exact amount of material needed will depend on the size, which will prevent unnecessary costs.

Swing gates come with one or two leaves, here you need to make the right calculation. The advantage of single-leaf structures is to save raw materials, but they take up more space when opened, which is not always convenient, have a large windage and warp. Therefore, the structure must be strongly strengthened.

For double sided models these problems are eliminated, but due to the increase in parts, such models are more expensive. One part of the gate can be made larger, and the smaller half can be used for a gate. Therefore, single-leaf options can be made with a small opening.

To build a structure correctly, you need to carefully study the scheme of its structure. It is important to consider:

the width of the entire opening;
the size of each door;
number of racks;
the size of the racks and the depth of their instillation;
the design of the product and the dimensions of all its elements;
the location and dimensions of the gate;
the location of the loops;
the configuration of constipation and the place of their installation;
location and reinforcement details.

Gain options:

welding corners to strengthen doors no more than one and a half meters;
the frame is tacked at intervals of 0.2-0.3 m;
in doors more than one and a half meters, various jumpers are installed.

materials

Now, having a schematic drawing, you can proceed to the calculation of the required raw materials. Should be considered:

wall corrugated board (it is wider);
self-tapping screws (preferably roofing);
metal pipes of different diameters for support poles;

blanks for the frame and its reinforcement;
metal sheet, if you need to make scarves for reinforcement;
loops;
locks;
shutters, clamps (you can do it yourself);
paint for metal (applied even to rust) of the desired color;
brushes;
decor details;
meter, level, plumb line, grinder for cutting pipes, drill, machine for manual arc welding, protective mask for welding, screwdriver, consumables, scissors for cutting metal, gloves.

Preparing the pillars

For them there should be an equal place in depth - 1/3 of the height of the rack. It is easier and more economical to do this with a garden drill, it should be twice the diameter of the pillars. A mixture of crushed stone and sand is poured into the hole with a depth of 0.15-0.3 m.

Pillars, if necessary (depending on the material of manufacture) treated against corrosion damage, are installed strictly vertically using a plumb line, concreted. We close the supports from above (in any possible way) to prevent precipitation from entering. Poles covered with any facing material will look beautiful up to the tree.

Preparing the frame

The frame is also made from the material available to you. Certainly, it is preferable to use a metal pipe with a cross section of at least 60x40, but it is possible to use wooden material (do not forget to process it), it all depends on your capabilities, imagination and passions.

For manufacturing, a sufficiently flat surface is required on which the sash can be laid. We start welding the parts, strengthening them with steel corners or crossbars for greater stability. We fix the wooden frame with screws or bolts.

Sash manufacturing

Once again we take measurements to eliminate errors, if necessary, we strengthen the workpieces in the way you need. If the gate is inside, it is necessary to make an additional place for it. We carefully clean everything in order to avoid corrosion processes, we bait the parts together, only after accurate measurements we cook them without gaps.

We clean the places where welding took place very high quality, degrease them, cover everything with a primer, paint the welded seams. Instead of a primer, you can use paint applied directly to the rust. After drying the surface, paint everything again.

The hinges are initially welded to the support post, then to the frame, retreating from the end of the frame by 0.2 m. The location of the hinges depends on how the doors open.. If you attach them directly to the frame, the door opens to one side. And if you attach them close to the support, they will open both outward and inward. Then, so that the structures do not hang out and do not spoil the fence, put limiters. Three loops are welded to heavy ones on each side, otherwise two are enough.

To fasten the profiled flooring to the doors, it is more reliable to use roofing screws of the same color.

If the roof of your house is covered with metal decking, then a gate of the same color will look good.. Sheets can be fastened through one wave both to the frame itself and to reinforcements. If one sheet per door is not enough, then the sheets must be fastened to each other with an overlap on one wave. Doors are closed if desired by flooring on both sides - from the street and from the yard.

Fastening and manufacturing of fittings

Good-quality store-bought locks and handles are expensive to install, and cheap alternatives are usually short-lived. They can be made from the remaining pieces of rebar and tubes by welding, they will definitely work in different weather conditions.

From above, we put the constipation on the screws on the inside of the door, we fasten the two lower ones to the posts. We drill small holes in the ground and concrete pieces of tubes in them (the inner hole should be wider than that of the rod). We also attach locks to the gate, if necessary, but we also install a lock (it will be more convenient to mount a mortise structure).

Gates and gates made of corrugated board belong to the budget category: their manufacture does not take much time and materials. True, if you choose a model of ordinary swing gates without artistic additions. There are also options with forging elements, here the complexity of the work is greater, the costs are much higher. Even an amateur welder can make simple swing gates from corrugated board with their own hands: there are few seams, they are simple.

Sash designs

Even in such a simple design as a gate leaf or a gate, it can be done in different ways, and there are many options. First of all, the location of the jumpers differs:

obliquely;
horizontally;
crosswise.

Each method is tested and works, providing a sufficient degree of rigidity. Here you choose what seems to you more correct or reliable.

There is a difference in the design of the gates themselves - with or without a stationary frame (top bar). With a frame, the gate is more stable, but then there are height restrictions: tall cars - trucks or special equipment - will not be able to drive into the yard. With proper reinforcement of racks (pillars) and normally made wings (with reinforcement at the corners), gates without a frame will also be reliable.

When installing a gate with a frame, the metal consumption is greater - by the length of the jumper, but at the same time, the pillars can not be additionally strengthened: the load on them is less.

To make it more convenient to fasten the profiled sheet, a thin-walled metal profile 1 cm wide is welded along the outer (sometimes inner, as in the figure above) perimeter of the wings. This must be taken into account when determining the dimensions of the blanks for the doors.

To make the structure as rigid as possible, so that it does not “walk” and does not make noise in the wind, reinforcement is made in the corners. And again there are two ways. The first is to weld the corners cut from sheet metal.

The second is to put short corner braces from the same pipe that welded the frame of the wings.

There is a difference during assembly: from the joints, the pipes are connected at an angle of 45 ° or just end-to-end. More professional - at 45 °, easier - end-to-end. Some assembly methods do not provide for the possibility of connecting at an angle at all (if both doors are assembled as one-piece, and only when they are hung on poles, they are sawn into two parts).

Another subtlety, which depends on the amount of snow in winter. As you can see in the photo, the lower bar of the wings is raised to different heights from the ground - somewhere a few centimeters, somewhere 20 cm and higher. It depends on the height of the snow cover in winter: if it snows, and the gate is from the ground itself, you will not open it. To prevent any living creatures from climbing into this gap in the summer, after the snow melts, the bar is screwed onto the screws, and in late autumn it is removed again.

The material for the gate is taken the same as for, fasten it to the same self-tapping screws. Before starting work, the metal must be prepared: remove all rust (with a grinder with a metal brush), prime with Anti-Rust and paint. After drying, you can start working.

Photo report on the manufacture and installation of the gate

This is one of the options for how you can make a gate from corrugated board with your own hands. The technology is not the best, but not the worst: everything has been functioning without problems for the past six years.

Hinges are welded to the installed poles 80-80 mm, the counterparts are welded at the required distance on the vertical parts of the racks from the pipe 40 * 40 mm - on the right and left. We hang the racks on the hinges on the pole, put a layer of the required thickness between them and the poles and fix it with a clamp.

We measure the required height and cut off the excess, from above to the racks, not to the poles, we weld the cross member from the same pipe 40 * 40 mm. The quality of welding at this stage is unimportant. We are still grabbing the details, not caring about the thoroughness of the seam - then we will bring it to the norm. The main thing is that everything is smooth and kept together. Therefore, we grab points in several places.

In the same way, we grab the pipe along the bottom.

We find the middle of the cross beams. Set aside 3 mm from the middle in both directions. We make clear marks. We measure the distance between the upper and lower beams, cut off two segments, weld them according to the marks (there should be a gap of 6 mm between the two vertical pipes).

We measure the distance between the two posts of one half of the gate. They should be the same, but it is better to measure separately. Cut the pipes to the desired length and tack them at the desired height. If you need more crossbars, install them too.

On the marked center with a grinder at the top and bottom, we make through cuts, dividing the gate into two halves. So very simply we got a gate that will open and close without any problems.

The frame of the gate leaves is ready. We remove it, lay it on a flat horizontal surface and weld the seams well. Here, the quality of welding is already important, we monitor the fullness of the bath, we try not to burn holes. We clean the finished seams, primer, paint.

We proceed to the assembly of the support for fastening the profile sheet. To reduce the windage, it was cut into two parts, so that the sheet is not solid, but cut. For this we use a profiled pipe 20 * 20 mm. We cut it into segments of the desired length, so that it can be fixed along the inner perimeter.

We expose them in the same plane with the outer part - the sheet will be screwed from the inside. We fix it on self-tapping screws, having previously drilled holes of the required diameter.

We paint the finished frame - inside with light gray paint, outside - red-brown, to match the color of the corrugated board. We leave to dry.

We proceed to the installation of the profiled sheet on the gate. It is cut a little smaller than the main frame - there should be an indent around the perimeter by 2-3 mm. They are laid on prepared supports and fastened from the inside along the perimeter to self-tapping screws.

Installation of profiled sheet on the gate

You can take special ones, with hats and gaskets, but they put them on ordinary ones.

To save money, we used ordinary self-tapping screws for metal

We can say that the gate is ready.

It remains to install constipation. You can, of course, embed a lock and a handle, but the quality of inexpensive ones is very low, and taking expensive ones is currently an unaffordable luxury. Therefore, bolts were welded from the remains of pipes and fittings. They definitely work under any conditions.

One (upper) is mounted on self-tapping screws with a counterpart on the sashes, the two lower ones are attached to the uprights. Small holes were drilled in the ground in the right places, in which sections of round pipes were concreted, the diameter of which was larger than the diameter of the rod. The gate is made according to the same method, only a lock is embedded in it.

Do-it-yourself ready-made gates from corrugated board

With this manufacturing technology, the gate leaves are guaranteed to open and close. If there were some distortions when installing the pillars, they are taken into account. With a step-by-step presentation, the whole process does not look complicated, and indeed it is. If you weld all parts separately, the geometry must be perfect, and you also have to make sure that the pipe does not lead during welding. See several different technologies for making gates from corrugated board in the next section, which contains video tutorials.

How to make a gate from corrugated board: video tutorials

If the work is new, then even after the photo report, questions may remain. Some of them can clarify video tutorials on the topic. To begin with, repeating the technology described above: we assemble the frame directly on the installed pillars.

The same technology, in the photo sequence.

The second video is about how to properly weld the frame when connecting pipes at an angle of 45 °. The approach is professional.

Those who have not experienced welding gates or doors before may have questions about how to weld hinges. It's not as simple as it seems. Watch the next video tutorial.

For a more accurate explanation of what movements to make during welding of the gate hinges, where to direct the electrode and other nuances, see the following video.