Profilist for the gate - what is the attraction?
The newest building materials make it possible to repair and finish the premises yourself, as well as to build various structures. As an example, you can consider profiled sheeting, which is considered a roofing material, but can also be used to create individual elements.
The material serves for a long time due to the use in the production of galvanized steel, it can withstand the loads and pressure, which is why the corrugated board is used for both roofing and gates. There are several types of material, the parameters of which are regulated by GOST.For the gate, light variants are most suitable, which can be moved by means of a mechanism.
Employees of firms engaged in creating gates made of corrugated board, recommend combining materials to obtain greater strength. If it is a project for the private sector, you can always work with rollback mechanisms, which are ideal for corrugated board. If the plans create a swing version, you can take a solid foundation and trim it with galvanized material.
Preparatory work - with what to be determined?
Before thinking how to make a gate from a profiled sheet, you need to study the imperfections of the material well, because everything can not be as smooth as the marketers draw. The disadvantages include weak protection of joints, it is there that rust and serious damage, leading to a deterioration in the quality of the structure as a whole. But, despite some flaws in the material, it is he who is considered the most economical and qualitative enough.
To prepare for the process, in addition to the main material, you need to purchase metal pipes, whose diameter should not exceed two centimeters. They will become the basis to which the sheets will be attached. You can select the sheets so that on one leaf of the gate there are no seams, only joints at the edges, at the junction with the pipes.
During the preparatory work, measure the length and height of future gates, these dimensions will help to quickly prepare the material of the right size, cut it and assemble the whole structure. The gates made of profiled sheet with forging elements, which look rather unusual and can fit even in the most refined interior of a country house, are beautiful.
Assembling the gates with our own hands
Once the preparations have been completed, proceed with the assembly of the gates and their installation. Having built an integral structure of pipes and galvanized material, you need to prepare the foundation on which it will be fixed. To do this, take dense pipes, excavate the holes in the gates where the pipes will be inserted. After vertical leveling, pits are poured with cement mortar. Follow the smoothness of the pipes need to constantly, until the full hardening of cement.
It is not so difficult and a wicket from the profilist with your own hands, which you can do after completing the basic work.
On the welded to the pipes of the hinge we hang the gate. Many builders argue whether it is necessary to frame the frame with a corrugated board at once or is it worth working with the main material after the gates are hung?
To work with canvases, placing them horizontally, it is much more convenient. The gate and the gate will be more even, sturdy and qualitatively executed, if you can perform the operation on a flat surface using self-tapping screws and tools working at low speed.