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Adding an additional gate to my fence
Posted on 1/16/16 at 6:15 pm
Posted on 1/16/16 at 6:15 pm
I already have a wooden double gate at the end of my driveway going into my backyard, but I am looking to widen my driveway and put in a second gate to get my boat back there. I'm planning on using the existing fence section, about a 4 foot section for the gate. Can I hinge it to the same 6x6 post that already has a gate hinged on the other side? Would that put too much strain on the post? They would not both be open at the same time ever.
Sorry if I'm not explaining it well enough
Sorry if I'm not explaining it well enough
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Posted on 1/16/16 at 6:22 pm to dltigers3
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Sorry if I'm not explaining it well enough
Kind of this, but..
If you're cutting into an existing fence right before the gate post and then adding another gate to the opposite side of the gate post the only problem I see is if the fence framing was part of the the gate support. In other words will the existing gate post be weakened by you cutting away the fence support.
Sorry if I'm not explaining it well enough.
Posted on 1/16/16 at 6:35 pm to dltigers3
If it doesn't sit how you want after you add the additional gate, they make wheels you can add to the he gate, eliminating a lot of the stress on your post.
Only $25 each.
Only $25 each.
Posted on 1/16/16 at 6:42 pm to QuietTiger
I will be taking a post that has a gate coming off the right of the post, and just fencing going off the left side of the post, and turning that fencing into a gate. It will be one post with gates coming off both sides of it if that explains it any better
Posted on 1/16/16 at 6:43 pm to DownSouthDave
How well do those do over grass and uneven terrain? I see they are springer so they would have some play in them
Posted on 1/16/16 at 6:48 pm to dltigers3
That's what they are made for. I bought two but haven't put up my fence yet. Don't see why they wouldn't work though.
Posted on 1/16/16 at 7:00 pm to dltigers3
Pretty much what I thought you meant. Like I said, my only concern would be the lack of other support due to the dance runners being eliminated. Gates of all sizes put some serious stress on posts. I'm tweaking mine every 2-3 years.
Posted on 1/16/16 at 7:25 pm to QuietTiger
My only other real option is to dig down and sink a post next to the existing post and bolt the two posts together. I only have a certain amount of driveway to work with here
Posted on 1/16/16 at 7:29 pm to dltigers3
Hopefully post is in concrete. If so, you couldn't drive one right next to it. You would have to take the existing one out and start over.
Posted on 1/16/16 at 7:46 pm to DownSouthDave
It's in concrete, I would dig down the edge of the concrete. There would only be a few inches of gap between the posts. I was then going to tie the posts together with 2x4s and lags
Posted on 1/16/16 at 8:21 pm to dltigers3
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My only other real option is to dig down and sink a post next to the existing post and bolt the two posts together. I only have a certain amount of driveway to work with here
If it were me, I'd give that a try. Just a thought though, why not set up the other side really well in case this doesn't work. Like set it up to hinge the gate away from the drive gate.
Posted on 1/16/16 at 8:31 pm to QuietTiger
It's going to be a double gate so there will be another 5' sections hinged on the other side
Posted on 1/16/16 at 8:35 pm to dltigers3
Gotcha, was wondering if your boat was a yak!
Posted on 1/16/16 at 8:38 pm to dltigers3
Can't hurt to throw another postime in the ground then.
Posted on 1/16/16 at 9:14 pm to QuietTiger
Haha, no problems getting the yak in the back
Posted on 1/16/16 at 11:15 pm to dltigers3
I think the two gates on either side would be too much for one post. Basically over time you are going to be working the post back and forth with no other support.
Why not put the gate latch on that post and make both gates swing the same way.
That way you eliminate some of the stress on the post and you don't have to add a post.
Why not put the gate latch on that post and make both gates swing the same way.
That way you eliminate some of the stress on the post and you don't have to add a post.
This post was edited on 1/16/16 at 11:17 pm
Posted on 1/17/16 at 8:07 am to dltigers3
I would probably want an 8x8 the one post.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 8:15 am to bbvdd
That's a lot of damn post.
I still think the wheels are the way to go. They will take away most of those forces. Your post won't stress and your gate won't sag.
I still think the wheels are the way to go. They will take away most of those forces. Your post won't stress and your gate won't sag.
Posted on 1/17/16 at 8:21 am to DownSouthDave
where do you find the wheels ?
Posted on 1/17/16 at 8:52 am to chemist10
If you do replace the post make sure you make a hole big enough to hole more concrete. I would bell out the hole really well.
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