Gates for the cottage, cottage or private house - an overview of different models

For a good fence around the cottage, strong gates are needed, which do not violate the overall design of your favorite hacienda. The gates for the dacha or at home will hospitably admit their own, and leave all unwanted personalities out of doors. In them, a car with manure will pass through, a tractor for plowing a vegetable garden, but when the girl comes out with a backpack, she will not have to plow or close the two-meter-long cloth for a long time. And also a reliable lock, a strong deadbolt, and, if desired, nice decorative elements are relied on to the gate. But their choice begins all the same with the design. We offer you a brief overview of the gate, which can be installed to give, cottage or private house.

What are

gates Door models are divided into three basic types according to the method of opening: sliding, hinged and sliding. There are more exotic designs, for example, rolling gates, but it is better to choose from the first three. If you want to surprise all the neighbors, make an original design, but do not be wise with the gate device. Rare or intricate models are, unfortunately, too short-lived.

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Swing gates - more familiar for giving

One or two hinged swing gates open almost like an apartment or refrigerator door. Have you tried to get into the fridge when a table is pressed against its door? That's it and it is that it is impossible.

Hinged type gates need a place so that you can easily open them. The wider the gate, the more space is required. If they swing open outside, you will not be able to drive close to them by car. If inside - it is necessary to ensure that part of the yard remains free.

But this design is easier than any other, to do it yourself. It will harmoniously fit into the design of the site, decorated with antique, that can not make the modern gate. But do not spoil the hacienda in the "futuristic" spirit: the main thing here is to choose the right materials!

In addition, such gates may be the best solution for the garden, where your middle-aged parents live for a long time. It is often difficult for older people to get used to even small innovations, it is easier to set up the usual gate for them than to teach them to modern ones.

One of the problems of swing gates is sagging of the doors, especially if they are kept open for a long time. Solution option - leaf with wheels, which serve as an additional support and prevent wear of the door hinges.

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Sliding gates for a cottage or a country house - the most convenient

This gate does not require additional space, like hinged doors, - they “drive” along the fence. But a place for lateral shift must be provided. If, at the slightest step to the right or left, you rest against a corner column or a country house, the sliding gate is not for you. They will have nowhere to roll back!

For such gates, the problem of sagging is hardly relevant. But you have to take care of them sometimes. Good old swing gates will fall off rather than stop opening, for example, due to rust. But the sliding gates may jam. So you have to make sure that no dirt gets into the mechanism. Snow or ice can also interfere with the normal movement of the valves.

Although the swing gates can also be equipped with a device for automatic opening, it is easier to do with sliding models. Then the cloth will smoothly move aside after pressing a button. Some gardeners even put a remote control on such gates so that they do not leave the car at the entrance.

If you decide to make a sliding gate with an electric drive, consider the likelihood of a power outage. In addition, in the cold, this luxury may refuse to work. So the design must be designed with the need to sometimes open the gate manually, and not the strongest person in the family.

If you live in a cottage and want to protect yourself from thieves, put the swinging gates that open inwards. Having equipped them with a powerful bolt, you will receive, plus the fence, the lock, another “guard”.Even if the thieves outwit the castle, they will not be able to enter until they guess sawing the bolt or climb over the top.

However, if you really have a reason to fear theft, you should install a video surveillance system, an alarm system, enter into an agreement with a security agency. But the majority of summer residents do not need such difficulties, although the bolt can help them, calming the nerves by the very fact of existence.

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Sliding gates to a cottage or a house in the country - for the widest entry

Sliding gates look like sliding doors, with the only difference that the doors “go” in two directions. With manual opening, this can be inconvenient. However, in the case of very wide entrances, it is better to install them. After all, too long and massive single sash will be hard to roll back manually.

What kind of lock is better for the

gate? Choosing a lock is such a delicate question that a separate article is needed to list all the tricks. I will only give you the main principle: according to the price category, the lock should correspond to the gate and the fence! Even better, it is a bit more expensive than it should be. An elite model on a plywood door is, of course, absurd. But providing yourself with a safety margin is always helpful.

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A fence gate with an

gate Next to the gate intended for driving cars, it would be good to put a separate gate for people to pass through. This is necessary not to mess around each time with the opening of massive gates, especially if they are hinged.

Often a wicket is cut through one of the wings, but it is often made independent. In any case, the entrance needs a serious lock as much as your main gate.

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Important details when building a fence with a gate

• The fence and the gate should be of the same price category. This is more important than making them from similar materials. Imagine, for example, a modest wooden fence, and with it an unassuming metal gate. This pair looks appropriate. Now imagine an old fence of rusty mesh, surmounted by an absurdly expensive entrance group with swans or dragons. Or, on the contrary: a new, durable, freshly planed fence, disfigured by a kosobokoy old wicket, which is ready to collapse under its own weight. Such combinations are relevant only for a while - when you have already changed the fence, and the gate is about to give a lift. Still, it is desirable to change both at the same time.
• Some materials used to make the door have a sail effect. So, if the profiled flooring was installed on a metal frame and secured only around the perimeter, the gate can start making unpleasant sounds. They appear under the influence of strong winds or sudden changes in air temperature. This is not a sign of a broken gate! Nevertheless, many gardeners like "music" is annoying. To prevent it from sounding, install several additional stiffening ribs to fasten the material.
• You come to the country in the middle of winter, trying to drive to the site, but you can not open the gate, because the snow drifts interfere. Cursing, you take out a shovel and for a long time depict a small tractor. Like the picture? I do not think. Some owners, in order to avoid such a problem, hang the lower part of each leaf on the hinges. Then when opening on top of the snow, it bends. However, the design will have to think so that the thieves do not take advantage of the manhole.
• The width of the gate is calculated not by the favorite small car, but by the largest transport that you intend to receive. Do you have a planned construction, will cars drive in with sand? It would be nice to take into account their dimensions. But it will turn out a little weird: they ordered the sand, but you cannot accept it. The same, if you are going to buy manure or sapropel as a fertilizer. Make sure there is enough free space behind the gate.
• What is more important, reliability or design? I think you will say that the main thing is strength. But still, sometimes aesthetic considerations defeat the cold mind. For example, a wooden gate is very unreliable, it is easy to knock them down, even by ramming a car. But on the other hand, they so wonderfully fit into the village atmosphere of your favorite summer cottage! It is possible to provide a wooden door with a powerful metal frame. Or make something like metal apartment doors, decorated on one side with another tree. And you can pick up one of the modern materials, so having thought over the appearance of your gate, so that they do not resemble a factory checkpoint.

Elizaveta Sadovnitsa, Fazenda Newspaper, 2015