[Md2020drums]

Hi all;
New here, this is my second post. (First one was an introduction)

Anyway... I live in an interesting neighborhood. The neighbors are cool, it’s just some of the people that roam around the area (I live off hwy 99 lol).

I have a driveway that goes to the back of my house where my shop is. My plan is to put up a swinging gate for security. It needs to be tall enough to deter people from coming in, as well as keep my kids from going into the street when they are outside playing.
I am unsure about how to do this without busting up the concrete and putting a load bearing post in. My plan was to mount it to the house and put a surface mount base in to have the fence “lock” into. Does that make sense?
The total width of the gate would be near 10’ wide x 7’ high.
Is this too much to have as one gate? Should it be two separate gates? I would plan on reinforcing it so it doesn’t end up sagging.
If anyone has ideas, would be much appreciated!
I’ve attached photos to make this less vague- they should be “right side up” when they are opened.
Thanks, all!!

 

[Nealtw]

7 ft high, you may have a max height for fence and might be lower if it is considered front yard.

 

[3onthetree]

A 10' x 6' high gate is pretty hefty (assuming you mean block visual as well), I would not want it attached to the house. Whichever way you swing (assuming toward garage) will eliminate that space for parking too, so splitting into 2 leafs will give more room, also easier when just walking thru. Many different options with different costs, like whether you weld, put a roller on bottom, buy ball bearings for the hinges, etc. That big curb throws a little wrench into the equation, do you notch the gate, leave it short and put a panel there, or keep it above it.

 

[SeniorSitizen]

Hi all;
New here, this is my second post. (First one was an introduction)

Anyway... I live in an interesting neighborhood. The neighbors are cool, it’s just some of the people that roam around the area (I live off hwy 99 lol).

I have a driveway that goes to the back of my house where my shop is. My plan is to put up a swinging gate for security. It needs to be tall enough to deter people from coming in, as well as keep my kids from going into the street when they are outside playing.
I am unsure about how to do this without busting up the concrete and putting a load bearing post in. My plan was to mount it to the house and put a surface mount base in to have the fence “lock” into. Does that make sense?
The total width of the gate would be near 10’ wide x 7’ high.
Is this too much to have as one gate? Should it be two separate gates? I would plan on reinforcing it so it doesn’t end up sagging.
If anyone has ideas, would be much appreciated!
I’ve attached photos to make this less vague- they should be “right side up” when they are opened.
Thanks, all!!

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[Nealtw]

I saw where one guy welded up and over frame and just bolted it the concrete slab.

 

[SPS-1]

A family member of mine has a situation very similar to that.

Google "gate caster wheel" images. Seems they are all spring loaded these days, but the one I am familiar with is solid, and probably 40 or 50 years old, and still works fine, although is almost never gets closed I guess it depends on how flat the drive is and how plumb the post is. It is only 4 or 5 feet high though. Pivots off a post set in concrete. The castor takes the load off the hinges.

So nothing wrong with a 10 foot wide gate. Seven feet high will make it more challenging. Criminals are dumb, as Jay Leno used to point out, but one of them is going to figure out to go over the side fence that is 4-5 ft high, if they really want to get in.

 

[huesmann]

Is the existing shorty fence yours, or your neighbor's?

 

[Calson]

I have a 11' wide gate and purposely have it supported by a single gate post to maximize the space for a vehicle to pass through. I used a 6x6 inch square steel post that is set 3 feet into the ground. If you have a level area in front of the gate then you can add a wheel at the end opposite the gate post and it will support the weight.

I have a gate fabricated out of 2x2 square steel that consisted of a top, middle, and bottom rail, and then I bolted 2x2 pieces of PT lumber to the top of the steel rails. I attached stained redwood boards to the PT using screws so if I had a board damaged it could be easily replaced.

Good sources for gate hardware are hooverfence.com and gatedepot.com

 

[That Guy]

If you go with @Calson's idea a wheel on one end is a wise move