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I'm about to build this gate and fence for the front of a townhome. I have to make the gate a little wider than usual and I'm wondering about my design. The gate and fence will be fabricated using 16 Gage tube.Height is 6ft.Gate width is 48"Horz. members are 1 1/4Pickets are 3/4posts are 2"The hinge post will be in 3ft cement but I wonder if that will hold up to the weight of this gate especially in the open position. Tolerance is tight because there is no latch. It will have a lock-box, door knob and a Dead Bolt.
Reply:TPnTX  2 inch is a tad flimsy for gate postsFor a similar fence I used 4 inch hammered box section for the gate posts, about 30 inches concreted in the groundWill look better with bigger posts too
Reply:2 inch 16 gauge would be too flimsy.Id look at 3 inch in concrete  2 foot minimum,probably 30 inches.A 2.5 inch in a heavy wall say 3/16 to 1/4 inch may be OK.If in doubt just tell the client you need a heavy hinge post ...you don't want dramas later.When ever possible I try to hinge off a wall. Can you?
Reply:yeah actually I can hinge off the wall. That was my first thought but I talked myself out of it. I'll reconsider that.
Reply:Yes, I think 16 ga. is too thin, but a 2" x 1/4' wall should do just fine. I would be sure to have the hinges line up with the horizontal members, (not offset, like you showed in you posting) Re: mounting the gate to the wall, it's all a matter of preference. I prefer to have my gate or rail as independent of the building as possible. I do however sometimes run a strap or bracket for additional support. Every situation may require a different solution.Just my  opinion, not from a book, just from the road.Howes Welding Inc.www.howesweldinginc.com
Reply:My dad recently put some gate posts in.  He hasn't got the gate yet, but the posts were probably 4" dia pipe filled with cement and sunk 3' into a cement filled hole.