Using the special wing-tipped screws Merbau slatting was used as cladding over a metal framed gate. The gate frame was made from 30mm RHS steel tube with a 2mm wall thickness. The gate post is a 50mm RHS steel tube with a 4mm wall thickness. This shows how robust the drilling tip on the screws is as the gate post and mid post, another steel post, were no problem for driving these screws into.
Take a look for yourself and as always you are welcome to leave feedback or feel free to ask a question.
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| The blank canvas |
The starting point for this garden gate makeover. The customer requirement was to fence this area off to keep a dog in. As an added bonus it would be good to keep the kids safe behind the gate because those stairs lead up to the road.
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| The finished gate and fence |
The transformed walkway. If the gate seems narrow it is. This was a custom designed arrangement and the gate frame itself is a whisker under 700mm wide.
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| Timber fixed with Wing Tipped Self Drilling Self Tapping Screws |
The screw heads all sit slightly below flush with the timber surface. It takes a bit of practice to get it just right and a little driving each screw in, backing it out and driving it home again helps to get the right depth of countersink.
And from the back side it looks quite neat and tidy, save the haphazard wood pile.
Wing Tipped Screws. Just a small thing but they make a big difference. Oh, and this gate and fence needed about 120 of them, plus a handful of ordinary timber screws for the end post which is timber screwed to the boundary fence.
Happy days. Hope you found this article interesting.
Cheers,
Paul
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