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Most vinyl fence styles we carry feature a standard 4' wide gate (50" finish actual, approx. 51-3/4" opening); these gates may be doubled to create an 8' wide double drive gate.In ordering you would order the standard preassembled gate, the opposite preassembled gate (diagonal brace is reversed for aesthetics), and a drop pin kit. These gates are assembled and simply need hung in place. Hardware kits sold separately with choice of vinyl or stainless steel. Hinges are self-closing and latch is self-latching.
If a 4' wide single or an 8' wide double gate is not sufficient, you have a few options. For single gates, you can order a gate kit and build a gate smaller without any extra considerations. A gate kit includes 2 uprights with special socket plugs (used to accept horizontal rails and maintain rigidity), all hardware, and the diagonal brace. You must order an extra section of fence (horizontal rails and vertical pickets) to build the gate with. Since this makes the cost higher than a preassembled gate, there is no advantage to doing this except sizing. If you must have a 3' wide gate due to layout limitations, this is the most cost-effective way of doing so. Gates with all vinyl construction are only designed to be built up to 4' wide. If you insist on trying to make one larger, you will necessarily need to add your own brace and/or truss to maintain structural integrity. One familiar with gate design and gate fabrication would have no problem with the project, however if you're new to this , we simply don't recommend it. Although we can assist with making recommendations and suggestions with design and fabrication, vinyl alone as a material simply isn't strong enough to span large distances and swing all the time.
The other option is to have us specially fabricate you a steel or aluminum frame to accept the vinyl pickets. These are, without exceptions, the only type of vinyl gate you may automate with a gate opener/ operator. These gates feature a welded steel or aluminum frame. We build these gates to match the fence and powder coat them to match in color. These gates can be significantly higher in price, heavier, however they're amongst the highest quality gates on the market. With standard vinyl gates, you order vinyl posts, i.e. end or blank posts to hang and latch to. You do the same in most cases for the heavier steel and aluminum frames, however you will need to not only fill the latch and hinge post with cement, but also use a square galvanized post stiffener. Larger gates will require a steel or aluminum post in lieu of the vinyl post. For pricing on vinyl gates, find the style of vinyl fence you are interested in first. The prices are all online for these gates. Custom steel and aluminum gates for use with vinyl fence are priced individually; in general, they are two to three times as expensive as the standard preassembled gates.
