The Jerith Patriot™ Double Gate Kit is designed to work with either 4 gauge or 6 gauge fence sections. This kit allows you to build up to a 12' wide double gate from two sections of fence (included). Gates smaller than 12' wide require cutting each fence section to desired width.
Kit Includes:
Features:
Jerith Patriot - System Overview
Shop Jerith Accessories - Accessories are Field Installed.
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Gate Hardware: | Not Included |
Available Colors: | Black Only |
Paint: | FenceCoatâ„¢ Powder-Coating - 8 Year Manufacturer's Warranty |
Gates are NOT sold assembled. Preassembled gates are not available in this style fence. Gate Kits are available to construct your gate to whatever width needed, up to 6' wide. When you purchase a gate kit, it comes with the two gate uprights (the sides) and connecting hardware (corner castings to attach uprights to rails). Gate Hardware is sold separately. You must also purchase a matching fence section to complete the gate. Widths smaller than 6' require cutting the fence section to desired width. This can be done easily with a hacksaw. Be sure to cut the rails in a matter to keep the ends square. Cut wire sections of the fence should be touched up with available brush-on paint to keep from them from rusting. Double gates can be made up to 12' by purchasing double gate kits and two sections of fence. Assembling a gate is not extremely difficult and requires no special tools or skills. Gates are rated to support a 300 lb. vertical load on the latch side of the gate without collapsing.
The size of the gate should be smaller than the space between your posts to allow for the hinges and latch. If you have a 36" wide gate opening between posts, your gate should be constructed 1-1/4" smaller or 34-3/4". However, when mounting to walls or columns this is not true.
For column mounting, figure 1" extra for the gate opening size. The reason is that the latch catch (striker) must be mounted on the inside face of the column. A stringer is used to mount the catch on. The stringer is first attached to the column and the catch is attached to the stringer.
In general, gate widths should be kept to a minimum. Regardless of if you are shopping for a gate for a small backyard fence or a commercial facility, choose a gate size based on its use. For residential use, you will need to consider and possibly check the measurements on the following:
To sum, gates are the only part of the fence which move. They are also the only part of the fence which tends to get abused. Years of experience have taught us that the smaller the gate - the better. Smaller gates will last longer, be less finicky years later, and cheaper to replace should they ever fail or get damaged. As far as expense is concerned, in many case it makes very little difference. For example, if you need 10' of fence with a man gate, you can order 7' of fence with a 3' gate or 6' of fence and a 4' gate - the net result is you need to cover 10'; you can install less gate and more fence or vice versus. Plan locations and widths of gates to eliminate waste and cutting sections down to size.
No. The regular 2" steel post can support a 6' wide gate in 4', 5', and 6' height. When mounting a gate post it is recommended to make the hole deeper than a regular post used as a line, end, or corner post. The gate post still is the same depth in the ground as the fence posts but the concrete footer should be deep enough to assure it is below the frost line (minumum of 36" required for all heights).
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