From digging holes to mounting of aluminum gates , all comes under the installation steps. Professional metal work specialists follow each step of aluminum and iron gates installation seriously.
Metal work specialists come with a number of professionals and staff dealing different kinds of work. From designing of gates to installation and maintenance, it is required to have specific team to serve the clients properly.
Most of companies allow the clients to meet to the designers to clear the design, size and other information of gates for customization services. Moreover, in this article, we’ll get enough information related to installation of aluminum gates and iron gates. Check out the following steps:
Preparation of digging
Before moving further, staff first checks out the way the gate will swing and it come with necessary clearance. The opening size of the gate is the distance which is found between the inner parts of the gate posts.
The gate finish size should be so small that it can allow hinges and latch. And the space is decided as per the latch and hinges type. Installation staff measure across the opening on ground and mark the space that indicates the edge of each post. Like, a 16' opening gate should come with two marks 16' apart and to visualize the post, it is needed to be drawn on the ground.
Digging holes
Holes can be dug straight down around the depth minimum of18" to 48" maximum. The depth is considered as per the frost line depth in any area. For aluminum gates and iron gates, deeper holes are required to avoid sagging gates and leaning posts. The depth of 48" is required for heavy gates over 96" wide. In most areas, 42" depth is enough to dig. In case, the staff is not sure, they dig deeper. They dig holes once and that in a proper manner.
The diameter of holes is taken into consideration as around 2-3 times of the diagonal width of a post. For 2” post is around 3” across the diagonal, hole is dug between 6” and 9” diameter.
Hanging the gates
For hanging iron and aluminum gates, the staff makes sure the cement is hard and posts are leveled. They also double check the gate swing to avoid any problems later. The installation staff installs hinges on cemented gate posts with the help of 1” self-tapping screws. They also consider attaching the latch so carefully and also take care of proper swing of gates.
Thus, from the discussions, it can be said that professional metal work specialists consider several things for the installation of aluminum gates and iron gates in residential and commercial areas.
Touch of Class is involved in the successful manufacturing and installation of high quality aluminum gates, iron gates, fences, etc, in Coquitlam, BC. The firm works with the objective to add security and elegant architectural value to a given space.
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