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GENERAL
The ASA range of Do It Yourself (DIY) gates and accessories is designed to be an easy installation for the home handyman. Please
consider that the information contained in this manual is general in nature and different site conditions will require some departure from the
methods used here.
PLANNING AND SETUP
This part is essential for a good result and plenty of time should be put into making sure and “double checking” measurements. Pen and
paper are essential as is a good tape measure and a second head (and someone to hold the end of the tape) would not go astray.
There are many setup methods available, too many to cover here, although in most cases existing site conditions will normally dictate
which method you use. The important part here is that first we need to understand the entire width allowing for gates, hinges and posts.
This can be relatively simple if you only have a set of double gates as we have already worked it out for you but if you intend to install a
side pedestrian gate or fixed panel or perhaps both life gets a little more complicated.
Let’s start however with a set of double gates, with each gate being 1500 wide. We need to allow for the width taken by two gates, two
hinges and two posts plus allow for a clearance gap in the middle.
GATES -
2x1500 =
3000mm
HINGES -
2x30
=
60mm
POSTS -
2x100
=
200mm
CLEARANCE -
1x20
=
20mm
TOTAL WIDTH -
=
3280mm
Simple enough, and if the gates were the 2000mm models then our total width would be 4280mm. But what happens if we add on a
pedestrian gate to one side with hinges and clearance gap, a fixed panel to the other side and two more 100mm posts.
GATES -
2x1500 =
3000mm
HINGES -
2x30
=
60mm
POSTS -
2x100
=
200mm
CLEARANCE -
1x20
=
20mm
PEDESTRAIN GATE -
1x1000 =
1000mm
HINGES -
1x30
=
30mm
PANEL (CUT TO SUIT) -
1x1030 =
1030mm
POSTS -
2x100
=
200mm
TOTAL WIDTH -
=
5540mm
Basic maths really. So long as you know the width of each of your components and you include all components you should get your total
width. Once you know your total width you can relate it to your site, existing structures (if any) and will be able to determine post positions
and therefore post installation style. Listed below are all of the widths associated with our standard provided components. If you substitute
any of these components you will need to measure and make allowance for such components.
IMPORTANT- Provided product, particularly gates can vary slightly from gate to gate. Because we have clearance gaps and adjustable
hinges in some cases we can quite easily handle a few millimetres here and there but if every component in our total width was 5mm
oversize then we could have a tight squeeze. Check the widths of your gates and posts in particular for accuracy.
Standard Gate -
1500mm
Wide Gate -
2000mm
Pedestrian Gate -
1000mm
Full Fixed Panel -
2400mm (Can be cut to any size required)
100mm Square Posts -
100mm
50mm Square Posts -
50mm
180Degree Adjustable Hinges -
30mm (Adjustable from 22mm to 38mm)
Multifit Hinges -
20mm (Pedestrian Gates Only)
Now you know your total width, your post positions, and how you will fix your posts you are ready for some real work.