Overbuilding Is Better--Build 'em To Last!
May 25, 2011
Let's zero in on pedestrian gates for a moment. Find the weakest link in your build, then overbuild it to turn it into a strong link!
The hinge post for a pedestrian gate has been a challenge. Many still haven't mastered it. Well here's how you do it! Overbuild the weak link into a strong link, hurray!!
Look at this pedestrian gate hinge post below. It's a 4"x6" not a 4"x4", and note it's position. What's that shiny strip at the bottom in the middle that goes into the concrete? Aaah, it's called a steel reinforcement strap positioned for strength and it's nestled in a custom routed channel so as not to protrude! And by the way, that goes way down into the concrete with the post! And there's another on the front side of that post too! How deep is that post? MORE than deep enough--which makes positively certain that it ain't bending or breaking any decade soon. Last obvious detail, er should be obvious. Wood posts don't rot at the base if they have proper elevated concrete foundations just like this one does, right? NO soil and no plants in contact with the wood, there's the answer! Now just cover that post with a board and it's pretty and nobody will suspect just how well you've built it! Sure it's more work but aren't your customers worth it? Mine are! Nothing is too good for my customers!
And that's what a satisfying build is all about!
Okay. Full view front and back.
More than enough heavy duty hinges fastened with SPAX brand (Manufactured in either Germany or the U.S. to exact spec.: heavy duty hardened steel (grade 5), proprietary design, etc.) lag bolts gives you total confidence that this gate was overbuilt to last! Thank God Home Depot started carrying these, they're the best! That's all I'll use from now on!
Latch post dropped amply deep with elevated foundation as well. Attached to the building? Hell no! Most buildings are not plumb on the outside surface, and what if there's no stud there? Don't even think butterfly which will eventually stress and crack the stucco! Get real, do it right!
The gate frame is another story. Another design I developed, simple, strong and nice!
Nothing is too good for my customers! So who are you going to let build your project?
Let Me Help You Build It Right!
Get My Full, Undivided Attention on Your Project With a LIVE 1-on-1 Phone Consultation with Me!
Step 1
Sign up for a Dwolla account, like PayPal but much better!
Set up Your Dwolla account and put enough money in it to
cover the time block that you want.
Here's the link! https://www.dwolla.com/
Step 2
Email me a couple of photos and/or drawings if possible, send them to me at Stefan@WoodFenceExpert.com
Step 3
Purchase a Time Block for your LIVE 1-on-1 Phone Consultation with me.
15 (Fifteen) Minutes: $20.00
30 (Thirty) Minutes: $40.00
60 (Sixty) Minutes: $80.00
After you've got your Dwolla account you can pay here:
https://www.dwolla.com/hub/woodfenceexpert
Step 4
Call me on my cell at 310-717-2000 to schedule our LIVE consultation.
Please remember I'm in Los Angeles, so I'm in the Pacific time zone.
I'll need up to a day maybe two, to verify your payment and
review your photos and/or drawings.
Step 5
I will call you at our scheduled time with your photos and/or drawings right in front of me. Please have a pen and paper ready so we can go fast and not waste your money. It also may be best to be at your laptop or computer with a high-speed connection.
Note 1:
If we don't use all of your time block on the call, I will note and track the unused portion for you to have on account with me for a future 1-on-1 consultation with me!
Note 2:
I'm in construction, I'm not an accountant. Please don't ask me to transfer an unused, left-over slice of your time block to somebody else. Pizza? Sure I'll take a left-over slice. But let's not pass around slices of time blocks.
Note 3:
You early birds got it for free (You know who you are!). No problem, I love to build them right; I also love to help other people build them right too! But now this is part of my job so I've got to charge you like everybody else.
Note 4:
I promise to do my very best with you!
_________________________________________________________________
Let's zero in on pedestrian gates for a moment. Find the weakest link in your build, then overbuild it to turn it into a strong link!
The hinge post for a pedestrian gate has been a challenge. Many still haven't mastered it. Well here's how you do it! Overbuild the weak link into a strong link, hurray!!
Look at this pedestrian gate hinge post below. It's a 4"x6" not a 4"x4", and note it's position. What's that shiny strip at the bottom in the middle that goes into the concrete? Aaah, it's called a steel reinforcement strap positioned for strength and it's nestled in a custom routed channel so as not to protrude! And by the way, that goes way down into the concrete with the post! And there's another on the front side of that post too! How deep is that post? MORE than deep enough--which makes positively certain that it ain't bending or breaking any decade soon. Last obvious detail, er should be obvious. Wood posts don't rot at the base if they have proper elevated concrete foundations just like this one does, right? NO soil and no plants in contact with the wood, there's the answer! Now just cover that post with a board and it's pretty and nobody will suspect just how well you've built it! Sure it's more work but aren't your customers worth it? Mine are! Nothing is too good for my customers!
And that's what a satisfying build is all about!
Okay. Full view front and back.
More than enough heavy duty hinges fastened with SPAX brand (Manufactured in either Germany or the U.S. to exact spec.: heavy duty hardened steel (grade 5), proprietary design, etc.) lag bolts gives you total confidence that this gate was overbuilt to last! Thank God Home Depot started carrying these, they're the best! That's all I'll use from now on!
Latch post dropped amply deep with elevated foundation as well. Attached to the building? Hell no! Most buildings are not plumb on the outside surface, and what if there's no stud there? Don't even think butterfly which will eventually stress and crack the stucco! Get real, do it right!
The gate frame is another story. Another design I developed, simple, strong and nice!
Nothing is too good for my customers! So who are you going to let build your project?
Let Me Help You Build It Right!
Get My Full, Undivided Attention on Your Project With a LIVE 1-on-1 Phone Consultation with Me!
Step 1
Sign up for a Dwolla account, like PayPal but much better!
Set up Your Dwolla account and put enough money in it to
cover the time block that you want.
Here's the link! https://www.dwolla.com/
Step 2
Email me a couple of photos and/or drawings if possible, send them to me at Stefan@WoodFenceExpert.com
Step 3
Purchase a Time Block for your LIVE 1-on-1 Phone Consultation with me.
15 (Fifteen) Minutes: $20.00
30 (Thirty) Minutes: $40.00
60 (Sixty) Minutes: $80.00
After you've got your Dwolla account you can pay here:
https://www.dwolla.com/hub/woodfenceexpert
Step 4
Call me on my cell at 310-717-2000 to schedule our LIVE consultation.
Please remember I'm in Los Angeles, so I'm in the Pacific time zone.
I'll need up to a day maybe two, to verify your payment and
review your photos and/or drawings.
Step 5
I will call you at our scheduled time with your photos and/or drawings right in front of me. Please have a pen and paper ready so we can go fast and not waste your money. It also may be best to be at your laptop or computer with a high-speed connection.
Note 1:
If we don't use all of your time block on the call, I will note and track the unused portion for you to have on account with me for a future 1-on-1 consultation with me!
Note 2:
I'm in construction, I'm not an accountant. Please don't ask me to transfer an unused, left-over slice of your time block to somebody else. Pizza? Sure I'll take a left-over slice. But let's not pass around slices of time blocks.
Note 3:
You early birds got it for free (You know who you are!). No problem, I love to build them right; I also love to help other people build them right too! But now this is part of my job so I've got to charge you like everybody else.
Note 4:
I promise to do my very best with you!
_________________________________________________________________
Posted by WoodFenceExpert.com at 7/23/2011 1:35 PM 
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Tags: wood pedestrian gate arch top wood gate Wood gates Los Angeles building wood fences SPAX wood posts that do not rot at the base strong wood gates
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: wood pedestrian gate arch top wood gate Wood gates Los Angeles building wood fences SPAX wood posts that do not rot at the base strong wood gates
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