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My projects seem to follow a long arc of inception then once solidified a search for material. Often the progress is dictated by when and if the appropriate material shows up.
Since we moved in almost 14yrs ago the side gate that is big enough that an RV can go through it has been a wreck. Last fall I finally found the appropriate steel tubing and have been finalizing the design in my head. Of course it’s complicated because the driveway is pretty steep towards the garage and there is a really thick cement ramp where the vehicle would go along side of the house. Like almost 20” thick even with the house to make a smooth transition to the back yard. There is a gap between the house and the ramp where there is a man gate. Everything is at relative angles so it took a lot of brain simmering to come up with a plan.
I think I’ve got a picture now but the final macro detail was what to finish the gate with. I originally thought of cedar fencing like the rest of my fence. But it’s pretty heavy and the main gate will be 8’L x 6’H. Then I saw several 17’ x8’ sectional garage doors that people were getting rid of for free! My thought was using it to fill the frame with and then it would look like my garage door next to it. Of course those all went away and I’m back on the search for almost 2mo now. My next “dawning“ was using metal siding that would match our new Hardyboard siding. But nobody seems to make that pattern, or my Google Fu hasn’t turned it up. It would be basically a repeating joggle horizontally trying to imitate the Hardyboard. I’ve contemplated how to make a joggle and was stymied. Until I found this vid.
Since we moved in almost 14yrs ago the side gate that is big enough that an RV can go through it has been a wreck. Last fall I finally found the appropriate steel tubing and have been finalizing the design in my head. Of course it’s complicated because the driveway is pretty steep towards the garage and there is a really thick cement ramp where the vehicle would go along side of the house. Like almost 20” thick even with the house to make a smooth transition to the back yard. There is a gap between the house and the ramp where there is a man gate. Everything is at relative angles so it took a lot of brain simmering to come up with a plan.
I think I’ve got a picture now but the final macro detail was what to finish the gate with. I originally thought of cedar fencing like the rest of my fence. But it’s pretty heavy and the main gate will be 8’L x 6’H. Then I saw several 17’ x8’ sectional garage doors that people were getting rid of for free! My thought was using it to fill the frame with and then it would look like my garage door next to it. Of course those all went away and I’m back on the search for almost 2mo now. My next “dawning“ was using metal siding that would match our new Hardyboard siding. But nobody seems to make that pattern, or my Google Fu hasn’t turned it up. It would be basically a repeating joggle horizontally trying to imitate the Hardyboard. I’ve contemplated how to make a joggle and was stymied. Until I found this vid.