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Double Wooden Gates Measuring Guide
Measuring Guide for Double Wooden Gates
This comprehensive guide is designed to help you choose the right size for our range of wooden driveway gates, estate gates and field gates. Selecting the correct width is crucial to ensure a proper fit. Please read through the guide carefully, and if you have any questions, feel free to Contact Us.
Choosing the Right Size – Installing Gates Between Brick Walls
For a durable and long-lasting installation, we recommend mounting our double wooden gates onto timber posts.
To establish the correct size to order, we advise that you perform the following:
- Measure the space between your brick walls or other masonry supports using a tape measure. When doing this, ensure you keep the tape measure taught to achieve accurate measurement.
- Subtract the width of the posts you will use from your brickwork opening dimension. Post dimensions are visible in the selectable options section of each product page.
- When you have this figured out, you will need to deduct 40mm from the remaining measurement to allow for the hinges, latch and the timber’s expansion and contraction throughout the seasons.
- The remaining dimension will become the “width” of the gates you will need to order. Remember for double & estate style gates the “width” listed on our products are for a pair of gates (both gates).
- Once you know the gate “width” required, you can use this to find out which products are available to suit your requirements. Please view all our double wooden gates shown in the wooden driveway gates, wooden estate gates, and our wooden field gate categories.
- When you have found the design you want to order, choose the “width” option that corresponds to the dimension you calculated and click “add to basket”. Remember to include the relevant posts and fitting pack if necessary.
If you need further clarification, please see the “Measuring Examples” directly below ⬇️
Measuring Examples For Standard Size Wooden Gates
Standard Size Gates - Example 1
Example 1 – Standard Size
If the gap between your brickwork is 2640mm, you can utilise the following:
- 1x (pair) Standard-size double gates with a “width” of 2400mm, example product: Windsor Double Gates
- 2x 100mm Timber posts (concreted into the ground)
- Remembering the required 40mm to accommodate for your hinges and latch allowance
(Gate Width 2400mm, + Two posts (100mm + 100mm), + 40mm for Hinge & Latch allowance Total= 2640mm)
Standard Size Gates - Example 2
Example 2 – Standard Size
If the gap between your brickwork is 3640mm, you can utilise the following:
- 1x (pair) Standard-size double gates with a “width” of 3300mm, example product: Quorn Double Gates
- 2x 150mm Timber posts (concreted into the ground)
- Remembering the required 40mm to accommodate for your hinges and latch allowance
(Gate Width 3300mm, + Two posts (150mm + 150mm), + 40mm for Hinge & Latch allowance Total= 3640mm)
Measuring Examples For Made To Measure Wooden Gates
Made To Measure Gates - Example 1
Example 1 – Made to Measure
If the gap between your brick walls is 2850mm, you will require the following:
- 1x (pair) Made-to-measure double wooden gates with a “width” of 2610mm
- 2x 100mm Timber posts (wall mounted)
- Remembering the required 40mm gap to accommodate for your hinges and latch
(Gate Width 2610mm, + Two posts (100mm + 100mm), + 40mm for Hinge & Latch allowance Total= 2850mm)
Made To Measure Gates - Example 2
Example 2 – Made to Measure
If the gap between your brick walls is 2000mm, you will require the following:
- 1x (pair) Made-to-measure double wooden gates with a “width” of 1760mm
- 2x 100mm Timber posts (in ground)
- Remembering the required 40mm gap to accommodate for your hinges and latch
(Gate Width 1760mm, + Two posts (100mm + 100mm), + 40mm for Hinge & Latch allowance Total= 2000mm)
Important Information & General Advice
Wooden driveway and estate gates are sold as a pair.
The sizes listed in the drop-down menu indicate the total width of both gates combined, not the width of each individual gate.
The height is measured from the underside of the gate to its highest point unless otherwise specified.
The width is different from the gap between your posts. To accommodate hinges and opening tolerances, the gap between the posts should be approximately 40mm wider than the actual gate width, see our examples above in the drop down selectable examples.
For a secure installation, wall-mounted timber posts must be firmly attached to brickwork. Ensure the brickwork is in good condition, as cracks, degradation, or structural weaknesses may compromise support and stability. Posts must always be parallel to each other at all times to ensure a perfect gate fitting, i.e the measurement between the top of your posts, between the middle of your posts, and between the bottom of your posts should always be the same.
In-ground posts must be appropriately sized to support the gates’ weight. If no additional support structure is in place, the posts should be buried 600–900mm deep, depending on ground conditions, and secured with concrete. Posts must always be parallel to each other at all times to ensure a perfect gate fitting, i.e the measurement between the top of your posts, between the middle of your posts, and between the bottom of your posts should always be the same.
For inward-opening gates, hinges should be attached to the rear face of the gates. For outward-opening gates, hinges should be mounted on the front face. In both cases, they must be fixed to / through the horizontal bracing, as shown in the example image below.
Please note: all timber gates are subject to slight size variation due to normal shrinkage & expansion.
For further guidance, refer to our general installation manual.
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