Mounting new decorative gate

**Saabpilot** · 7th April 2013, 07:53 PM

I have just finished a new decorative wooden gate made from treated pine. My concern is that the cast hinges or more correctly, the 4 x 25mm screws that fasten the hinge to the gate will not strong enough to support the gate.

The challenge is to beef it up without destroying the appearance. My thinking is to buy another pair of hinges, (one for the front and back) saw the end off the hinge on the front side and sandwich the gate between the two metal parts using number of threaded brass spacers (similar to the way the internal and external pats of a common door lock is constructed) to receive the screws.

Finding the brass spacers is proving difficult.

An alternative could be cutting plugs out of harder wood to receive the screws, giving a stronger connection than the soft pine.

I want to avoid using bolts because it would ruin the appearance.

any ideas greatly appreciated.. Thanks

**yowie** · 7th April 2013, 08:54 PM

I think what you want are sex bolts. Can't seem to find anything online from australia though. Plenty in the USA

**NCArcher** · 8th April 2013, 11:03 AM

Some threaded inserts would do the trick I think.
Something like this would give more bite into the timber.

**Saabpilot** · 8th April 2013, 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by NCArcher

Some threaded inserts would do the trick I think.
Something like this would give more bite into the timber.

thanks.. Both of these are excellent ideas... Must admit I have never heard of "sex bolts" before..

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 8th April 2013, 09:25 PM

I don't think you'll have any problems with those screws taking the weight of the gate. I've hung solid timber doors using only 3x20mm screws per hinge leaf without problems. And your typical door hinge is mounted in such a way that the screws are more likely to 'pull out' of the timber than the screws for those hinges will.

Mind you, a little bit of over-engineering is always a good thing and in all honesty I much prefer something a bit more secure myself.

How about drilling through the gate and hinges to take coach bolts? If you countersink the heads into the front of the gate, hide them with wooden plugs and paint, then all you'd see to give away the fact that it's bolted would be the nuts, lock-washers & thread ends on the hinges...

**yowie** · 9th April 2013, 02:26 AM

Sex bolts & Mating screws - Bolt Depot

**Saabpilot** · 10th April 2013, 07:52 AM

I think I will sneak up on it a bit... You're probably right..I'll try the screws first.

I'm with you though...over-engineering bests the hell out of under-engineering!

Thanks.

**Saabpilot** · 14th April 2013, 06:27 PM

image.jpgHere the results.. Thanks again

**Skew ChiDAMN!!** · 14th April 2013, 06:30 PM

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