Screwing 6 foot picket timbers to farm gates

kerryjack

Want to smarten up farm entrance thinking of screwing 6 foot picket fence to farm gate, they come 6 foot high by 6 inch wide probably about 20 to a 12 foot gate,leaving a small gap between them anyone done this and how does it look.

finbarrk

Tec screws should do it. Looks good once they are straight and parallel

dohc turbo2

Use the self drilling screws , will be a smarter look than the tec screw ,

emaherx

dohc turbo2 wrote: »

Use the self drilling screws , will be a smarter look than the tec screw ,

?? is that not the same thing?

Bonzo Delaney

emaherx wrote: »

?? is that not the same thing?

Self drilling screws would have a Philips head tec screws
Would be a 8mm hex head
Reason being the hex heads would finish proud of the timber (could be a feature itself)
Pozi/ Philips head will finish flush withthe timber

dohc turbo2

emaherx wrote: »

?? is that not the same thing?

No , tec screw has big head and washer , the other is like a wood screw that can go trough steel and will go flush when driven

emaherx

they are still self drillig screws.
which woud you prefer a car or a ford?

emaherx

IMG_20200429_135936 by Emaherx, on Flickr

Here is gate at the side of my house using cottage fence panels.
Ill take a pic later of one we did with individal pretreated planks which looks better.

kerryjack

emaherx wrote: »

IMG_20200429_135936 by Emaherx, on Flickr

Here is gate at the side of my house using cottage fence panels.
Ill take a pic later of one we did with individal pretreated planks which looks better.

That looks the job probably keep the planks a bit closer together.

emaherx

kerryjack wrote: »

That looks the job probably keep the planks a bit closer together.

I'd go a bit tighter too but they were pre made panels. Just be aware of wind loading especially if they are gates you might need to open in stormy weather.

patsy_mccabe

The drilled holes would eventually rust and leave dirty rust drip lines on the gate. Too much of a perfectionist.......I know.:rolleyes:

emaherx

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

The drilled holes would eventually rust and leave dirty rust drip lines on the gate. Too much of a perfectionist.......I know.:rolleyes:

Maybe, but mine was done as a temporary gate to keep the boys in when they were toddlers there's no sign of rust drips yet and they are 11 now.

G-Man

Probably easier and more solid to strap/bolt two horizontal timbers and then screw with normal decking screws to that. Much more forgiving than drilling into tube (after drilling throug 30mm of wood) and allows slight adjustments after. you can get banding in BM thats predrilled - cut it nice strips and round discretely where needed. No drilling of metal needed.

emaherx

This is the other gate.
IMG_20200429_192656 by Emaherx, on Flickr

kerryjack

emaherx wrote: »

This is the other gate.
IMG_20200429_192656 by Emaherx, on Flickr

That's a good job there nice bit of privacy as well

blackbox

Could you hold on the planks with steel pipe clips to avoid drilling the gate?

Something like this...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stainless-Steel-Pliers-Coupling-Wholesale/dp/B01LZLBZ8J/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=pipe+clip+steel&qid=1588186829&sr=8-5