Installing Composite Gates

Begin your composite gate installation project by spacing your gate post supports at 1040mm centres. Use a spirit level to ensure that the post supports sit completely flat on the solid base.

Once the post supports are positioned correctly, clearly mark the four screw hole positions. Pre-drill 12mm x 60mm fixing holes and fix a raw plug to suit. Securely fasten the post support using the supplied 80mm expansion bolts and tighten with a wrench.

Place the aluminium gate post over your post support, using a spirit level to ensure the post remains straight. One post will be positioned to take the gate post hinges, the other to accept the gate keep.

Install your gate post hinges to the inside of the post you wish to hang the gate onto. Securely fix the 3 gate hinges to your post using the supplied screws. Space the three hinges equally along the length of the post.

Position and fix the gate frame to the hinges using the fixings provided.

Because the gate design allows the lock, handle and gate keep to be installed on either side of the post, you will be required to machine cut the aluminium frame and post in order to install this mechanism.

Start off by considering where a suitable place along the frame you would wish the handle and lock to sit. We recommend choosing a comfortable height and using the component dimensions below to guide where to cut and drill along the length of the gate frame and post.

Position and install the lock keep into the aluminium gate post by firstly pre-drilling two holes at the base and top of where you wish the aluminium strike plate to sit along the post. Use the strike plate as a marker to position the fixings. Then, machine a slot 98mm x 18mm into the post in order to sit the plastic gate keep into the post. Cover by fixing the aluminium strike plate using the screws provided.

Install the catch by machining a slot of 116mm x 12.5mm into the gate frame. Sit the catch mechanism within the frame and fix through the 3 fixing holes along its length into the gate frame. Use the internal dimensions provided in order to cut through the frame and position your lock and the door handle.