New Entry Gate - Part 4

This weekend I put most of the finishing touches on the new entry gate.  I arrived on Friday evening and painted then with Rustoleum black paint so it could dry overnight.  The next morning, I drilled the holes to mount the gate, picked up a gate from a local store, and then mounted it.

The last step was using my father's skid steer to level out the entry road so that it was smooth and the gate opened and closed well without interference.  The only steps remaining at this point are to put fencing material on the small fence area leading to the fence.  My only hesitation is purchasing matching fencing for the rest of the property is rather expensive as I'd have to buy a 330' roll for 16'.

Now I wait for my neighbor to replicate it on the opposite side of the road.  We agreed to each complete our side and make the two identical since the property line runs down the middle of the road.  We then own our side and maintain our side.

New Entry Gate - Part 3

Yesterday, I coped the last horizontal pipe for the new entry gate and welded it in place.  Afterwards, I used my grinder and a wire wheel to clean surface rust from the new pipes.  I wiped them down with mineral spirits and a towel.  Once dry, I rolled on some Rustoleum Rusty Metal Primer.  I'll allow this to dry and then paint the pipes with Rustoleum Semi-Gloss Black paint. 

The pipe fence is 56" high matching that of the piping on other parts of the fence.  The distance between the vertical pipes is 8' just like all the other piping.  The result is that everything matches very well... but there is a concern.

The road is crowned a little where the gate will go.  The gate itself is about 51" tall so I only have about 5" of area under the gate so that it is still level with the top of my new fence.  I think the gate will not fit and look right unless I get the skid steer and regrade the road so I'll need to add that to my list of things to do.

At this point, I'm left with painting the pipes, installing fence material, regrading the road, and then drilling holes to mount the 14' gate.