Opinions on this Gate Job please!

nino1 · 10-10-2021 3:05pm #1

got a gate put up in the driveway by a local guy. His company had good reviews.

we like the gate but he did a very messy job with the connections.

is it just me or is this unacceptable?

mickdw · 10-10-2021 3:11pm

Wouldn't be to my liking.

The bolted connection looks ok bar the poor painting onto the stone but that is fixable.

All the stuff on the ground is a disgrace.

MildThing84 · 10-10-2021 7:32pm

Sloppy paint job and agree, the connection to the ground is pretty shambolic.

ted1 · 10-10-2021 8:25pm

is that a bad paint job or bad sealant around the hinge?

the ground work is awful. But it didn’t look great to begin with

nino1 · 12-10-2021 8:02am

Thanks guys.

I just noticed that the paint has come off the lever already. It does touch against the lever section but that shouldn’t come off already, should it?

mickdw · 12-10-2021 8:56am

Probably not correctly prepared for paint.

I once painted a new galvanized gate myself with just the finish coat. Paint came away in lumps.

I was told etch primer was what should have been used to properly bite into the metal before going for finish coat.

The spot that's gone on yours looks like where it latches so probably going to happen sooner or later but if any other spots start to go, be straight onto gate company.

db · 12-10-2021 9:22am

It doesn't look like the driveway is finished. Will you be tarring it later? If so, I would have no issue with the finish there. Looks like there may be a problem with the prep work on the painting. I have an almost identical gate for about 6 years and none of the paint has comer off like that. Was it painted in place or before installation?

nino1 · 12-10-2021 6:56pm

Thanks again for the advice guys.

I paid extra for powdered coated finish.

Does it look like it has that from the pictures?

Sorry, i am clueless about this!

enricoh · 12-10-2021 7:31pm

Apart from a bit of paint that tipped the stonework at the top hinge I fail to see any issues.

The latch with the bit of paint gone is from where it hits the receiver. As someone else said it a different story if it goes elsewhere. It is powder coated.

doctorchopper · 16-10-2021 5:47pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118010784#Comment_118010784

It's certainly not powder coated if its flacking off like that already

18-10-2021 7:51am

Nothing wrong with the ground work. The existing ground is hardly pristine as it is.

Painting is shoddy and shows extreme dis-interest in his work

listermint · 18-10-2021 7:55am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118034752#Comment_118034752

I'd have to agree.

The worst part of the whole thing is the painting that's about it.

mickdw · 18-10-2021 9:09am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118034752#Comment_118034752

The existing ground looks like a fairly aged finish. That's no excuse for putting these mounds of material at the base of each gate. It's terrible and not acceptible anywhere.

18-10-2021 10:03am

How do you suggest the ground anchor point is secure enough without a mound of tarmac or concrete?

Have a big rod protruding from the ground? The anchor rod is probably not even long enough to be sunk into the ground.

listermint · 18-10-2021 12:10pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118035068#Comment_118035068

Tbf..the pictures don't show mounds. Would need another angle to confirm that. Looks relatively flush from above.

mickdw · 19-10-2021 9:49am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118035323#Comment_118035323

That's the point. The rod at the base should be long enough to allow the install with all flush surfaces when finished. A mound isn't acceptable in any circumstance.

mickdw · 19-10-2021 9:55am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118035982#Comment_118035982

The second last photo clearly shows a mound. You can see the depth of a brick on the corner above the original surface and then the new work runs up to the top of the brick.

listermint · 19-10-2021 11:27am

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118040800#Comment_118040800

Still unsure. Looks like driveway is slipping the bricks to the left of that shot aren't far off the surface versus the bricks to the right. Poor quality shot to show the surface protrusion it's a bad angle to determine.

mickdw · 19-10-2021 1:54pm

Ah stop. A blind man can see that there is circa 50mm of a mound there. The photo is sufficient to see that.

Ground may be sloping upward to left side as viewed in photo and there may not be a mound on the left side but there clearly is without doubt a mound on the right side - all as per the second last photo.

listermint · 19-10-2021 5:12pm

More pics

Opinions on this Gate Job please!

Comments