Hi, this is my first post after reading many and learning lots in the process.
I am in the process of making some driveway gates. Initially i was looking at making them totally out of wood (oak) but due to prevoius experiences with them swelling and tiwsting I have decided to make a steel frame and clad it with oak t and g boards. The gate is going to be automated with rams hence the need for the rigidity of the steel.
The frame is now made (picture should be attached hopefully)! My dilema now is how to attatch the boards to the frame. Options I have come up with are 1. Screw and plug from the face side at top bottom and middle. My concern is the rows of plugs may look a bit unsightly. Option 2. drill through the steel and into the rear of the boards. My concern with this is that the boards will only be about 18mm thick so screws will only be into the timber approx 15mm max.
Am open to any suggestions or recomendations which method would be best.
Cheers Jon
I am in the process of making some driveway gates. Initially i was looking at making them totally out of wood (oak) but due to prevoius experiences with them swelling and tiwsting I have decided to make a steel frame and clad it with oak t and g boards. The gate is going to be automated with rams hence the need for the rigidity of the steel.
The frame is now made (picture should be attached hopefully)! My dilema now is how to attatch the boards to the frame. Options I have come up with are 1. Screw and plug from the face side at top bottom and middle. My concern is the rows of plugs may look a bit unsightly. Option 2. drill through the steel and into the rear of the boards. My concern with this is that the boards will only be about 18mm thick so screws will only be into the timber approx 15mm max.
Am open to any suggestions or recomendations which method would be best.
Cheers Jon