Metal gates: original design ideas

Metal gates are durable and durable, ensuring the safety and comfort of their owners. A wide range of modern companies provides its customers with original designs of their design. In addition, due to the variety of door designs, ways of decorating them and the automatic system, the use of this product will become many times more pleasant and comfortable procedure.

Metal gates are currently more popular on the market than classic wooden models. Modern manufacturers delight customers with very skillful luxury models that provide not only security, but often are the main decorative addition to the facade of the house.Depending on the needs of customers, designers can choose either simpler or more sophisticated models.

Iron gates have a number of the following features:

• Durability and strength. Unlike wooden options, metal models are more resistant to sudden temperature changes and prolonged precipitation. By purchasing the gate from a certified manufacturer, you can be sure that they will serve you for many years, requiring a minimum of attention;
• Good heat and noise insulation. These qualities are especially valuable for those who intend to purchase a garage door or to block a separate room in the house with them. Extraneous sources of noise from the outside will not distract from work, and a special design will not allow the formation of drafts and retain heat;

• Variety of designs. The gate is the first thing that a person sees before entering the house. That is why the site owners are trying to choose the most sophisticated and interesting model that will emphasize the individual style of their home. Therefore, many manufacturers have not only the ability to select the finished version from a thick catalog, but also the opportunity to create a unique and most accurate design of the gate for a specific section with a specialist of the company;
• Purpose and different designs. Currently, customers are offered a wide range of metal doors. Depending on the destination, you can choose for your home automatic, sliding and hinged, insulated, as well as models that are additionally equipped with a wicket;
• Price. Serious companies offer their customers options not only high, but also the average price category. Often, many companies arrange seasonal promotions or offer to purchase the latest remaining models at a discount. Especially skillful people manage to make metal gates with their own hands, spending only on materials.

Due to their characteristics, metal gates are becoming most desirable for owners of large country houses, for which reliability and safety are especially important.

There are several types of metal gate designs.

Depending on the way they are used and their purpose, they can be divided into:

• Garage They include elements of insulation and is part of a separate room, which is designed to store a car. Usually they have a hanging mechanism and are made of a solid web. Sometimes modified for installation inside such premises as, for example, a barn or a shed. Have the most concise and simple appearance;

• Exit. They are much more impressive in size and weight, therefore they are often supplied with rollers for their convenient use and movement. Usually installed on the border of a residential area, mounted on poles and can be made of one or more solid canvases or fence. Options that signify the entrance to the garden or garden plot, often decorated with forging.

Also, depending on the opening methods, the following types of iron doors can be distinguished:

• Swing. The most popular and easiest option.Their device includes two doors. With the help of loops, they are attached to shtaketniki or in special recesses inside the side walls of the fence. They usually open outwards. Small gates can be opened manually without equipping them with a special mechanism, but the exit swing models are more overall, therefore they require the installation of additional elements such as rollers. Such models often belong to the budget price segment;

• Retractable. Work on the principle of the console. The mobile part, if necessary, drives off to the side with the help of rollers and frame, freeing the passage. Most convenient in the presence of an automatic mechanism, for which some models have an electric drive. When the power is turned off, it can be opened manually;

• Lifting. There are two possible options: sectional and roll. Both are most often used as garage doors and consist of one element. Such models do not require much effort and usually work automatically. At the push of a button, the sectional door rises up and at the same time the sash is folded with a “sandwich” in order to save space.Rolled models are made of thin metal sheets, which when opened are wound on a shaft and fixed in a protective box.

At present, it will be easy to install the automatic door system by using the instructions and diagrams, which are often attached to the product. However, many buyers prefer to order a metal gate immediately with the assembly service, which will significantly save time and be sure that the gate is connected to the electrical system correctly.

Management often occurs remotely using a wireless button. After pressing it gives a signal that drives the gate into action.This option is most comfortable, because it can be used without leaving your car or even at home, if, for example, you want to open the gate for guests. Manufacturers also offer special controllers to their customers as controls. They have the appearance of small shields or intercoms that are mounted outside and / or inside the courtyard. The movement of the product in this case can be activated using a key or dialing a code.

The complexity of the design of metal gates is associated with their price: the more skillfully the appearance of the model is made and the more details it uses, the more expensive it will cost the buyer. Modern designers try to diversify projects and make their appearance as original and stylish as possible.

Especially spectacular and popular elements of decor are:

• Thin weave. These gates are ideal for country houses in warm climates. Usually they are a thick iron frame, which is filled with a canvas made of durable steel mesh. It has a simple, but at the same time elegant appearance.The courtyard through it is fairly well viewed, so often the choice of the owners of a garden plot falls on such options;

• 3D details. The gates look very luxurious, in the manufacture of which volumetric elements were used. They can be placed both on the canvas of the gate itself, for example, as an image of a majestic animal, or be its alternative in the form of skillfully forged wood or other spectacular iron sculpture inside the frame of the gate;

• Artistic slits. Another great option for fans of unusual gates with an interesting non-dull design. With the help of thin cuts in the canvas, spectacular patterns or drawings are created that emphasize the individual style of the house and the wonderful taste of its owner. Carved elements can be highlighted with paint to achieve the greatest effect;

• Polished metal. High-tech features on the site will add a gate with a polished surface. They look simple enough, but at the same time stylish and catchy. A smooth surface in the sun will give beautiful glare, and additional details will make the gate even more elegant and luxurious;
• Forged items. Forged gates themselves are chic. This is a classic that designers are now “refreshing” with modern bold ideas, giving them a more elegant and austere appearance. A large variety of forging options and patterns allows you to get very beautiful metal gates that will become a real decoration of the site;

• Decorative defects. Recently, antique gate designs have been very popular. To do this, their design uses the application of artificial cracks, imitation of the effect of old paint, as well as holes.

It should be borne in mind that not all versions of metal gates are amenable to decor. So, for example, fire-prevention garage models are a priori simple in appearance and must be deaf. It is also worth considering the placement of decorative elements, if in the future the site owner plans to connect the gate to the automatic system in order to avoid difficulties.

Equally important in the design of the gate have additional parts that can be purchased from the same manufacturer or separately.

Especially the following elements are relevant:

• Coat of arms or banner. Fans of traditional classics and owners of stately homes willingly use for the decoration of the gate spectacular details, made under the old days and carrying a special meaning for the owner of the house. This may be the family coat of arms, artfully forged metal words and symbols;
• Light fixtures. Exterior lighting plays an important role for the qualitative perception of the product in the evening. The useful can be combined with the pleasant and get the most original light source, made, for example, from bronze or the same steel. A well-chosen lamp will emphasize the design of the gate and smoothly complement it;

• Floristics. Often in cities with hot climates, the owners of their sites decorate the gates with live plants. Vine or curly ivy will be a wonderful decoration of the gate with forging elements;
• Animal Images. Gilded or silvered heads of predators are one of the favorite ways to design metal gates.Usually they are purchased in pairs and installed with exact symmetry on both wings of the product, giving them a more menacing and original look.

Installation of metal gates in most cases is not a difficult task. It can be carried out by specialists of the company in which they were acquired, the owner of the site or invited outside workers.

When installing gates of iron on the site, first of all it is necessary to take care of the support on which they will hold. Usually they serve as bearing pillars. It should be understood that the strength and durability of the gate depends on this element. Since the metal gates are large and, moreover, differ in considerable weight, it is better to use not wooden, but steel or iron pillars.

With the help of additional tools, these elements are hammered into the ground at a distance of 1 to 1.5 meters, after which they are poured with concrete and are connected to each other by a removable strap.It is necessary to make sure in advance that the distance between the pillars is the same and that the sash of the structure after work coincides exactly.

The gates themselves, with the help of hinges, are mounted to two pillars in the place chosen for passage. If necessary, the pillars on which the leaves will be held can be strengthened with additional beams.

Installation of garage doors is much easier. In this case, it is not necessary to install additional columns, the wall will serve as a support. A metal door box is fastened to it, to which they will be directly welded or put on with the help of hinges of the metal gate. Some types of structures will be mounted only in the upper part of the box with the help of additional details, and they can also capture part of the wall with special fixings.

You can also work not with ready-made gates, but make them yourself from the frame and welded metal canvases. This option is particularly suitable for cottage or urban garage. Wickets and doors are mounted last.The gate can also be additionally equipped with an intercom, controller, electric lock and / or a window with security grill.

How to install metal gates, see the following video.

When choosing a metal gate, it is necessary to take into account all the nuances to prevent possible inconvenience when using them in the future:

• It should be the most attentive to the mounts and frame. It is better to examine them even before purchasing the product in order to avoid further problems. They must be of high quality, stable and strong enough to withstand the metal construction, because the life cycle of the acquisition depends on them;
• If there is a child in the house who likes to play in the yard, then for the sake of child safety it is best to choose deaf entry models, ignoring the options with rods and forging. Thus, you can be sure that a curious child will not squeeze out or cripple himself during such an attempt;
• The most spectacular and aesthetic option will be the gate, which comes complete with a fence. They will be designed in the same style direction and have the same decorative elements.Thanks to this they will become the most effective addition to the site;
• It is not recommended to paint metal gates with ordinary paint. Over time, it will crack and make their appearance extremely unaesthetic. For these purposes, it is necessary to purchase specialized paint that will be resistant to weather conditions and sudden temperature changes.

• The best option for the suburban area or a small country house would be a gate made of metal. The shtaketniki themselves can be mounted on the frame at a short distance from each other or they can be mounted on a metal sheet. The color is usually chosen neutral - dark brown, beige, black. As a brighter design, the choice of many falls on the scarlet and dark green shades.
• No less interesting are the options of the metal profile. Such gates consist of profiled linen, which is mounted on the frame.Models are decorated with a thick frame or wrought iron elements, which gives them the most original and interesting look.

• With large country houses, a metal gate with double arches will be a beautiful option. Particularly impressive are the models with bars and forging elements. Often they are complemented by spectacular steel compositions.
• Also an interesting addition to the street will be products with decorative slits. The slits themselves can be through or filled with another material, for example, tempered glass. Thanks to them, metal gates look more accurate and spectacular.

• Garage doors tend to have a simpler design. However, there are quite original design ideas: ranging from the solemn baroque and ending with functional and concise minimalism. Actual and combined use of decorative elements.

The range of metal gates is extremely wide. It will not be difficult to find among it the most suitable option for your site, which will successfully emphasize the style of the house and express the personality of its owner.