Cantilever Sliding Gate Diy

Diy how to build your own cantilever sliding gate 1 make a plan in this series of posts i will show you how to build a cantilever sliding gate from scratch.

Cantilever sliding gate diy.

Cantilever slide gates are built larger than the gate opening they are designed to close often as much as 50 larger than their respective openings. Cantilever sliding gate systems there are a number of benefits in choosing a cantilever sliding gate system over the traditional track style sliding gate with the obvious one being no track. My blog has moved. Replace the old double wood swing gate what is manual with automatic cantilever sliding gate.

Basically it s chain link fence framing with wood fencing boards. This cantilever sliding gate was constructed all by myself. The only construction work consists in the concrete blocks below the hangers. No risk of wear or deformatio.

No track on the ground. Cantilever slide gates are unique from other types of slide gates in their construction hardware choices and design. The trade off is the requirement for greater runoff area as a cantilever requires approximately 30 greater runoff room. The picture below shows the before and after of my project.