Do-it-yourself swing gates made of sandwich panels. DIY sandwich panel garage

If you are building a garage in the yard of a house or in another area where there are no strangers, then it makes no sense to build capital gates from sheet steel. It is much more reasonable to make garage swing gates from corrugated board, as they are easier to build and weigh much less. I will tell you how to make a design on your own with minimal time and effort.

Description of the workflow

As for the work, it can be divided into several stages in order to understand the process as best as possible. It is important to do everything in order, then you will not have any difficulties in making the gate.

Preparatory stage

First you need to carry out preparatory work, they include several important activities:

It is necessary to determine the optimal dimensions of the opening. If you are building a garage, the distance on the sides of the car should be at least 30 cm, in the standard version it is 200-210 cm, and for a minibus you need a higher gate - about 250 cm. If the building has already been erected, then you need to accurately measure to determine the dimensions of the gate that you will make;

Then you need to make a design drawing, it is very important for further work. If you have a sketch at hand, then you can accurately calculate the required amount of materials. In addition, you will have a clear idea of the final result, which greatly simplifies the workflow and allows you to clearly understand what needs to be done at a particular point in time;

If you decide to make metal swing garage doors with a gate, then you will have to make the frame much stronger and reinforce it with longitudinal and transverse struts. Personally, I have never made such an option from corrugated board, but I think that the work will not be more difficult than in the case of ordinary sheet metal.

Profile pipe for frame	For the frame, it is better to take a strong pipe with a section of 50x50 or 60x60 mm, these options will ensure reliability and will not deform even under high loads. The right amount is calculated in linear meters, many sellers can even cut the material into pieces of the right size, which is very convenient
Profile pipe for sashes	For the sash frame, it is best, in my opinion, to use a 40x20 mm pipe, and for lintels responsible for rigidity, the 60x40 or 40x40 option would be the best solution. The quantity is again calculated in running meters.
Profiled sheeting for gates	This material can have a wide variety of colors and textures, which allows you to design a garage door in a single style with a common environment. As for quality, choose a material with a thickness of at least 0.5 without any damage on the surface. Any scratch is a potential source of corrosion in the future, remember this
Hinges and locks	It is impossible to imagine a good gate without strong hinges, which provide a clear position of the structure and make it easy to open and close the leaves. It is better to choose options with bearings or at least a ball, simple products are not the best solution. As for the upper and lower constipation, you can buy a ready-made version, it's much easier than doing them yourself

Important!
When choosing corrugated board, pay attention to the condition of the protective film, if it is damaged, then most likely the metal is scratched.
This is the easiest way to check the surface for damage.

Of course, it is unlikely that it will be possible to carry out work without a certain tool, let's figure out what should be at hand:

Welding machine - no industrial version is needed, a compact version of 220 volts is enough. Naturally, there should also be electrodes with a thickness of 3 mm, this is quite enough for welding a profile pipe. If there are no welding skills, then it is better to involve a specialist or a friend, if any, to practice on the gate is not the best option;
Nowadays, almost no work with metal can do without an angle grinder or, as it is popularly called, a grinder. It should have at least several cutting wheels of the same diameter and one grinding disc, with which you can quickly and easily align the welds;

Important!
Never use an angle grinder without a protective cover, and during operation, be sure to use goggles and gloves made of thick leather or textiles, so you will protect yourself as much as possible.

For measurements, you need a tape measure, for accurate marking - a square and a special felt-tip pen, which can make clear, well-visible marks on metal. To control the position of the structure, a building level should also be at hand;
In no case do not use a grinder to cut a profiled sheet, this is the worst option, as the metal overheats and begins to rust over time along the cut line. It is better to purchase ordinary metal scissors, with which the work can be done quickly and efficiently;

The sheet will be attached to the frame with aluminum rivets, so you need to purchase a special gun as well. Choose a solid option with massive handles, cheap riveters bend after hundreds of connections, trust my experience.

working stage

Now let's figure out how to assemble a swing gate for a garage with your own hands from all the components:

First of all, it is necessary to cut off pieces of a profiled pipe for the frame of the structure, the elements can be even, then you will need to weld their joints, or they can be cut at an angle of 45 degrees, this option is somewhat stronger, but also much more difficult to implement. For inexperienced craftsmen, it is better to choose the first method, do not forget to subtract the thickness of the two side posts from the length of the crossbar, because it will be located between them;

Important!
In profiled pipe doors with corrugated board sheathing, there is no need to make a double frame as in the sheet metal version, since the weight of the structure is small and the loads on the walls will be small.

All elements are laid out on a flat surface, it is important to ensure the ideal geometry of the structure, so take this part of the work with all responsibility and prepare a place for the frame. You can adjust the position of the elements by placing chips and other improvised objects under them;

Further, the structure is welded with continuous seams, it is important to connect the elements with high quality, ensuring maximum reliability of the finished box. Do not remove the finished structure anywhere, it will be needed for further work;
Then the metal for the frames of the sashes is cut, after which you need to lay them out on the surface, and we will do it correctly: we will lay out the structure inside the box, with the help of chips, the same gaps are made between the elements, after which you can grab the elements by spot welding so that they can be reached;

After all the elements are securely welded (do not forget about the jumpers on the gate leaves), you need to carefully clean all the seams with a grinder, this will ensure a better fit of the corrugated board to the frame and will ensure the best opening and closing of the gate;

The finished elements are again carefully laid out, after which it is necessary to set the loops, it is important to arrange them as evenly as possible. After that, the elements are tacked, the structure can be disassembled for convenience and the hinges can be welded securely, they must hold very securely, because they will bear the main load;

Separate parts of the structure are painted to protect them from corrosion, this must be done before sheathing with corrugated board and installation, so that you can process the elements from all sides. Paint with a primer is suitable for work, which perfectly protects the metal from rust and does not require special surface preparation;

Sheathing the sashes with a profiled sheet begins with cutting the material to the size you need, if you bought pieces of the required configuration, this greatly simplifies the process. Then you need to put the frame and set the sheet as it will be fastened, after which you need to drill holes for rivets, the diameter depends on which fasteners will be used. It is best to use a rivet with a diameter of 4 mm, and a 4.2 mm drill is used under it;

Advice!
You can use ordinary steel-colored rivets, or you can find color options, they are much more expensive than standard ones, but they are almost invisible on the surface.

Fastening the profiled sheet with rivets is done quickly and easily, for this a rivet gun is used. You can easily understand the process by reading the instructions on the tool packaging.

As for the installation, I described it in detail in one of the reviews, here I will only tell you the main steps:

Driving mortgages into the wall;
Exposing the frame using a level;
Welding the box to the mortgages;
Hanging the sashes and checking the opening and closing of the sashes.

Done right, the structure will last for decades, and the only repair that may be needed is painting the metal parts to resist corrosion.

Another point that needs to be touched upon is the installation of automation. If you subsequently or immediately install drives for opening outward, then a stiffening rib is necessarily added to the frame at the place where the brackets are installed. It is important to do this in advance, because it is very problematic to weld a profiled pipe to a finished product, and the profiled sheet will overheat and the paint may come off.

In conclusion, I want to note that the price of the gate that you assemble on your own will be at least half, or even the second lower, since this kind of work is more expensive than the materials used.

Such gates are suitable for buildings, and for structures made of foam blocks, and for garages made of sandwich panels, since their weight is small and the load on the supporting structures will be minimal.

Output

I hope that this simple instruction will help you understand the issue of building a gate from a profiled sheet and you will be able to make a high-quality design without involving specialists. The video in this article will help you understand the process even better, and if you have any questions, then ask them in the comments below the review.

If change houses and sheds are an integral part of a suburban area, then to build or not to build a garage - opinions differ. Too often, the garage turns into an ordinary pantry filled with anything but a car that just sits under a canopy. The garage is an important and responsible building. Most often it is built using frame technology or from aerated concrete blocks. Therefore, the experience of a portal participant with a nickname is interesting ansushkov. The user decided to build a garage using a technology that is not common among private traders - from polyurethane foam sandwich panels.

In this article:

What is a sandwich panel.
How to build a garage from sandwich panels.
How are sandwich panels installed?
How much does it cost to build a garage from sandwich panels.

What is a sandwich panel

Sandwich panels are widely used in commercial construction. The manufacturability of working with this material and the high speed of building assembly affect.

It can be a warehouse, workshop, office building, etc. But in private housing construction, sandwich panels are still perceived as exotic. This is due to the inertia of thinking of many developers who are accustomed to building the old fashioned way. Many manufacturers do not want to deal with small orders (a dozen or two panels), because. it is more profitable to sell sandwiches on an industrial scale.

First, let's briefly describe what a sandwich panel is.

A sandwich panel is a three-layer material, where between two outer shells, steel sheets, there is a core - a heat insulator. The panels are hung on a metal frame using special fasteners.

Insulation in sandwiches can be based on polyurethane foam (PPU) or mineral wool - from stone wool. Important: the heat insulator largely determines the scope of the sandwich panel. PPU is not afraid of moisture, does not rot, does not dampen. Therefore, such sandwich panels are used in vegetable stores, refrigerators, places where "wet processes" are carried out - car washes, etc. Sandwich panels with a stone wool core, due to their high fire resistance, are most often used in the construction of shopping malls, i.e. in crowded places.

Another key difference between PPU sandwich panels and mineral wool sandwiches is a special tongue and groove lock. As a result, when joining the panels, a hermetic connection is obtained, and a closed heat-insulating circuit is formed, which reduces the heat loss of the building and simplifies installation.

Back to the story ansushkov.

Building a foundation for a garage from sandwich panels

ansushkov FORUMHOUSE User

I decided to build a garage with a size of 12000x6500 mm from sandwich panels. The dimensions of the garage are calculated based on space for 2 cars and storage space for all sorts of "needs". The foundation is a monolithic reinforced concrete slab 15 cm thick. I plan to install PU foam sandwich panels 10 cm thick on the walls, 15 cm on the roof. The frame for sandwiches is shaped metal pipes.

The user, as an option, considered the construction of a garage using the classic frame technology, but the place of residence ansushkov- Western Siberia. These are severe weather conditions: large snow and wind loads, rains, etc. Therefore, in order not to think about condensate, possible dampness of wood, wetting of the insulation and a decrease in the durability of the structure, the user chose a prefabricated option: PPU sandwiches.

PPU sandwich panels allow all-weather installation, because not subject to moisture.

For a classic turnkey frame garage, without a foundation, the user was given an estimate of about 450 thousand rubles. Deciding not to mess with the tree, ansushkov started building a garage from sandwich panels.

This technology can also be called frame technology, because. panels are fixed on a frame, which is welded from metal pipes.

As a base, the user took a photo of the garage from the Internet, only slightly increased its size.

height of the garage in the area of the gate - 3600 mm;
the height of the garage on the back wall is 2200 mm.

The frame is welded from a profile pipe 8x8 cm, a profile pipe 6x6, 6x4 cm and a corner were also used for reinforcement. Another user planned to equip a cellar in the garage by burying a caisson measuring 2000x2000x3000 mm, but then he abandoned this idea.

Important: a frame made of metal pipes and trusses for the roof was not made by eye, but according to the project, taking into account the snow load. And, with a margin of safety.

How to build from sandwich panels.

The slab foundation was erected according to the classical scheme, dividing the construction into stages:

Excavation.
Filling the pit with sand.
Careful tamping of sand to prepare the base.
Filling with rubble and ramming again.

During the construction of the foundation, in order for sand and gravel not to mix and eventually go into the ground, geotextiles should be used.

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The slab was poured with M300 concrete at a time, along with a blind area and a ramp to enter the garage. Reinforcement - two levels - a mesh with a cell of 30x30 cm. I wanted to immediately bring the top of the slab to “zero” for laying the final coating, but the weather let us down. It was raining, and the workers could not perfectly stretch the mixture over the lighthouses. Now I will think about what to make the finish floor.

Important: in the foundation, before pouring concrete, mortgages were laid under the supporting posts of the frame. To do this, they took a square cut out of sheet metal 0.8 cm thick, 25x25 cm in size, and welded the 12th reinforcement to it. On each side of the square, one armature was welded, moreover, it was bent in the form of the letter Z and inserted into the body of the foundation to a depth of 15 cm.

Mortgages are set according to the level and tied with knitting wire with foundation reinforcement.

Construction of a metal frame and installation of sandwich panels

Having welded the frame of the garage and the supporting trusses from profile pipes, they were primed and painted.

Then the frame was mounted on the foundation.

As practice has shown, this is not the most difficult stage of construction. The hardest thing is to find sandwich panels, or rather, a small batch, in a reasonable time.

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The search for sandwiches has turned into a whole epic. With the sizes I need, the panels are made only to order, and both the prices (from 500 to 670 rubles) and the terms (from 1 to 3 months) bite, because. panels are produced only at the factory, and volumes of less than 250 sq. m firms are simply not interested.

Endless calls to manufacturers and suppliers of sandwich panels began. As a result, it turned out that no one wants to mess with a 12x6.5 m garage. Only resellers showed interest, but with an additional margin of + 20-50%. Only after the third round of all available productions did the user finally agree on a variant that suited everyone.

Important: when concluding a contract for the supply of sandwich panels ansushkov clearly prescribed the terms and amounts of compensation for the disruption of the agreed date. The manufacturer delayed the delivery of sandwiches for 2 weeks from the promised time, he managed to bring the panels within the deadlines specified in the contract.

After the delivery of the panels, things went well. The sandwiches were assembled in a week, and the garage began to look like a finished building.

The nuances of installing sandwich panels are interesting:

Wall panels were placed manually by three people.

The weight of a six-meter wall sandwich panel with a size of 6000x1000 mm and a thickness of 100 mm is 90 kg.

Roofing sandwich panels were mounted using a manipulator that brought them. Panel weight - 120 kg.

The panels were fastened to the frame with special self-tapping screws designed for mounting sandwiches. Self-tapping screws 15 cm long were used for wall panels.

To fix the panel 6x1 meter, 6 self-tapping screws are required.

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All panels snap into a lock for a snug fit. I foamed the corners, then went through with silicone sealant and closed the joints with a special cashing. The flashings were placed on the rivets. Windows and doors were installed with special brackets. The panels, if necessary, were cut with a special knife, by the way, it is very easy to cut, I do not advise sawing with discs - the appearance of the panels deteriorates due to uneven edges.

Another problem that appeared when building a garage from sandwich panels with your own hands is to find gate kits at the right price. The installers, seeing the dimensions of the garage and learning what it was made of, thought that ansushkov was building a car repair shop or a car wash and forced the price from 85 to 150 thousand per set. Then the user went to the trick - he calculated the dimensions himself and ordered a simple gate controlled from the remote control.

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At the exact price of a garage made of sandwich panels, you can ask me a question in a personal message, but I will say that with dimensions of 12x6.5 m, this quite good garage was very inexpensive. A friend built a classic aerated concrete garage, 6x9 meters in size. After brick cladding, interior decoration and without the arrangement of a normal floor, his garage is already worth more than mine. And so, let everyone decide for himself whether this garage technology suits him or not. I chose, in my opinion, the optimal ratio of price, speed of construction, quality and functionality.

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When choosing a fence for a country cottage, swing gates made of sandwich panels should be highlighted. Their main advantage is a stylish and attractive look that goes well with the facade.

Design idea

A standard metal profile acts as a support on which the swing gate panel is hung. Brick or stone pillars can also be used. To increase the rigidity and wind resistance of brick or stone structures, metal reinforcement is placed inside. On the installed supports, a mount is mounted, on which the sashes are hung.

Horizontal placement

Different materials are used for the manufacture of leaf blades. The most common of these are sandwich panels. They give the swing gate structure additional rigidity and wind resistance. Another significant advantage of this material is the variety of design and color solutions, combined with any kind of facade.

Sandwich with aluminum filling

To protect against the influence of moisture and ultraviolet radiation, the gate structure is painted with anti-corrosion agents using multi-level painting technology.

The best option is considered to be a multi-layer application of paint in a heat chamber.

A photo of the gate in the country is presented below.

Model DoorHan

The main advantages of the gate

Swing gates are made from various materials. However, the most popular is the sectional model of sandwich panels.

Sheath filling options

Depending on the method of application, the following product types are available:

domestic;
industrial.

Variety of colors

Their main advantages:

Easy installation. Specialists will quickly carry out work on installing the gate in compliance with the necessary rules, which will prevent the system from failing in the future.
Safety and reliability. Due to the rigidity of the structure, the use of the swing system is safe, and the strength of the panels protects against unauthorized entry.
Good operational qualities. Thanks to the installation of automatic remote control, the gate opens easily and silently. The design can last up to 15 years without losing its attractive appearance. If the panels are partially damaged, they can be replaced without complete dismantling of the door section.
Light weight product. Due to the good rigidity of the structure, its weight can be kept low, which ensures easy transport of the door and fast installation. Swing industrial gates perfectly withstand wind gusts, the influence of precipitation and ultraviolet rays, and also have excellent anti-corrosion properties.
Neat appearance. Gates in most cases are made in brown. But if desired, they can be painted in any other color that will be in harmony with the facade and the general appearance of the fence.
fire-fighting properties. This allows you to install them in the garage. When ignited indoors or outdoors, the product will not ignite or melt without releasing or letting in fire.

Combination with forging

Another advantage of using sandwich panel doors is their ability to retain heat. Therefore, their garage version is widely used. Such gates maintain the desired temperature inside the premises well, and thanks to the aluminum profile they are light in weight, which makes their installation easy.

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Types of sandwich panels

Sandwich panel is a multilayer frameless structure. Panels are distinguished by their purpose into the following types:

roofing;
wall, which are used in the manufacture of gates.

Model of the future product

In the production of sandwich panels, the following types of fillers are used:

Panel Composition

For greater reliability and resistance of the panels to environmental influences, a combined insulation is used, which includes several layers of various fillers.

Do-it-yourself gate installation: step by step instructions

Due to the simple structure and easy installation, it is not difficult to install a sandwich gate with your own hands. First you need to prepare materials, which include:

directly the panels themselves are made of aluminum or steel;
metal corners with a section of 65 mm;
profile 100x100 mm;
hanging loops;
consumables for the installation of supports (crushed stone, sand, cement).

Production Options

For any type of gate on the site, including swing gates, stable supports are required. Installation work includes the following steps:

First, dig holes for the supports. There can be two or three of them, which is due to the presence or absence of a gate. The depth of the pits can vary from 1 to 2.5 meters, depending on the condition of the soil. Sand and small gravel are laid at the bottom and compacted well.
Next, prepare a solution for pouring supports. In this case, cement and sand are used.
A metal profile with a section of 100x100 mm is inserted into the prepared pits. Metal material will ensure a longer service life of the structure. For greater stability, plates or a small lattice are welded to the bottom of the support.
Installed and additionally reinforced metal poles are poured with prepared concrete mortar. The location of the supports must be strictly vertical.

Scheme for installing pillars and creating a frame

The poured structure is left for two to three weeks for the concrete to completely harden. During this time, gate leaves are made.

Work is best done in an open area, which is several meters larger than the finished structure.

Pillar concreting methods

Work is carried out in the following sequence:

Make accurate measurements between the pillars. A gap of 2 cm is left between the sashes and supports on both sides.
On the prepared site, metal corners are laid out according to the drawing, which are welded by the spot method. Then the frame is checked by a level for horizontality and the seams are finally welded. Canopies are welded to the poles. They are attached to them and grabbed by welding directly to the sash. After checking and adjusting the stroke of the wings, the canopies are rigidly welded to the supports.
The panels are installed on the sashes removed from the canopies. They are placed on the site in a horizontal position. Aluminum or galvanized panel blanks must be recessed into metal corners. The price of aluminum panels is somewhat higher, but they are more durable.
Self-tapping screws alternately screw each panel to the metal frame. To do this, holes of the desired diameter are drilled on the corner. The sashes are attached to the canopies and their progress is checked. The final step is the fastening of the handles.

Layout with main elements

The result of the above work will be beautiful and neat swing gates.

Sandwich panels are one of the most popular materials for the construction of prefabricated structures and structures. They are used for wall cladding, creating ceilings and partitions, for roofing work. This is a high-strength material that is easy and simple to install, so construction time is minimized. It is possible to build a gate from sandwich panels in just a few hours, depending on the type of construction.

Sectional doors were invented in Germany 40 years ago, and today they are one of the most common types of garage doors in the world. Recently, sectional doors have begun to gain popularity in Russia. There are many companies offering the appropriate installation services, but you can make your own garage doors from sandwich panels.

Characteristics

The principle of operation of sectional doors is quite simple - the lifting mechanism lifts and removes the flexible door leaf under the ceiling. The canvas usually consists of 4-6 sections, fastened with hinges. When the gate opens, the sections move up, stacking on top of each other. Drums and cables provide a smooth uniform displacement of the sections along the guides along the frame and under the ceiling.

Sectional gates have standard dimensions: from 2 to 6 m in height, up to 5 m in length (sometimes 7 m gates are made to order), the width of each section is from 36 to 61 cm.

It is recommended to make sectional doors with the smallest dimensions, since compact designs are more stable and the risk of blocking is reduced to a minimum. Heavy large models very often jam in the guide grooves.

The thickness of the sandwich panels for the construction of sections is determined depending on whether the closed room will be heated or not. For a simple unheated garage or warehouse, a 20 mm thick cold panel will do. Thicker insulated sections (35-45 mm) in terms of thermal insulation characteristics can be compared with brickwork of 1.5 bricks. Cork material is installed between the sections of sandwich panels, which ensures the tightest possible adjoining of the modules. Also, its task is to prevent the formation of "cold bridges".

An elastic seal runs along the lower edge of the gate, which prevents the metal section from freezing to the floor in the cold season.

All sectional doors made of sandwich panels must be equipped with an electric drive with the possibility of manual control in case of a power outage. The electric motor is usually installed on the middle rail that controls the movement of the garage doors.

Installation

Making sectional doors with your own hands will significantly save money and realize your creative potential. You can develop an individual design and do everything your own way, however, certain difficulties with the design may arise in the process. In technical terms, branded gates are more reliable and durable. So, on the "purchased" gates there is a special mechanism that excludes an emergency fall of the canvas.

The best solution would be to assemble sectional doors according to original drawings using cheaper parts. For example, you can purchase a used movement from a trusted, trusted manufacturer.

To install sectional doors yourself, you will need the following tools and materials:

sandwich panels;
torsion mechanism;
guides;
fasteners;
pliers;
set of wrenches;
riveting gun;
hammer;
roulette;
building level;
drill;
protective gloves and goggles;
perforator.

Installation of sectional doors is carried out in several stages:

Preparing the room and doorway. Take measurements of the width of the opening at the top, bottom and middle. Take the largest value as a basis.
Adjust the level of the floor using the building level. The permissible error is no more than 0.1 cm.
Make sure that the lintel and shoulders are in the same plane. They must be made of durable material and reinforced with a metal frame, as they will take the main load during the operation of the gate. The optimal dimensions for the lintel are from 25 to 50 cm, for the shoulders - about 45 cm.
Calculate the minimum depth of the gate: height + 50 cm (normal gate), height + 100 cm (electric gate).
Plaster the opening before installing the gate.
Transfer the gate scheme from the instructions to the opening, mark the attachment points of the horizontal and vertical profiles.
Set and fix the vertical opening.
The load-bearing parts must begin to be attached from the bottom lamella, and the web assembly from the bottom sectional panel.
Move the upper leaf of the canvas as tightly as possible to the latch by adjusting the upper brackets.
Strengthen the control mechanism, handles and bolts.
Install balance springs and tension lifting cables.
Install and connect the motor drive and web stop.

It remains only to check the operation of the gate and enjoy the fruits of your labor.

swing gate

Sandwich panel swing gates are especially popular in suburban areas because they are very durable, presentable and economical. They can be used almost everywhere, from cottages and country houses to warehouses and industrial areas. The hinge system of hinges and automation allow such gates to open easily and silently, and the variety of colors and textures of sandwich panels makes it possible to make an exclusive design for every taste.

For the manufacture and installation of swing gates from sandwich panels, you will need:

sandwich panels with a protective steel coating;
galvanized steel profile;
Bulgarian;
steel corners;
welding machine;
fasteners;
accessories.

Follow the instructions below to make swing gates:

Cut the profile according to the pre-set dimensions of the future gate.
Weld a frame from a 60x30 mm profile and clean the welds.
Make a frame for both wings, according to the drawing. For the frame, use a profile of 60x30 mm, and for internal rails - 40x20 mm. Be sure to make sure that the sash is inserted into the frame freely, and at the same time there is the necessary clearance for opening.
Fasten the sandwich panels to the frame with self-tapping screws.
Weld the hinges and install the gate.

Only after the door has been installed and its functionality has been checked, it is possible to remove the protective packaging material from the sandwich panels.

Sliding gates

Sliding gates have gained popularity because of their compactness. So, if the operation of swing gates requires a lot of free space for the unhindered movement of the wings, then the swing gates are placed in the same plane with the fence.

Sliding gates made of sandwich panels may differ in design - upper or lower rails, cantilevered with a suspended leaf, moving on a trolley, etc.

Before installation, make all the necessary measurements and calculate whether there is enough space on the side for a full rollback of the gate. As a rule, this distance is approximately 40-50% more than the width of the gate. So, if the width of the passage is 4.5 m, then for the rollback you will need 5.6 m of free space on the side.

To make sliding gates from sandwich panels, as in the photo, you will need to do the following:

Install support poles. For reliable fixation, the column must be concreted to a depth of at least a meter or to the depth of soil freezing. Dig a hole of the required depth, install the posts, check their verticality with a level or plumb line, and then fill with concrete mortar. It will take about a week for the concrete to completely harden, depending on weather conditions. If you are making brick pillars, provide mortgages - for example, 3 per pillar, and place them 10 cm from the edge. The optimal size for a mortgage is 50x50 mm.
Make cabling for automated gates. It is better to lay cables between poles under the roadway. To do this, you can use a metal or plastic pipe 25 mm in diameter.
Make the canvas itself from sandwich panels.
Install an automatic opening mechanism for sliding gates.

As in the case of sectional doors, it is much easier and more reliable to buy used automation from a trusted manufacturer, since it is very difficult to do it yourself without a good technical base.

Whichever sandwich panel gate you choose, their construction and installation will be much easier due to the characteristics of the material.