kannot Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 As requested by another member, whats your front gate like, mine I finally finished yesterday as the gatemaker was very busy, had to wait 8 weeks. I have two of these gates, one at each end of the land Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 Those look pretty nice Kannot. Here are ours, from outside - and from inside Photos were taken before the electric openers were installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 4 minutes ago, Crossy said: Those look pretty nice Kannot. Here are ours, from outside - and from inside Photos were taken before the electric openers were installed. Looks good.Just installing my electric opener now, I do like the aluminium wood ( assume it is aluminium?) I could only have a flat top due to the "hats" on the columns. I wanted a fairly simple design, the two gates 4.8m x 1.8metres were 106k baht inc fitting except I fitted the rail myself and the electric motor myself, bought two electric motors one as a spare for the inevitable failure at some point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 1 minute ago, kannot said: Looks good.Just installing my electric opener now, I do like the aluminium wood ( assume it is aluminium?) I could only have a flat top due to the "hats" on the columns. I wanted a fairly simple design, the two gates 4.8m x 1.8metres were 106k baht inc fitting except I fitted the rail myself and the electric motor myself, bought two electric motors one as a spare for the inevitable failure at some point. The shiny stuff is stainless and the wood is real wood (mai daeng), needs refinishing every couple of years as they get full sun. They were about 30k six years ago, probably significantly more now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 This is before l got a Cambodian slave to open the gates for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 18 minutes ago, Kwasaki said: This is before l got a Cambodian slave to open the gates for us. I like the "rustic" (or is that rusty?) appearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 3 minutes ago, Crossy said: I like the "rustic" (or is that rusty?) appearance It's the frozen UK pension experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 This is after l released my slaves, there box metal made by a local in my village painting every 3 years. There both sliding gates, more practical in our situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 The gates now. The greenery has grown somewhat, the water meter is in that lot on the right, the man has a mirror on a stick to read it (we are evidently not the only place with a " difficult" meter). The observant will notice a slight misalignment of the gates. This is due to the gate posts moving outwards despite the weight of the gates. The whole retaining wall on both sides moved by about 2" during the really dry weather, things weren't helped by the concrete gate beam not being properly (OK at all) tied at each end. I dropped some concrete in the gap about 12 months back to see if it's still moving, it isn't (at present). Our three power poles suffered the same fate, they weren't exactly vertical when installed, they are now definitely not exactly anything. Oh well, TiT I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share Posted April 16, 2017 3 hours ago, Kwasaki said: This is before l got a Cambodian slave to open the gates for us. Bloody Hi so!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tutsiwarrior Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 suphanburi sub soi shophouse gothic grandiose...fashioned from two individual shop house grates by my lovely and very capable wife... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlyai Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 SWMBO designed and had this side gate built. Unfortunately she changed the beautiful [emoji21] purple colour to green.Can't be tooooo flash, like some spoilt, under exercising people and put in an auto gate opener, as if you keep driving you fall in the big water tank. SWMBO is just an advisor (sorry, dynamic as different to passive advisor), on the water tank project.Sent from my SM-J700F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Here is a photo of my front gate. Note the inlaw/outlaw protection device, bottom left corner.. The buggers can only get in on my say so. Every farang home should have 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJBangkok Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Thanks Kannot. I was the member that asked you to post. Did you get that fabricated locally to your design? I notice in some pics in the thread that some of you have lighting on the gate posts some do not. For those that don't was it a conscious choice and is their a reason why you chose not to have lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luudee Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 All you guys with the stainless steel gates, how do you maintenance the stainless part ? Do you guys repolish it, or do any other type of cleaning? What do you use ? My worker polishes mine with Brasso, but they just don't get that "new" look anymore .... (they are about 15 years old now) rudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 3 minutes ago, luudee said: All you guys with the stainless steel gates, how do you maintenance the stainless part ? Do you guys repolish it, or do any other type of cleaning? We've done absolutely nothing to our stainless gates since they were installed 6 years ago. The wood bits have been re-finished several times of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janclaes47 Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 5 minutes ago, luudee said: All you guys with the stainless steel gates, how do you maintenance the stainless part ? Do you guys repolish it, or do any other type of cleaning? What do you use ? My worker polishes mine with Brasso, but they just don't get that "new" look anymore .... (they are about 15 years old now) rudi There are different grades in stainless, most use 304 because it is cheaper than 316, but the latter is more corrosion resistant to salts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naam Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 4 hours ago, luudee said: My worker polishes mine with Brasso, but they just don't get that "new" look anymore .... (they are about 15 years old now) which i think is a good thing. in my [not so] humble opinion new stainless steel fences and gates look quite obscene. but then... mileages vary. i'm sure that some people find parts of our home (inside and outside) extremely obscene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace of Pop Posted April 17, 2017 Share Posted April 17, 2017 Pikey lives nearby ,so they have gone.[emoji598]Sent from my iPhone using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 8:50 AM, AJBangkok said: I notice in some pics in the thread that some of you have lighting on the gate posts some do not. For those that don't was it a conscious choice and is their a reason why you chose not to have lights. We had lights fitted initially because there were no soi lighting at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 8:50 AM, AJBangkok said: Thanks Kannot. I was the member that asked you to post. Did you get that fabricated locally to your design? I notice in some pics in the thread that some of you have lighting on the gate posts some do not. For those that don't was it a conscious choice and is their a reason why you chose not to have lights. Am in the process of concreting my entrance driveway and will install NYY underground cabling under the concrete for lighting. I dint want post top lights The gates were made down South somewhere, the reason for this was it was a neighbours son's business and we trusted them to not do a crap job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kannot Posted April 18, 2017 Author Share Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 11:20 AM, luudee said: All you guys with the stainless steel gates, how do you maintenance the stainless part ? Do you guys repolish it, or do any other type of cleaning? What do you use ? My worker polishes mine with Brasso, but they just don't get that "new" look anymore .... (they are about 15 years old now) rudi Autosol metal polish will get them good but its a tedious task Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC 71 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Zippo lighter fuel works well !Sent from my iPad using Thaivisa Connect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC 71 Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted April 18, 2017 Share Posted April 18, 2017 On 4/17/2017 at 11:20 AM, luudee said: All you guys with the stainless steel gates, how do you maintenance the stainless part ? Do you guys repolish it, or do any other type of cleaning? What do you use ? My worker polishes mine with Brasso, but they just don't get that "new" look anymore .... (they are about 15 years old now) rudi Hi rudi...Just spray WD40 on it and polish it that way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 We have lots of customers with stainless gates. If you can't find AutoSol ? Wenol will work. Available at HomePro, Tesco-Lotus etc. Not as good in my opinion but... AutoSol is getting harder to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luudee Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 2 hours ago, VocalNeal said: We have lots of customers with stainless gates. If you can't find AutoSol ? Wenol will work. Available at HomePro, Tesco-Lotus etc. Not as good in my opinion but... AutoSol is getting harder to find. Thank you Neal, we have tried Wenol, and are not very happy with it either. Brasso is a bit better, but still not "agessive" enough ... When the Thai guys initially installed it, they had a spray bottle with some clear liquid, that would remove any dirt and make the steal shine. That particular shop has disappeared since then, and other stainless shops I have visited refer me to Wenol or Brasso. Back then I didn't think about asking them. I just remember that they DID not use gloves or facial covers. rudi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 Has anyone tried the Stainless Cleaner to be found amongst the stainless cookware in Tesco etc? As noted earlier, we don't clean ours, they still look just fine in the greenery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted April 19, 2017 Share Posted April 19, 2017 1 hour ago, luudee said: When the Thai guys initially installed it, they had a spray bottle with some clear liquid, that would remove any dirt and make the steal shine. That particular shop has disappeared since then, and other stainless shops I have visited refer me to Wenol or Brasso. Could have simply been vinegar. Worth a try as it is cheap at Tesco. Do you use the Wenol with Scotch-Brite or simply with a rag. Living near the coast (Pattaya, Hua hin) makes it worse. 1 hour ago, Crossy said: Has anyone tried the Stainless Cleaner to be found amongst the stainless cookware in Tesco etc? In a previous life? I tried that cleaner on stainless urinals in a bar. It didn't do squat. I think elbow grease is the only real choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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