How to mount Matrix panels to farm gate?

[nicoledee]

 

Hello, I’m hoping to install Matrix panels to my 1200 x 3600 farm gate. Is there a thin lightweight waterproof timber they should be mounted on first or would they be strong enough just mounted to the frame (I’m hoping to cut the mesh out so it can’t be seen through the matrix panel design). Any advise on mounting to the tubular surround is greatly appreciated, in addition info on what panels to purchase/cutting down/bracing option to fit this size please. THANK YOU 

 

[Nailbag]

HI @MamaCass 

@EricL makes an excellent point about the added weight which @Dave-1 has come up with the perfect solution you will need to implement. These small 6mm saddles and gal screws could be used to fix the failing to the wire. Then longer self drilling metal screws into the gate frame.

Nailbag

[AlanM52]

Hi @MamaCass,

Use wire mesh... it also stops the chooks wandering off 🙂

Cheers

[AlanM52]

Hi @Dave-1 and @EricL 

  

Front gates are heavy... and old.

Been doing the MacGyver thing for the last 20 years.

Some random photos.

  

  

  

  

Replacing coach screws with coach bolts

I used a chair castor and bracket.

Never even thought to check Bunnings.

Cheers

[EricL]

Hello @AlanM52 

Thanks for sharing your gate configuration, I love the chair castor!

Eric

[MamaCass]

I love MaCgyver’ing! In our house we call it Indiana Jones’ing haha! 

I have used chicken wire in the past but it’s so damn ugly.

u agree it will get heavy, so I think I’ll try a mixture of light fence palings and a little MacGyver-Jones’ing! 

Thank you all!