Rammyboy wrote:9fingers wrote:Interesting question!
The position of the judas door and how its framing interacts with the diagonal bracing is obviously quite critical.
I will watch with interest and apologies for not being able to point to a solution.
Bob
PS Welcome to TWH2
Hi Bob, thanks for the welcome mate. Yea, that's the bit I'm stumped on, my initial thoughts are to hang the Judas door within its own frame next to the hanging stile keeping the bottom rail 6" up to clear the bottom rail of the main gate. This would leave 6" of the tounge and grove boarding unsupported at the bottom. Hope that makes sense!
I think I'd need a drawing to really understand that, but I agree with bob, the key issue is how to maintain a proper diagonal brace and still have access through the judas door.
Just a thought, but is your drive sufficiently flat (or could it be made so) that you could avoid the need for bracing by fitting a quarter circle track and a jockey wheel to support the gate ?