Why choose heavy-duty hinges

 There are numerous options to choose from, including hinges for your gates, garage, barn doors. There are many questions about the aesthetics, strength, and size of hinges for someone who has never been to a hardware store.

This blog will try to answer all the concerns you might have for choosing the perfect hinge for your door!   

Important points to consider selecting gate hinges:

●       Aesthetic: Which kind of look is your preference? You can use a hinge, lock, latch, or even a gate wheel. Secondly, the material and how you can amplify its beauty. If you use heavy-duty hinges for steel gates, you can spray paint the hinge with an exuberant color and give it a quirky look. Also, you can buy homemade pipe gate hinges as a different alternative. 

●       Size and Sturdy: Analyzing the size and strength of a gate hinge can be a difficult task since you have to consider the weight, material, and width of the gate door. These factors affect the door’s center of gravity. 

●       Structural: The vertical supporting member like- post, wall, and wooden door frame should be strong enough for hinge and door. 

Hinge selection basics with examples

Some of the factors on which hinge you should settle upon while you go to the hardware showroom is explained below:

·      According to the general thumb rule, the hinges you choose should reach approximately halfway across your gates. Hence they need to be stronger as the door gets heavier or wider. The reason behind this is they carry the load of the door and make it function.

●       The basic guideline for buying a gate hinge for an average-sized door is 5 feet high, 3 feet wide. And if you are considering the one that is 6 feet high, 4 feet wide, and around 130 pounds would be regarded as heavy. The weight of the door also depends on the material. So, heavy-duty hinges gates is considered. If the gate door is sagging or doesn’t swing open easily, chances are they don’t have big enough hinges.

●       If it is an average size and you don’t like the heavy steel look, there is an option to use surface-mounted or tee-shaped hinges used for medium and light doors. They are mostly easy to install and have many decorative styles that you can choose from. 

●       In general, if you don’t like the steel look on the hinges, you can purchase homemade pipe gate hinges. 

Some manufacturers provide guidelines to which their products be well suited. Anyone can do it by using common sense and a little bit of visualization.