Need a new gate at the side of the new to me house.

Currently there is a poorly fitting ornate metal one, but good fixing points of brickwork both side.

So l’m thinking wooden, possibly “solid” although l don’t want it banging in the wind, with a key pad lock… so l don’t have to go into the house to find a key.

Anything wrong with that? Am l missing something obvious.

And what do you do to stop anyone jumping over the top. Non drying paint? Barbed wire? Nasty plant?

Cheers all

Framed gate plus anti-vandal paint and some rubber spikes on the top….

Easy to jump, dont spend too much.

No point making the gate secure if there is a small wall next to it or a wall they can jump just use a standard gate and save the pennies.

Rig the lot with an IED….

After watching a lad get over the outer wall at the kasabian gig the other week whilst being cheered to the rafters, I’d say just put a gate up that looks solid and can’t be opened easily from the inside, as getting over it won’t be a problem.

Rottweiler other side.

A solid gate just means no one can be seen while they work on getting your bikes out the shed/house garage?

Don’t waste your money, the back door is where the top security is needed.

A solid deadlocked gate (& fences) is a good deterrent as anything they do nick will have to be carried / thrown over the fence. Thieves can break in anywhere if they really want, but you only have to make your house enough of a pain to make them try elsewhere….

A digital lock can be opened from the inside, by turning the handle, someone can easily climb over gate,or wall and open it, best to have a lock either rim lock or a mortice sash lock with keys, prickler strip on top and inside, but easily covered with a coat so just a deterent.
and for added security a pad bolt with padlock, also remember the biggest gate you can have is 6 foot 6 high and alowing 2 inches underneath its stil easily climbable.

I fit gates as a job.

Wooden gate with carpet gripper under the internal top lip… They won’t thank you for it though!

oh and worked at a house the customer had lost the keys to side gate with no rear access, so just lifted up the fence panel next to gate and walked in, then just unscrewed lock and refitted new rim lock, so always wire fence panels to posts,especially if they slot in.

then just unscrewed lock and refitted new rim lock,

Sounds like a cheap gate and lock. I have a 5 lever mortice lock inside a proper framed gate. Only way to change it without the key is to destroy the gate cutting it out.

There are 2 common types of gate a framed ledged and braced gate, made from thicker timber(able to acept a mortice lock into the frame of the gate) as a frame with boards to the front,usually set into a rebate in the gate frame, the boards can be prised off to allow access, or a ledged and braced gate, where boards are screwd to cross members and use toungue and grooved timber.

Oh and went to a job yesterday a novel way was used to defeat a 5 lever mortice dead lock and it worked well.They got in.

Oh and went to a job yesterday a novel way was used to defeat a 5 lever mortice dead lock and it worked well.They got in.

Most common way I’ve seen is to find an unlocked shed, borrow a spade or fork, and use it as a crowbar to force the frame next to the lock – works every time…