Installing metal screening on steel or wrought-iron gates adds an element of security and privacy without detracting from a gate's design. Metal screens are available in a variety of styles, ranging from basic extruded metal to decorative stamped metal. The screens can be custom made to fit, or purchased in sheets you cut to size with sheet-metal cutters. After the screens are delivered or cut, installation is relatively easy. A home-improvement enthusiast may find the job easier with the help of an assistant.To get more news about metal screen panels, you can visit boegger.net official website.
1
Open the metal gate or double metal gates halfway. For double gates, attach the screen panels at one gate at a time.
2
Position the screen panel against the inside face of the gate for the
best appearance when approaching the gate. Align the bottom edge with
the lower horizontal rail of the gate from end to end. Align the sides
of the panel vertically and evenly spaced from the outer edges of the
gate at each side.
3
Start at the top of the panel at one corner. Insert the pointed end of a
1/4-inch-by-10-inch plastic-coated aluminum cable tie into an opening
in the screen near that corner of the panel. Loop the end of the tie
around the upper rail of the gate or a baluster and insert the end
through the adjacent opening in the panel. Fit the tie together at the
inside of the gate and pull the end tight with a pair of pliers.
4
Attach the opposite, upper corner of the screen panel at the opposite
upper corner of the gate in the same way. Install additional cable ties
in the panel at eight-inch intervals from end to end across the upper
rail of the gate.
5
Attach the sides of the screen to the gate with cable ties at eight-inch
intervals from top to bottom along each side. Attach the bottom of the
screen to the bottom horizontal rail of the gate in the same way.
6
Push on the screen from the outside of the gate in several places to
determine if more attachments are needed for a uniform and tight
installation. Install additional cable ties as necessary to secure the
screen tightly at the gate.
