Gates and fences represents the face of your house and the people who lives in it, sometimes people already knew what type of people live inside that house just by looking at the mounting gates, but of course the main reason for having gates and fences are for security purposes and most of all  to beautify the facade of our own home.

Fence gates are an extension of the fencing surrounding your property. They can be made from a variety of different materials. Whether you enjoy the decorative impact of wrought iron, the practical aspects of chain link or the maintenance-free attributes of vinyl, adding a gate to your fencing is a must.

Types of Gates

Wrought Iron - Wrought iron fence gates are among the most decorative, adding charm and style to any garden or back yard. These gates often have curls and twists that create an elegant and stylish pattern.

Picket - Wooden picket fence gates have the distinction of bringing a taste of days gone by into the present with the white pointed pickets held together by a common Z style cross brace. Maintenance is an issue, as wooden fence gates must be painted, stained or sealed on a regular basis.

Vinyl - Vinyl fence gates are today's version of border and privacy fencing. They never need painting, nor will they crack, peel or require any maintenance other than an occasional cleaning. Vinyl fence gates come in a variety of styles and colors.

Privacy - Privacy fence gates stand at least 6-feet tall and may be made from vinyl or wood. Designed to fit seamlessly into your privacy fence, these gates offer easy access while maintaining your privacy.

Chain Link - Chain link fence gates attach to any standard chain link fence and offer two types of entry. These gates may be designed as walk-throughs, with one gate opening to the right or left, or as drive-throughs, with two gates meeting in the middle.

A retaining wall is a structure designed and constructed to resist the lateral pressure of soil when there is a desired change in ground elevation that exceeds the angle of repose of the soil. The active pressure increases on the retaining wall proportionally from zero at the upper grade level to a maximum value at the lowest depth of the wall.

Types of Retaining Wall

Gravity - Gravity walls depend on the weight of their mass (stone, concrete or other heavy material) to resist pressures from behind and will often have a slight 'batter' setback, to improve stability by leaning back into the retained soil. For short landscaping walls, they are often made from mortar less stone or segmental concrete units (masonry units) Dry-stacked gravity walls are somewhat flexible and do not require a rigid footing in frost areas.

Cantilevered - Cantilevered retaining walls are made from an internal stem of steel-reinforced, cast-in-place concrete or mortared masonry (often in the shape of an inverted T). These walls cantilever loads (like a beam) to a large, structural footing, converting horizontal pressures from behind the wall to vertical pressures on the ground below. Sometimes cantilevered walls are buttressed on the front, or include a counter fort on the back, to improve their strength resisting high loads. Buttresses are short wing walls at right angles to the main trend of the wall. These walls require rigid concrete footings below seasonal frost depth. This type of wall uses much less material than a traditional gravity wall.

Sheet Piling - Sheet pile retaining walls are usually used in soft soils and tight spaces. Sheet pile walls are made out of steel, vinyl or wood planks which are driven into the ground. For a quick estimate the material is usually driven 1/3 above ground, 2/3 below ground, but this may be altered depending on the environment. Taller sheet pile walls will need a tie-back anchor, or "dead-man" placed in the soil a distance behind the face of the wall, that is tied to the wall, usually by a cable or a rod. Anchors are placed behind the potential failure plane in the soil.

Anchored Retaining - An anchored retaining wall can be constructed in any of the aforementioned styles but also includes additional strength using cables or other stays anchored in the rock or soil behind it. Usually driven into the material with boring, anchors are then expanded at the end of the cable, either by mechanical means or often by injecting pressurized concrete, which expands to form a bulb in the soil. Technically complex, this method is very useful where high loads are expected, or where the wall itself has to be slender and would otherwise be too weak.

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