Today, parking barriers are in great demand. All due to the fact that megacities are constantly rising, prices are also, and some people do not have the opportunity to purchase a garage in the immediate vicinity of their place of residence. Therefore, the motorist has no choice, and he is forced to park the car right outside the house, and this is completely unsafe - the likelihood of theft will be extremely high. To provide their car with some protection, they use a parking barrier.
What is this device?
To understand how the device works, you need to figure out what it looks like. The parking barrier is a kind of rack. Often the device is painted in a bright color or covered with some kind of paintwork that reflects light at night.
What does the design do?
The parking barrier allows the following:
- in the raised position, it does not allow the car to pass;
- folding is done exclusively when using the lock to open;
- if there is no lock, the barrier is lowered and a car can easily pass over it.
There are different types of this device, in sleeping areas automatic parking barriers are not in demand, but folding ones are in demand. They are comfortable, compact and cheaper at times.
Where are barriers used most often and why?
Usually folding parking barriers are used most actively in residential areas. This is due to the fact that few people can afford to maintain a garage, and there is often no place to install it, so barriers are needed. What is their main purpose? It's simple - protection against theft. In residential areas, car theft is a common occurrence, and many car owners wish to avoid such a fate. By the way, it is worth recalling that cars are most often stolen at an early time - at 4-5 in the morning.
True, in order for the device to become a real barrier to hijackers, it will need to be installed correctly, otherwise there will be no sense from it.
Starting installation
The installation of parking barriers begins with the preparation of certain tools: a tape measure and a puncher. The easiest way to install can be done with anchors. To do this, you will need to choose tubular anchors, which, after creating holes with a perforator in the asph alt, can be easily hammered. To exclude the possibility of dismantling the device by intruders, the following measures will be required:
- on the top part of the anchors, cut off the edges so that it is impossible to dismantle the device with a key;
- in the joint betweenanchor and tubular area pour cold welding.
Such actions will save your car, because it will be possible to remove the barrier only with the help of a grinder. If intruders want to remove the barrier, then a lot of noise will rise, and this will attract unwanted attention for them, and thieves will not go to such impudence.
It is also worth noting right away that before installing a parking barrier, know that the device must be mounted as close to the car as possible. In other words, there must be no more than five centimeters between the rear bumper and the barrier when a car enters a parking space.
If you don't have a tool, what do you do?
Many power tool shops have their own repair service centers, where tools are often rented. It is not necessary to buy them, so you can save a lot and get everything done. Renting a puncher per day will be about 500 rubles, no more, but for the time of use you will have to make a deposit of the cost of the tool itself. This is done for safety, because not all customers are honest and decent people, some may steal the tool, and this is how the store protects itself.
What should I do first?
First, in order to install a parking barrier with your own hands, you will need to make markings. The size of a standard parking space: width - 2.4 meters, length - 4 meters. If you park in the yard at an angle orherringbone, then the width of the parking space will be 3 meters or even 3.2 meters. Take all measurements and determine the size of your parking space.
Second installation step
After you have determined your parking space, you will need to establish where its middle is: divide the length of 2.4 meters or 3.2 meters in half and you get 1.2 meters or 1.6 meters. This point will be the central part of the parking space and the barrier. Now you need to determine how far from the edge of the parking space the parking barrier will be located.
Do not forget that the barrier will need to be installed so that it folds forward. This will avoid a lot of problems in the future and you will not damage its folding part when hitting. Damage can complicate your life in the future and you will not be able to use the device at all, you will have to replace it, and this is an extra waste.
What is the barrier made of?
The parking barrier is made of two parts: the first is the base of the device, presented in the form of a curved pipe with platforms, thanks to which it is possible to fix the barrier to the asph alt, and there is an average fixed pipe that is welded to the base of this arc with a hole under the hinged lock; the second part is a separate steel tube with a platform for attaching to the asph alt and a lock hole.
3rd stage - start drilling holes
First, you need to install the second part of the barrier - this is a separate pipe, we remind you, with a hole for the lock. Melkommark two future holes in the middle of the parking space (1.2 meters or 1.6 meters) and the depth you measured randomly.
Drill holes and install anchors, and you can also use plastic dowels if desired, the size of which is 10 by 100 millimeters. On top of the anchors or dowels, mount the metal platform and attach it to the holes already drilled in the ground (if you used dowels, then tighten everything with metal screws, the size of which is 8 by 100 millimeters).
After the second part of the parking barrier has been attached, it will need to be aligned with the arc. Align them so that the holes in the middle tube of the first part and the second coincide, while the device must be level. Avoid any tilt from side to side, this will only complicate the installation process.
When the parking barrier is installed evenly, the holes for the lock match, you will also need to mark the holes for the platforms of the first - the main part of the device. Now you also carry out drilling, install anchors or dowels and attach the device already to the asph alt surface. If you did everything correctly, then you can insert a padlock into the holes of the pipes, in which the shackle is specially elongated, and then you can use the device for its intended purpose.
Install it or not?
Car safety first, no one wants to wake up in the morning and find their car intheft. It is not known whether the police will be able to find the thief or not, and a car is an expensive pleasure, and not every person has the opportunity to buy a new one. Therefore, if you do not have a garage, then it is better to take minimal protective measures so that you can be sure that the car will not be damaged and will stand still in the morning. The barrier costs a little, but it brings enormous benefits, especially for people who do not have a garage at their disposal.
