Building A Fence Gate Door

See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag.

Building a fence gate door.

I grew up working with my hands building fence. I love your thoughts in the design process. When you decide to build a wooden gate you ll need to keep a few things in mind the first is what your intended purpose is. Make sure the fence posts can support a gate if you already have a fence.

Build the gate to be square based on the. Referencing a sketched diagram of your fence gate to be cut lumber planks for the door size frame and arches and deckboards with their already smoothed and rounded edges for the gate s wood. I have a family me. I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old.

Measure the entry at the top and bottom as they can easily be different. The size of the gate should not be greater than 4 1 22 m in width. Depending on the size you can prevent someone from seeing or accessing your yard with solid wood panel. You may want a purely decorative gate perhaps to act as an arbor framing your walkway or a more secure gate that provides access to the yard through a fence.

4 years ago reply upvote. The gate information will help me on a driveway fence gate that i am building. I only have a few thoughts. We always set the gate posts and corner posts with concrete so over time the fence doesn t drift and move out of alignment.

When it comes to the order in which you build start with the fence first.