Building A Fence Gate Door

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

Building a fence gate door.

Measure the entry at the top and bottom as they can easily be different. The gate information will help me on a driveway fence gate that i am building. I have a family me. 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.

We always set the gate posts and corner posts with concrete so over time the fence doesn t drift and move out of alignment. 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. Depending on the size you can prevent someone from seeing or accessing your yard with solid wood panel. My father owned a custom fence company for over 30 years.

I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old. I grew up working with my hands building fence. When it comes to the order in which you build start with the fence first. Make sure the fence posts can support a gate if you already have a fence.

I only have a few thoughts. If it is wider you must make and hang two gates which will meet in the middle. The size of the gate should not be greater than 4 1 22 m in width. Why not make the gate frame another 1 4 inch smaller than the opening.

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.