Plan gate post locations.
Building a wooden fence gate.
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The home mender dustin luby shows us how to build and install a new gate for a privacy fence.
Keep out those pesky neighborhood kids.
Design and hardware are what make a wooden gate operate well for decades.
Build a wooden fence and gate.
Nice looking gate i d second karel s suggestion regarding the addition of cross supports even with the corner bracing when the wood gets wet it will get heavy and eventually sag i used to build wood fences and we d actually build the gate in place with 3 2x3 s cut slightly smaller about 3 8 than the opening held in place temporarily with.
Gate pickets should be flush with the inside faces of the posts.
See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag.
Some towns might require this plan for an approved building permit.
These instructions can be adapted for construction of custom hidden panel lattice or driveway gates.
Plan your gate size to use full pickets.
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The box should be about an inch less wide than the rough opening to account for hinges and the thickness of gate as it swings.
It should be attached so that the bottom is about an inch off the ground to avoid attracting moisture.
The key is understanding a few basics about gate building and you can build any design gate you want.
If you ve got a 3x5 opening in the fence build a 3x4 box out of a weather resistant wood.
I got an old sewing machine when i was just a kid and i ve been hooked on making stuff ever since.
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Note the post locations and gate locations.
I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old.
Use graph paper to draw a plan for your fence.