How To Build A Wooden Gate

Use a piece of PVC pipe and trace a gentle convex on the top of the gate with help from a friend or clamps.

How to build a wooden gate. This will keep the gate square and prevent sagging. So if the post is 4 inches wide the hole should be no less than 10 inches wide. It should be attached so that the bottom is about an inch off the ground to avoid attracting moisture.

Set the post into the hole and fill in around it with concrete. Each hole should be about 6 inches wider than your post. Nice looking gate- Id second Karels 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 wed actually build the gate in place with 3 2x3s cut slightly smaller about 38 than the opening held in place temporarily with.

This fence gate opens into the yard wit. See notes in photos for more details. Have you wondered how to build a gate that will last.

Its helpful to have an assistant hold the gate in place at this point. Screw one side of the hinges to the fence post and align the gate between the adjoining gate posts and screw in the other side of the hinges to the gate. Then use deck screws to attach the top and bottom planks to the side planks making sure its square.

Set the gate in place on your fence and support it with scrap cedar pieces to provide about 12 inch of clearance at the bottom. Heres the place to start. After the hole has been dug pour a few inches of gravel in the hole to help with drainage.

The gate was made by first creating an external frame of 2x4s that were screwed together with exterior screws installed through pre-drilled and countersunk holes. Attach the gate to the fence posts. Step back to look at the shape youve drawn before you cut the pickets.