How To Build A Gate?

How To Build A Gate?

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A gate is used for quick entrance in getting from one area to another while it is opened, while at the same time allowing for the partition of place while it is closed; especially if you have small children or pets that you do not want to leave your yard, setting up a gate is a good way of making sure that they stay inside whereas strange animals and intruders remain out.

Gates are often built using wood or metal and may be single or double, solid or with spaces in between, be completely sealed or have a see-thru part, and can be as tall as you wish; gates are not especially expensive items however, constructing a gate will still almost certainly cost less than purchasing one if you are up for the task; as such here are a few guidelines to help you build a gate on your own if you are a D-I-Yer.

Required Tools

Pick axe
Hammer
Saw
Screw driver
Required Materials
4x4 lumber 4 feet long
Cement
2x3 lumber
Galvanized nails
1x6 fence boards
T-hinges
Screws
Latch
1 inch thick strip of wood

Instructions

Use the 4x4 lumber to make 2 gate posts; with a pick axe dig 2 holes about 2 feet deep and 1 foot wide, put the posts in them and cement them in. For a average garden gate, space the posts around 3 feet away from each other. This should be adequate space for you to effortlessly walk through with your garden tools, wheel barrow, groceries, etc.

The gate itself ought to be a minimum of 1/2 inch away from the posts on both sides, thus if the posts are 3 feet away from each other (36 inches) the gate should be 35 inches wide. Assuming that the surface below the gate is level, construct a rectangular frame 35 inches wide and around 5 feet long out of the 2x3 lumber. Using the saw cut a 5th piece of the 2x3 lumber and lay it horizontally in the center of the 2 long sides of the frame.

Adjust the frame until the 2 diagonal measurements are the same to make sure that the gate is straight and properly squared. Place another piece of 2x3 lumber slantwise across the frame, cut it with the saw and nail it into place to support the gate.

Nail the 1x6 fence boards onto the frame so that they are level with the sides of the frame and evenly extend beyond the top and the bottom of the frame. You might need to cut a piece or 2 in half down the length of it to get it to be level with the gate frame.

Now it is time to suspend the gate; place the gate between the posts about 2 inches from the ground and with 1/2 inch on each side and use wedges beneath and to the sides to temporarily hold the gate in position until you attach it to the posts. Screw a t-hinge onto each horizontal piece (the top and bottom boards of the frame and the 3rd piece across the middle) and to one of the gate posts. If the gate opens inward put the hinges on the outside, if it opens out, put the hinges on the outside.

Screw the latch to the center or top of the gate and lastly nail the 1 inch thick strip to the gate post to act as a gate stop.

Tips

You may construct a concrete or wooden bridge just below ground level between the 2 gate posts to stop them from sagging under the weight of the gate. You can also make a header over the gate to avoid drooping.

Cut a hole in the gate near the latch so that you may quickly reach the latch from the outside of the gate.

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