In general posts for wooden fences should not be more than 8 feet apart both to prevent sagging and to take advantage of common length lumber.
How to build a double fence gate out of wood.
It can be custom designed to match the style of your fence or as a focal point to the yard s landscape.
You can purchase a gate for your wire fence but with a little work you can also save some money by building your own.
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.
See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag.
If you need to fence in an area for a garden or a small animal enclosure an inexpensive and easy to build wire mesh fence may be your best option.
A double gate is not difficult to build and the do it yourself handyman can create a custom double gate in a few days.
A simple demonstration of how to build a wooden fence gate using pressure treated lumber and stainless steel hinges.
After utilities were marked i carefully laid out where i wanted my fence posts and spray painted their locations on the ground.
The fence can be a simple chain link just to keep the dogs in the yard.
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The gate is essentially a braced rectangle with the wire mesh attached over it.
The frame for a basic wooden fence gate should be a simple box with 4 sides usually somewhat smaller than the gate opening.
I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old.