How To Build A Wooden Gate Door

If you ve got a 3x5 opening in the fence build a 3x4 box out of a weather resistant wood.

How to build a wooden gate door.

Leave about 1 4 inch of distance on the hinge side of the gate. See how i built my 12 ft wooden gate so that it doesn t sag. The key is understanding a few basics about gate building and you can build any design gate you want. 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.

See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag. 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. I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old. It s helpful to have an assistant hold the gate in place at this point.

Using the cordless drill and the screws included with the hinges screw the hinges in place at the top middle and bottom of the gate and to the gate frame. The frame for a basic wooden fence gate should be a simple box with 4 sides usually somewhat smaller than the gate opening. A diagonal cross brace was then added. I have a family me.

Design and hardware are what make a wooden gate operate well for decades. Check to make sure the gate swings properly. 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. Build the gate 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.

These instructions can be adapted for construction of custom hidden panel lattice or driveway gates.