How To Build A Double Fence Gate Out Of Wood

See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag.

How to build a double fence gate out of wood.

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 fence can be a simple chain link just to keep the dogs in the yard. 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. The gate is essentially a braced rectangle with the wire mesh attached over it.

Referencing a sketched diagram of your fence gate to be cut lumber planks for the door size frame and arches and deckboards with their already smoothed and rounded edges for the gate s wood. I have a family me. 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.

I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old. This fence gate opens into the yard with. A double gate is not difficult to build and the do it yourself handyman can create a custom double gate in a few days. The frame for a basic wooden fence gate should be a simple box with 4 sides usually somewhat smaller than the gate opening.

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