Assemble the frame pieces with galvanized steel corner brackets.
													
																	How to build a wood fence gate with metal posts. 
									
	
		
	
																	Metal posts last way longer sometimes decades than wood because don t rot or warp. 
																	A third option is to use the following u bolt type hinge point mounted on the post. 
																	When using the fencetrac system to build a wood fence with metal posts we recommend using tongue and groove red cedar fence pickets. 
																	This style of wooden fence picket nests together to create a strong fence with little to zero visibility through the fence. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	The downside to building a fence with wood posts is that you ll likely need to replace the fence in 7 10 years. 
																	So if you consider the lifetime of your fence or many wood fences. 
																	Then use a lag bolt hinge pin screwed into the gate framing. 
																	Wood posts cost less than metal.