Diy Sliding Wood Fence Gate

I decided to design my own.

Diy sliding wood fence gate.

As this fence was to be built across a. I have a family me. Darla is an incredibly sweet basset hound that needs a closed yard to keep her. The existing gates were only a couple of years old and still worked fine you can see the making of them here but because of an uphill driveway they were aug 16 2013 introduction time to replace the double hinged driveway gates with a single sliding gate.

I had no trouble obtaining most of the hardware from any number of fence and gate companies apart from a suitable latch. I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old. 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. Prep the frame pieces.

Using a miter saw and the cut list above cut the 2 x 4 frame pieces top bottom and sides. Dig holes plumb. Prop the frame on a few. Position the side boards between the top and bottom boards flush with their ends.

At first i thought. Build a wooden fence and gate step 1. The first thing to do is decide where you want your fence. That would hold the gate closed.