Do It Yourself Wood Fence Gate Construction

Some towns might require this plan for an approved building permit.

Do it yourself wood fence gate construction.

After building a fence staining or treating the wood can be the first step in proper maintenance that can extend its life. Make sure you keep your gate square while assembling. Apply wood preservative around the base posts to prevent the wood from rotting. These easy to build do it yourself fence gates.

Predrill where the screws will go. Gate pickets should be flush with the inside faces of the posts. Plan gate post locations. To strengthen your gate cut a piece of wood to be placed diagonally from the top of the hinge side of the gate to the bottom of the latch side of the gate.

Prop up the gate and screw the hinges into the gate and attach the hinges to the post. When the fence is in place apply paint stain or a weather proofing finish according to manufacturer s instructions. Install hinges and attach the gate to the fence. Put the gate into place supporting it on the bottom with a 2x4 1 5 inch off ground.

But designing a fence gate that balances the need for privacy with a level of curb appeal that won t deter the invited guests can be a challenge. I live in a fairly dry climate so wood fences like this turn gray in a few years and then just last until they re deemed too ugly and someone tears them down. Step 2 the posts if new posts are needed you ll need to bury them at least a foot into the ground maybe as much as two feet if the posts are big and the door will be heavy. You can purchase split rail fencing materials at most hardware stores but the original way to do it is to split the logs yourself.

Add some wire mesh to make the enclosure more secure. Step 3 add screening to gate frame. Use a pencil to mark where the hinge should go on the post and then put the gate down. At that point they call the wood barn wood and sell it for 3x what it initially cost.

Since you are building the fence and the gate you control the opening and the dimensions so think ahead. For a more modern take fence posts are drilled all the way through so that the rails can be inserted into the slots. I used cedar fence slats and do not plan to finish them in any way. There are many different types of wood to use for gates.

Use graph paper to draw a plan for your fence. Worst case senario you have to play with the picket spacing or cut a picket. If there are already fence posts spaced the distance apart you want you can skip to the section constructing the gate s frame.