Build Your Own Wood Fence Gate

However you have to know the right techniques so you can have a fence that looks adorable and feels durable.

Build your own wood fence gate.

You don t need to hire any contractors since you can build a gate all by yourself easily at home. 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. The frame for a basic wooden fence gate should be a simple box with 4 sides usually somewhat smaller than the gate opening.

Now you can have your very own wood fence gate to add more aesthetic appeal and convenient access. Diagonal cross braces like this should always angle downward to the lower hinge. This will keep the gate square and prevent sagging. Using the cordless drill and the hinges included screws screw the hinges in place at the top middle and bottom.

Have an assistant hold the gate in place leaving about 1 4 inch of distance on the hinge side of the door. If you ve got a 3x5 opening in the fence build a 3x4 box out of a weather resistant wood. See how i built my 12 ft wooden gate so that it doesn t sag. 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.

Set the gate in place in the doorway supported by scrap cedar pieces to provide about 1 2 inch of clearance. 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. Have you wondered how to build a gate that will last. A diagonal cross brace was then added.

The box should be about an inch less wide than the rough opening to account for hinges and the thickness of gate as it swings.