Building A Double Wooden Fence Gate

A simple demonstration of how to build a wooden fence gate using pressure treated lumber and stainless steel hinges.

Building a double wooden fence gate.

Cut and install the planks. See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag. Smaller to allow for opening clearances. Leave at least inch between the planks for weather allowances.

This fence gate opens into the yard with. Diagonal cross braces like this should always angle downward to the lower hinge. I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old. Check the width at the top middle and bottom.

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. Measure planks from the top to the bottom of the frame and cut them accordingly. When you build your wooden gate s be sure you make your double gates about 1 in. Narrower both gates together than the opening or a single gate about 3 4 in.

Subtract 3 inches from the width of the gate post and divided that by two for the width of each gate. Measure the distance between the two posts for the double gate using a tape measure. I have a family me. Depending on the size you can prevent someone from seeing or accessing your yard with solid wood panel.

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. 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. Once you ve designed the frame and built it all you need to do now is attach flat planks evenly over the front of the frame to finish your basic wooden gate. This will keep the gate square and prevent sagging.