Prior to building your fence i d recommend driving around neighborhoods in your town to get ideas for your fence.
How to build 6 foot wooden gate.
This will keep the gate square and prevent sagging.
Nice looking gate i d second karel s suggestion regarding the addition of cross supports even with the corner bracing when the wood gets wet it will get heavy and eventually sag i used to build wood fences and we d actually build the gate in place with 3 2x3 s cut slightly smaller about 3 8 than the opening held in place temporarily with.
Use stakes or marking paint.
Design and hardware are what make a wooden gate operate well for decades.
A diagonal cross brace was then added.
Of gravel into each hole.
Draw the exact edges of each 4x4 post on the string with a marker.
Deep with a clamshell digger and tamp the bottom of each hole to firm up any loose soil and pour about 6 in.
Typical spacing is between 6 feet and 8 feet on center from the center of one post to the center of the next.
Keep your tape measure level for accurate spacing.
The strings mark the outside faces of the posts.
Post length should be at least 1 3rd longer than the planned height of gate.
Then reattach the string and mark the exact post locations at 6 ft.
Diameter postholes about 3 ft.
The hole that the post will occupy should be at least 6 deeper than post will be buried.
A 6 foot 1 83 m tall gate requires a 6 x 6 15 3 cm x 15 3 m post.
The key is understanding a few basics about gate building and you can build any design gate you want.
Diagonal cross braces like this should always angle downward to the lower hinge.