How To Build A Simple Wooden Gate

If you ve got a 3x5 opening in the fence build a 3x4 box out of a weather resistant wood.

How to build a simple wooden gate.

This instructable covers how i built a simple wooden fence with locking gate. This step by step guide assumes you have a basic knowledge of joinery carpentry have access to some hand power tools and have some kind of workshop to put the gate together in i have tried to keep everything as basic as i can if you ve got any questions then please ask them in the comments below. 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. Click the tabs below to see the tools materials and cut list.

Click the image above to reveal the free building plans. Let s just say i was shocked how easy it was to pull together with just a few boards and basic tools. Thanks for checking it out. Design and hardware are what make a wooden gate operate well for decades.

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. This fence was made specifically with her in. The key is understanding a few basics about gate building and you can build any design gate you want. Here s the place to start.

With an hour to spare this week i finally pulled the whole gate off the hinges and built a new one. Darla is an incredibly sweet basset hound that needs a closed yard to keep her safe from her olfactory wanderlust. The frame for a basic wooden fence gate should be a simple box with 4 sides usually somewhat smaller than the gate opening. I m going to show you how to make a simple yet long lasting wooden gate.

Depending on the size you can prevent someone from seeing or accessing your yard with solid wood panel. See how i built my 12 ft wooden gate so that it doesn t sag.