Building A Large Driveway Gate

Driveway gates can be built using wood or iron.

Building a large driveway gate.

You ll need hinges large enough to support the relative weight of the gate. An automatic gate opener can be used to open these gates with ease using a remote control. Dig a 2 foot hole and fill it with sand or gravel to about 6 inches to allow for water drainage. The gate is seven and a half feet long and the interior is filled with a stock panel.

We are building a large wooden gate to install in our barnyard fencing. If using a butt hinge place a pencil mark where the hinges hit the fence post then open up the gate and screw the hinges to the fence. These structures can either be opened manually with gate latches or automatically. A properly built gate will swing back and forth for years to come so you ll want it to stand up to some harsh conditions like windy days the occasionally bumps and scrapes by wheel barrels and lawnmowers or even kids kicking.

The gate s distance from the turn into your driveway squareness i e. Whether you want to have a driveway gate that can be opened manually or automatically is your choice. Driveway gates can t stand on their own. Place the gate into position and put some timber packers underneath to bring gate up to the same height as the fence.

The best posts are 6 by 6 to hold the gate. I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old. See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag. That doesn t mean they have to be simplistic.

They need piers posts or columns to ground them and for swing gates act as a pivot point. Basic principles of gate planning and installation include the pocket i e. I have a family me. Cut them to 1 5 feet longer than the height you need.

The screws should be deep set enough to grab the main 2 x 4 structure of the door. Which side of the gate has the hinges. Use a straight edge make sure the top of the gate aligns with the top of the fence. Rather they are supported by design pieces that match the style of the gate.