Building A Sliding Fence Gate

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Building a sliding fence gate.

A simple demonstration of how to build a wooden fence gate using pressure treated lumber and stainless steel hinges. Apr 27 2019 explore tracy s board sliding fence gate on pinterest. Often times we lean a gate up against an opening while installing the hinges a light breeze or bump and the gate will come crashing down on the installer below. Gates have proven to be a real fall hazard.

I love your thoughts in the design process. I only have a few thoughts. The existing gates were only a couple of years old and still worked fine you can see the making of them here but because of an uphill driveway they were. The gate information will help me on a driveway fence gate that i am building.

I have a family me. I grew up working with my hands building fence. I had never made or installed a sliding gate before so i popped in to the local gate makers to get an idea or two. When it comes to the order in which you build start with the fence first.

Jan 30 2014 introduction time to replace the double hinged driveway gates with a single sliding gate. We always set the gate posts and corner posts with concrete so over time the fence doesn t drift and move out of alignment. See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag. Always use a bungee cord chain rope to tie the gate up against the fence.

I wanted a sliding gate made solely out of lumber. But i didn t want a metal frame. See more ideas about sliding gate sliding fence gate fence gate. One of the first things i found out was that most substantial sliding gates required a metal frame to prevent warping.

Normally a sliding gate should be wide enough so it will overlap the posts by 50mm 2 each side which looks the nicest and fills in the gap on each side to some degree although how much depends on how far the gate sits behind the posts which depends on the guide system used. My father owned a custom fence company for over 30 years. I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old. For both practical reasons and convenience.