How To Build A Wooden Gate For Driveway

It isn t often that driveway gates are complemented by simple vertical rods.

How to build a wooden gate for driveway.

For both practical reasons and convenience. Leave at least inch between the planks for weather allowances. Rather they are supported by design pieces that match the style of the gate. Step back to look at the shape you ve drawn before you cut the pickets.

I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old. While posts and columns can be made attractive the use of a pier cap can elevate the look of a gate. 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. 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 purpose made with an under gate extension device that had to be raised every time the gates were used.

Use a piece of pvc pipe and trace a gentle convex on the top of the gate with help from a friend or clamps. Cut them to 1 5 feet longer than the height you need. Cut and install the planks. Dig a 2 foot hole and fill it with sand or gravel to about 6 inches to allow for water drainage.

If you want a convex top to your gate be sure to allow at least 8 of extra picket to rise above your top rail to give you enough wood to shape cut. A classic wooden driveway gate might be complemented with stately columns. See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag. The best posts are 6 by 6 to hold the gate.

Time to replace the double hinged driveway gates with a single sliding gate.