How To Build A Wooden Gate

A simple demonstration of how to build a wooden fence gate using pressure treated lumber and stainless steel hinges.

How to build a wooden gate.

This fence gate opens into the yard with. I stick built a privacy fence in my backyard this summer. And instead of purchasing a gate you can build one yourself to your exact specifications fairly quickly if you have intermediate woodworking skills. This project provides instructions to create a 42 inch wide cedar wood gate that will add style and function to a fence.

If you ve got a 3x5 opening in the fence build a 3x4 box out of a weather resistant wood. Create three to four pocket holes on each end of the stiles. The frame for a basic wooden fence gate should be a simple box with 4 sides usually somewhat smaller than the gate opening. These instructions can be adapted for construction of custom hidden panel lattice or driveway gates.

A diagonal cross brace was then added. The key is understanding a few basics about gate building and you can build any design gate you want. 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. Once the wood is cut to size secure a pocket hole jig with a clamp onto two of the cedar pieces that will serve as the stiles of the gate.

Design and hardware are what make a wooden gate operate well for decades. Build the gate the gate was made by first creating an external frame of 2x4s that were screwed together with exterior screws installed through pre drilled and countersunk holes.