How To Build A Simple Wooden Garden Gate

Design and hardware are what make a wooden gate operate well for decades.

How to build a simple wooden garden gate.

A garden gate in 5 easy steps. 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. Measure the width of your opening and subtract an inch. I am not sure when or where i learned to make gates but they are so very easy.

So now that you ve seen some really great garden gates to inspire you here are a few diy garden gate plans to help you get started. A simple side or garden gate. The key is understanding a few basics about gate building and you can build any design gate you want. This gate literally took me a half hour from start to finish once i assembled my materials.

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. Mm abbreviation for millimeter which is a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. How to make a garden gate. If you ve got a 3x5 opening in the fence build a 3x4 box out of a weather resistant wood.

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. The metric measurements are given first followed by the standard measurements in brackets. 25 4 mm equals one inch and imperial standard.

This tutorial is given in both metric millimeter measurements. Depending on the size you can prevent someone from seeing or accessing your yard with solid wood panel.