Privacy Fence Gate Construction

Plan gate post locations.

Privacy fence gate construction.

See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag. My father owned a custom fence company for over 30 years. I tied a string across the top of the fence to indicate where i wanted the tops of the slats to be. Some fences follow the terrain while others are created with level tops it s just up to what you need and want.

Tall privacy fence only needed to be 4 ft. The main part of the fence that creates privacy. Note the post locations and gate locations. Predrill where the screws will go.

Some towns might require this plan for an approved building permit. Install hinges and attach the gate to the fence. Wood gate kit wood stain stain sprayer optional stain brush pad. Use graph paper to draw a plan for your fence.

Prior to building your fence i d recommend driving around neighborhoods in your town to get ideas for your fence. I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old. It was made by bill conover with conover fence of bozeman montana. Gate pickets should be flush with the inside faces of the posts.

I have a family me. When it comes to the order in which you build start with the fence first. We always set the gate posts and corner posts with concrete so over time the fence doesn t drift and move out of alignment. Tall because surrounding areas slope away from your yard.

I grew up working with my hands building fence. Pickets can either be spaced out to create visibility or placed directly beside each other to keep a yard private from outsiders. Either way you re wasting materials money and time building a fence that doesn t suit your yard. Use a pencil to mark where the hinge should go on the post and then put the gate down.

Prop up the gate and screw the hinges into the gate and attach the hinges to the post. All the hard work is mostly done. Joinery is paramount in wood construction subjected to the elements. Plan your gate size to use full pickets.

To determine how to build a fence consider how high a privacy fence needs to be and other privacy fence ideas. Pickets can either be spaced out to create visibility or placed directly beside each other to keep a yard private from outsiders. This is where building a fence gets exciting. If the swinging gate is stopped against the post only at the latch point it will wrack every time it closes.

Put the gate into place supporting it on the bottom with a 2x4 1 5 inch off ground. Or you may find that your 6 ft.