Make sure the fence posts can support a gate if you already have a fence.
Make a deck gate.
For residential homes the international residential code requires that.
I live in the south.
I decided to set up shop in my dining room on the floor.
The gate should open onto the deck not onto the stairs.
With a gate in place your deck becomes a secure play area for your children and pets.
Making sure your project is up to code can be one of the more intimidating parts of building something.
This time of year it is nearly 100 humidity and mid upper 90 s so working outside on my lunch break at 1pm was not very appealing.
If it is wider you must make and hang two gates which will meet in the middle.
The gate cannot open.
Safety guidelines for deck gates.
Fortunately a diy deck gate only needs to follow a small handful of guidelines in order to be safe and accessible.
The balusters must be spaced closely enough to prevent a 4 inch sphere from passing between them and the distance between the bottom of the gate and the decking should be no more than 4 inches when the gate is closed.
The size of the gate should not be greater than 4 1 22 m in width.
It specifies a minimum height of 42 inches above the deck surface and that is the height you should make your gate.
Deck gate codes safety guides.
Measure the entry at the top and bottom as they can easily be different.
Before you start building consider safety.