Make Your Own Gate Hinges

The hinge pin is self explanatory.

Make your own gate hinges.

Besides making sure your gate door swings open well chances are you d like to make sure it stays shut too. Install hinges and attach the gate to the fence. There are some great examples of non metal hinges in what we might call a peasant category in the junkpole fence thread one utilizes a chunk of wood with a depression carved into it which serves as the bottom hinge point. Predrill where the screws will go.

Just wood for the gate itself hinges screws and a latch. A gate wheel won t necessarily compensate for the wrong hinge choice but it may help your gate hinges last longer by imposing less stress on them. Use a pencil to mark where the hinge should go on the post and then put the gate down. One concern was that the bowl thus created would collect water leading eventually to rot and decay.

Prop up the gate and screw the hinges into the gate and attach the hinges to the post. I devised a way to make my own hinges the way i want them for very little in time and money. Put the gate into place supporting it on the bottom with a 2x4 1 5 inch off ground. 15 reasons to consider pet safety gates for your dog.

The round tube that contains the hinge pin is the body of the hinge. Gate latches can help keep your gate door in place. Allowing you to build a sag free square gate in as little as 20 minutes this kit includes four gate brackets with attached hinges and screws for easy assembly. I went out this morning to start a gate for the fence around our.