Making Your Own Fence Gate

Learn how to construct a custom fence and how to build a gate mark property lines.

Making your own fence gate.

Place the four boards flat on the. These will be your vertical boards. Measure and cut the tongue and groove boards. With the measuring tape measure out three 42 inch segments from the.

How to build a wooden gate for your yard tools and materials. The size of the gate should not be greater. Attach all the planks to the frame. Measure the height of the frame and cut each plank to a similar height.

Start by finding and marking your property stakes. The first thing to do is decide where you want your fence. This guide describes how to build a 42 inch wide gate. Cut two 2 x 4 boards to the desired height of your gate.

Or 4 cm shorter than the distance between the posts. Building the gate 1. Anchor and plumb the fence posts if. One will be found at each corner and anywhere.

Dig holes plumb. As this fence was to be built across a. Cut two 2 x 4 boards to 2 in. Measure and cut horizontal braces.

Make sure the fence posts can support a gate if you already have a fence. With permit in hand and your property lines staked begin laying out your. Cut top and bottom gate boards. Get the tools and materials necessary to the job.

Establish the corners and mark posts. Darla is an incredibly sweet basset hound that needs a closed yard to keep her. Make about 1 8 inch space between the wood planks. Now it s time to attach the wood planks to build the panel of your very own fence gate.