How I Built Our NEW GATES

It's been a week of gate building! In this video I make some much needed replacement gates for the back garden. Due to the fixed size of the opening there was no 'off the shelf' option, so time to get stuck in and make a pair myself.

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[timwyld]

Cross braces should be from the bottom corner to top. Diagonally facing up to sky. The lower part sits on the hinge side.

[davidoreilly]

That was very helpful - thanks for taking the time to do the video. Right---shopping list here we come 👍

[martinmackett]

IT was all looking good to you did the cross braces, and then it all went down hill. The braces should come from the top of the closing side back to the hinge side, top and bottom. This will stop the closing side from dropping. When you nail the feather edge boards you should not nail though the board below as this will stop it from expanding and contracting, and therefore it can split when it shrinks!

[abidali]

Excellent! matter of fact and no plugs for any products...refreshingly modest...

[stephenboothby]

Should the braces not be the same top and bottom? They're supposed to stop drop opposite the hinge.

[logj]

Just Amazing. I am a beginner and i would like to know how to use the mitre saw to do a half lapse joint slowly in a separate video.Many Thanks.I will make my own garden shed door.

[JoeFoster]

Useful thanks, our side gates are starting to need replacement, and given the costs I think I might have a go at doing it myself. Also means I can customise the sizes like you did. I might do a 1.5/0.5 width combo too due to the layout

[steenfraosterbro]

It is a widely misunderstanding that you should use treated lumber for everything outside. Only lumber that is in direct contact with dirt (or very close to) needs to be treated. Treated lumber is generally too wet as well as 2nd grade lumber to begin with. Also you should use hot-dipped galvanised nails or even stainless fasteners, since they are corrosion resistant to the chemicals in the treated wood.

[ffrhtn]

Hi Tim Great Pair of gates, and fit for purpose, sturdy and strong, the combination of ledges, braces and fixings together is what creates strength and integrity, they will be just fine for years to come :)

[bendauncey]

Hay thanks a lot built my first gate after watching you film. Looking for something else to build now.

[anonymousperson]

I could be wrong, but I think for a stronger gate, both cross braces should be as the cross braces you have on the lower portions.

[burnbabybyrne]

Looks great. Just one comment on cross braces. Their purpose is to support the opposite side of the gate from the hinges, which would tend to sag under its weight over time. So 45 degree braces angled upwards, away from the hinge side.

[pauldinsdale]

Great video. Will be following this to build my own gate this summer. Can you advise on what size and type of timber you used for the verticals and horizontal frame work. Many thanks.

[roger]

Glad to find your video just about to start to make a garden gate. Great video thanks

[zeus]

Really great job. A little counter sink drill bit would reduce any timber split when you're screwing them in. Erbauer does a nifty one.

[philenglish]

Wish I'd seen this sooner! Just back from building a gate for my parents. On reflection half laps would be a great way to go. I was rebating in matchboard rather than using featherboard, did exactly the same and came up one length short. Took me way longer than 3.5 hours though.

[paulshea]

Nice gates half laps are stronger than mortice & tenon . I would let the cladding overhang a little at the bottom to form a drip.

[bazyb]

Great video just build two garden gates and they came out great! Thank you 👍🏼

[almath]

Thanks for the video gates look good just done some at the side of the house but went with the 50 x 50mm angle iron pained black filled with wood fixed with dome head coach bolts. Staying hear until i down size so will need to redo in 15 / 20 years so makes the job easer when i am older😁 have done the same with my pannel fence all post are made from 2 1/2" schedual 40 pipe cut out from the old oil heating system in the house i removed, welded brackets onto them to allow me to screw the fence panels onto. In 10 years time i can remove old panels, paint the posts and fit new fence panels.

[allanprice]

Yes I made the same mistake and fixed through both board s and they split because they could not move