How to Build a Garden Gate | This Old House
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Senior technical editor Mark Powers
Senior technical editor Mark Powers builds a garden gate. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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The white picket fence may be what we all dream of, but who says you need the whole thing? A crisp white garden gate provides the same feel. Install it at the head of a path, leading to a garden or your front door, and flank the posts with tall plantings. Though there are more styles than we care to count, choosing one could be as easy as researching historic designs. In fact, it may be necessary; some localities enforce historical accuracy, which is how we landed on this design in Bellport, New York. Luckily, This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers's approach applies to a variety of styles. Follow along to see how to build a gate that won't get you pilloried by the locals.
Cost: $195
Time: 10–12 hours
Skill level: Moderate. Cutting the beveled pales and setting plumb posts requires finesse
Shopping List for How to Build a Garden Gate:
6_6 treated posts. Get two
self-adhesive flashing
3/4-inch drainage stone
fast-setting concrete
sandpaper
primer
5/4_6-inch deck boards to make the frame, including the crosspiece, brace, and apron; 2_4s are cheaper but give you a thicker, heavier gate.
3-inch stainless-steel screws, to assemble the frame
1_6 cedar for the brace
1 5/8-inch stainless-steel trim-head screws, to attach the pales to the frame
1_3 cedar for the pales
1 5/8-inch stainless-steel siding nails, to attach the brace paint
6_6 post caps Get two.
adhesive caulk, to attach the post caps
reversible strap hinges. Choose a size approximately one-third the width of your gate
latch hardware and stop
Tools for How to Build a Garden Gate:
stakes
mason line
posthole digger
tarp to hold backfill
4-foot level
paintbrush
circular saw
drill/driver
miter saw
combination square
hammer
caulk gun
Devonshire Twisted Ring Gate Latch, about $49, and 16-inch Old Fashioned Heavy Reversible strap hinges, about $110 a pair; Walpole Woodworkers [https://www.walpoleoutdoors.com/]
Garden Gate Cut List
Stiles: 2 @ 35 inches
Top rail: 1 @ 47½ inches
Bottom rail: 1 @ 42½ inches
Crosspiece: 1; trace to fit
Filler block: Rip 1x3 to fit between pales; ours was 2 inches
Rip 2 ½-inch-wide stiles from 5/4 decking.
1x5 cedar brace: 1 @ rip to 4 inches wide, length cut to fit
Using a circular saw, rip edges at opposing 30-degree angles.
1x3 cedar pale: 4 @ 38 inches
1x3 cedar pale: 4 @ 39 inches
1x3 cedar pale: 2 @ 40 inches
1x3 cedar pale: 1 @ 41 inches
Shape the tips of the pales, then cut them to length.
Apron board: Rip one to 4 inches wide by 47½ inches long.
Apron strip: Rip one to 1½ inches wide by 47½ inches long.
Using a circular saw set to a 5-degree bevel, rip a 5/4 deck board into two pieces to create both the apron board and strip.
6x6 treated post: Cut two to the desired height while maintaining a portion that's at least one-third the total height of the post that will be buried. For our design, we used 6-foot posts and left 4 feet above ground.
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The white picket fence may be what we all dream of, but who says you need the whole thing? A crisp white garden gate provides the same feel. Install it at the head of a path, leading to a garden or your front door, and flank the posts with tall plantings. Though there are more styles than we care to count, choosing one could be as easy as researching historic designs. In fact, it may be necessary; some localities enforce historical accuracy, which is how we landed on this design in Bellport, New York. Luckily, This Old House senior technical editor Mark Powers's approach applies to a variety of styles. Follow along to see how to build a gate that won't get you pilloried by the locals.
Cost: $195
Time: 10–12 hours
Skill level: Moderate. Cutting the beveled pales and setting plumb posts requires finesse
Shopping List for How to Build a Garden Gate:
6_6 treated posts. Get two
self-adhesive flashing
3/4-inch drainage stone
fast-setting concrete
sandpaper
primer
5/4_6-inch deck boards to make the frame, including the crosspiece, brace, and apron; 2_4s are cheaper but give you a thicker, heavier gate.
3-inch stainless-steel screws, to assemble the frame
1_6 cedar for the brace
1 5/8-inch stainless-steel trim-head screws, to attach the pales to the frame
1_3 cedar for the pales
1 5/8-inch stainless-steel siding nails, to attach the brace paint
6_6 post caps Get two.
adhesive caulk, to attach the post caps
reversible strap hinges. Choose a size approximately one-third the width of your gate
latch hardware and stop
Tools for How to Build a Garden Gate:
stakes
mason line
posthole digger
tarp to hold backfill
4-foot level
paintbrush
circular saw
drill/driver
miter saw
combination square
hammer
caulk gun
Devonshire Twisted Ring Gate Latch, about $49, and 16-inch Old Fashioned Heavy Reversible strap hinges, about $110 a pair; Walpole Woodworkers [https://www.walpoleoutdoors.com/]
Garden Gate Cut List
Stiles: 2 @ 35 inches
Top rail: 1 @ 47½ inches
Bottom rail: 1 @ 42½ inches
Crosspiece: 1; trace to fit
Filler block: Rip 1x3 to fit between pales; ours was 2 inches
Rip 2 ½-inch-wide stiles from 5/4 decking.
1x5 cedar brace: 1 @ rip to 4 inches wide, length cut to fit
Using a circular saw, rip edges at opposing 30-degree angles.
1x3 cedar pale: 4 @ 38 inches
1x3 cedar pale: 4 @ 39 inches
1x3 cedar pale: 2 @ 40 inches
1x3 cedar pale: 1 @ 41 inches
Shape the tips of the pales, then cut them to length.
Apron board: Rip one to 4 inches wide by 47½ inches long.
Apron strip: Rip one to 1½ inches wide by 47½ inches long.
Using a circular saw set to a 5-degree bevel, rip a 5/4 deck board into two pieces to create both the apron board and strip.
6x6 treated post: Cut two to the desired height while maintaining a portion that's at least one-third the total height of the post that will be buried. For our design, we used 6-foot posts and left 4 feet above ground.
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