Referencing a sketched diagram of your fence gate to be cut lumber planks for the door size frame and arches and deckboards with their already smoothed and rounded edges for the gate s wood.
Diy sliding wood fence gate.
I had no trouble obtaining most of the hardware from any number of fence and gate companies apart from a suitable latch.
I have a family me.
I decided to design my own.
At first i thought.
As this fence was to be built across a.
Darla is an incredibly sweet basset hound that needs a closed yard to keep her.
See how i built a 12 foot wooden gate that won t sag.
The first thing to do is decide where you want your fence.
Gate components apart from the gate i needed a track wheels guide rollers and some sort of latch the locking device on a door or window.
That would hold the gate closed.
The existing gates were only a couple of years old and still worked fine you can see the making of them here but because of an uphill driveway they were aug 16 2013 introduction time to replace the double hinged driveway gates with a single sliding gate.
Prep the frame pieces.
Prop the frame on a few.
Rolling fence gate diy backyard upgrades 6 the building i have been upgrading was open on the back and our dog loved to rest in there.
Position the side boards between the top and bottom boards flush with their ends.
I ve been meaning to rebuild one of my wooden fence gates that is over 12 years old.