How Do You Build A Fence Gate Out Of Wood?
This article will teach you how to build your gate out of wood, in 3 fast and simple steps you will be on your way to building your gate right from your own home. In the example we will be building a gate like the one in the picture in this article, To get started measure the width of the gate needed and take 1″ off, example we have a 34″ wide and 48″ tall opening we will make the gate 33″x47″, then divide your width by the wide of the board your using, this example is using 1×6 and it is 5-1/2″ wide, 33″/5-1/2=6, Next lay out the needed amount of lumber on to some saw horses laying them on the flat side,(note if you can’t get a even number of lumber for your measurement leave the gap in the middle and fill it in last after cross braces) Next cut your lumber to the right height place them tight together,(use a spacer if needed to make up for any space in the middle for the last cut) then measure from corner to corner making sure that you are in square, to be in square both measurements
