Making my own garden gate

psd99

psd99

psd99

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Hey guys,

I'm looking to replace my see through metal garden gate with a nice wooden one, mainly for two reasons

- Security
- Privacy from neighbours

Now, I could easily just go online and order a generic garden gate and be done with it, however I think they are overpriced and I feel confident enough to make my own gate.

I was considering going into somewhere like band q and getting some wood and get them to cut it to size then I fit it and then paint it with something like cuprinol (already got a can too)

I want the gate to be fairly big so it fits on to my trellis on the wall (another thread)
I'd say roughly I'd want the gate to be 2m high x 0.9m wide but I will double check this information of course...

this is my list of parts I think I need

- Hinges - which ones though? I was thinking three of them equally spaced out.
- Got screws and rawlplugs already as the hinges are going into a brick wall.
- Wood - which type of wood?
- some type of locking mechanism

Anyone, done something like this before?

I'd be grateful for any tips etc. especially keen on knowing which wood I should go for.

Thanks,
Psd99.
 
good point about the weather having an impact on the wood as it expands etc
I will make sure that the gate is actually NOT touching the ground and there is enough space on either side
 
thanks for the reply guys
not go round to this yet...

@ Mark A - that looks good
tongue and groove boards look like a good solution for me. what type of screws did you use?
 
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