Free Fence and Gate Plans - Page 2

Driveway Gates
A fair amount of thought had to go into the design of these gates. The driveway had an uphill slope, therefore the bottom of the gates had to be about 250mm (10") above the ground in closed position to allow the gates to open over the sloping drive.

Fit Double Gate
It's a simple enough task to build and fit a standard type garden gate as long as the posts are parallel and the ground is level and even, but what if this is not the case? What if the ground slopes up from the gateway entrance? How can you open a gate if the ground slopes up higher than the bottom of the gate?

Garden Gate
A side gate or garden gate is usually placed to protect certain areas and/or to keep kids or pets in, intruders or animals out, or even just for privacy. Generally, a side gate or garden gate is about 1800mm (6ft) high.

Trellis Top Gate
The key to the beautiful fence was using quality redwood materials. We also had to build a gate to match the fence. It was not difficult, but because the gate needed to match the fence, and at the same time it needed to be structurally strong, it took some planning and designing in order to come up with a beautiful product.

Concrete Gate Post
Not only does a concrete gate post look good and have a bit of a stately feel about it, but unlike its lumber counterpart it is not prone to twisting, bending, warping or bowing. In fact it is not going anywhere for a long while. Sure, there's a bit more work involved than with a lumber post but the extra effort is well worth the bother.

Post Cap
When the concrete gate posts were first made we didn't give too much thought as to what sort of cap would adorn the tops. Then, while on a Sunday drive, we spotted a post with a suitable cap and took a photo: that's it to the left. The challenge was to make something similar!