Making a gate - please help

superpup

aliasojo wrote: »

Yay! Go you!

Couple of small things if you dont mind me mentioning........it's more usual to have the hinges on the bit of the post that's facing you, rather than the inside. And will you be cutting off the excess on the posts just to neaten things up? Saw them off at a slight angle to let the rain run off...or buy a couple of post caps.

It'll make all the difference having a gate up.

You'll be on a roll now. First a gate....next some decking with handrail and a few wooden planters? :rotfl:

Of course I don't mind you mentioning anything. If I did I shouldn't have posted here begging for help

The gate is quite deep and the hinges sat better on the inside. My neighbour helped me hang it as it's so heavy I could barely get it down the path on my own :rotfl:

Yes, the top of the posts are coming off soon and I will probably put post caps on although I may go for the cheaper option of cutting them off at angles.

Actually, next project is a small shed . I have wood in the garden that I got last week when I broke up a load of pallets. It will sit between the fence and the oil tank so doesn't have to be really pretty but I want to get it looking as good as possible so may be back for more advice