Cost for a new back gate - seems excessive

grumbler

frugalmacdugal said:

save money, here's how, LOOK.

"How to Build a DIY Gate From Pallet Wood.

Make sure your planks are longer than the height you need for your gate"

IvyFlood said:

...a new back gate.6ft by 1m basic design

Standard pallets are 120cm max.
6ft = 173cm

casper_gutman

The issue of pallet sizes is addressed in the comments on that page. Basically, there are some non-standard pallets that are really big, e.g. those used for shipping plasterboard, so keep a look out for them.

grumbler

If you are that good at DIY, buy 8 pressure-treated 1.8m decking boards in Wickes for £56 in total and make a really good gate very cheap.

ThisIsWeird

frugalmacdugal said:

Hi,

save money, here's how, LOOK.

Good job she fitted the new gate on to the old metal one, as the bracing is the wrong way around.

Niv

I have been looking for a made to measure back gate recently. There seem to be a few suppliers on ebay that provide sub £200 made to measure gates. I have not purchased yet so cannot comment on quality but I am close to buying one

FreeBear

Niv said:

I have been looking for a made to measure back gate recently. There seem to be a few suppliers on ebay that provide sub £200 made to measure gates. I have not purchased yet so cannot comment on quality but I am close to buying one

Needed w fairly wide gate myself to fill a 1400mm gap. Purchased a pair of wrought iron gates from ebay, bolted them together (after cutting the hinges off one). Cost me about £140 for the pair.

twopenny

Well we have someone who makes gates to size for under £200 if they are just wooden ones and a good craftsman too......so if you live in Somerset..........

And 5miles from that a tiny forge - wrought iron hand forged (including Kensington Palace) which are somewhat more expensive.

https://westcountryblacksmiths.co.uk/features-projects-customer-testimonials/page/2/

Oh I wish!

IvyFlood

Hi again, we have gone with a chap who quoted £485 which includes some turfing we also wanted doing. So I feel I was right to turn down the previous £575 quoted for just the gate!