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GATE xx FENCE Photo shows two styles of good looking gates that are easy to make. Tip: Colorful pencil gate made from tapered 1x6 redwood boards and painted to look like pencils. Estimated cost: $32. Six distinctive wooden gates. Build a wooden gate, then decorate and paint to make it resemble a colonial flag. Est. cost: $33. Sturdy side-yard gate with an arched top is made from tongue-and-groove cedar or redwood and measures 36" wide by 72" high. Stylish outdoor projects to build. (1) Arbor-gate combination with arched top (4x4x9-ft.). (2) Sunburst gate. (3) Side-yard screen (10-ft. tall) to conceal trash cans, etc. has a trellised top. Complementary curves. Combine a grand arch and gently curved gate to create a praiseworthy passage (garden gate). Covered entry gate. Copy of one designed in 1927 for a house on the California coast. Down the garden path. Ideas for enchanting gates and fences. Garden gateway is a 5-ft.-square structure with a decorative lath roof and narrow strips of lattice under the eaves. Tune a gate. An introduction to quick and easy wooden gate repairs. Looks at hinges, latch, and posts. Tip shows techniques that combine for the construction of a sag-free gate. Illustration shows a device to support a swinging gate with a wheel and curved wooden track. Make door and gate latches from wood. How to build a gate. Consists of a 2x4 frame crisscrossed with wire. Build a gate that swings fully open in either direction. The "hinge" is a 2x4 which pivots inside a piece of plastic pipe. Make low-cost gates from welded-rod cattle panels. Colonial Williamsburg gates and fences. Dimensions and construction details shown for several styles of wooden picket fences and gates. A magnetic reed switch and LEDs are used in a circuit to tell if a driveway gate is open or closed. Tip: How to put a roller caster on a fence gate that is dragging. How to build a no-sag gate. Using a cross brace or a cable and turnbuckle to fix a sagging gate. Two methods to correct a sagging gate. (1) Steel gate turnbuckle. (2) Diagonal board support. Tip shows how to make an easy-to-open lift gate with a wooden catch nailed to the gate post at ground level. Teak arbor and gate. Plate joinery and two-part epoxy keep it together. Wooden gate uses mitered corner blocks instead of the typical diagonal bracing. An elegant Craftsman-style garden gate that goes well with arbors and trellises. Features a simple rail-and-stile joinery technique. Garden gate made of white cedar. Jigs simplify construction of this elegant outdoor gateway which features decorative spindles and frame-and-panel construction. Garden gate ideas. Build a garden gate in an open picket design from warm-colored cedar with a copper pipe as a crosspiece. Simple garden gate has a frame of 2x4s covered with narrow balusters on each side. Fence with flair. "Welcome" gates feature a circular opening or a semi-circular opening with a trellis top. Combine them with a fence consisting of prefabricated lattice panels set in a decorative wooden frame. Two great garden gates. (1) Rustic wire gate has framework made of tree limbs. (2) Formal double gate, designed to be set in a hedge, features a frame-and-panel style with a curved top rail. Cannonball gate closer uses a concrete ball. Refined rustics. Craft a covered backyard bench and a swinging gate from logs and branches. Four great garden gates. (1) Twin archways embrace picket-style gates and form an overhead arbor. (2) Red cedar gate with an arbor crown. (3) Frame-and-panel Chippendale-style gate is hung between brick pillars. (4) Lattice-panel gate is flanked by wooden columns that feature lighted mailbox and house numbers. Big ideas for a small yard. Landscaping projects include (1) cedar arbor and planters, (2) concrete block retaining wall and steps that are covered with limestone slabs, (3) wooden trellis backdrop for a limestone planter, and (4) red cedar privacy fencing and gate with a lattice top. Making a grand entrance. How to build an arched gateway arbor. How to construct a hanging gate. Emphasis is on reinforcement methods to avoid sagging. A hinge for a self-closing gate is made from steel bar and angle iron. Tension brace for a gate consists of a length of threaded rod which can be adjusted from year-to-year to prevent gate from sagging. See-through fence gate is a wooden frame lined with metal lathe. Garden gateways. Four decorative wooden gates. Inexpensive hinges for metal gates made from short pieces of pipe. Decorative garden gate made of 2x2 framework with an inset flower motif. How to install a garage door opener to open a large gate across your driveway. How to build your own metal gate from bedsteads and bed frames. Three designs for fence stiles. A stile is a gate which allows people, but not livestock, to pass through, or a ladder or steps which allow people to easily climb over a fence, thus eliminating the need for a gate. Make gate frames from tree branches. Designs for Victorian fences and gates. Tip: Hidden gate on a 3-plank fence consists of a way to slide open one section of the fence. How to build no-sag gates. Details on five fence-and-gate designs that are appropriate for post-Victorian houses. Design and build a custom picket fence. Features both hinged and lift-out gates. Two clever gate ideas. (1) A self-closing gate (without springs), (2) "Texas" gate made by sinking hollow core concrete blocks in the ground. Keeps cattle in or deer out. How to construct, reinforce, and hang a gate in a picket fence. 5 yard structures to improve your landscape. (1) Walkway and overhead trellis. (2) Cedar screen. (3) Lattice fence. (4) Arched trellis. (5) Arched-top gate. Build this board-and-lattice fence with fanciful moon gate. Consists of three styles of fences: (1) 4-ft. lattice fence with moon gate. (2) 6-ft. board-and-lattice fence. (3) 6-ft. privacy fence made from 1x6 boards. Garden gateway. Build an elegant redwood structure that's really four projects in one (trellis, gate, fence, bench). Short cut to building better-hanging, well-mated double gates. Build one gate and saw it in half. Three decorative garden gates for walled gardens. Wrought-iron railing can be used for fencing. Sketch shows how to make a no-weld gate. A decorative gate and simple fence can convert a corner of your yard into a protected garden area. Two styles of steel gates dramatize (and secure) your entry or courtyard. (1) Gate constructed of industrial grating has a sharp horizontal and vertical pattern. (2) Seahorse shape set against a background of seaweed and wave patterns. Both gates require simple welding. A rope assembly allows a large driveway gate to be fully opened or closed from behind the wheel of your car, without the need for motors. Frame for a gate is made from PVC plastic pipe. Garden architecture. Simply graceful yard structures you can build. (1) Arched gateway. (2) Arbor or trellis. Facelifts for the old homefront. Decorative fences, gates and porch railings. Photo shows how to use an automatic garage door opener to open a large gate across a driveway. Tall entry gate with a curved top has a massive frame that sandwiches a vent-screen core. Photo shows a combination swinging gate and planter. When gate is closed it appears to be a fixed wall. A simple sliding gate built to go across a driveway is 3 ft. high and 18 ft. long. Frame is 2x4's spaced 30" apart. Wire mesh is stapled to frame. 2-inch rubber wheels are mounted on bottom of frame for support and easy mobility. Fool-the-eye driveway gate looks like the rest of a board fence but opens like a garage door. Redwood "wiggle board" is used to decorate an entry gate. Indestructible gate is made from 1" PVC pipe. U-bolts are used as hinges. Designs for 6 sturdy garden gates are shown. Tips on making a sculptured entry gate from tubular steel, covered with plywood, and faced with redwood scraps in varying sizes. How to build a spring-loaded gate that swings uphill. Barrier gate for country property road is hewn from logs with a chain saw. Tip: Standard hydraulic door opener, mounted on a garden gate, is made more secure by installing a bolt closure. Tip: Self-closing gate rolls up a slightly inclined track and then back down with enough force to engage a self-closing latch. Tip shows an idea for metal-weaving to face both sides of a plywood garden gate. How to square up a droopy gate using a steel cable and turnbuckle. Victorian-inspired wooden gate features an eyebrow top, fluted posts, dentil molding and turned wood finials. Grand entrance. Build an inviting approach to your backyard with this arbored garden gate. Two wooden gate designs that feature robust woodwork. The correct way to brace doors and gates to keep them from sagging. Advice on repairing very old oak gates and making new oak gates. Classic Georgian-styled garden gate based on a design used in colonial Virginia. Two-part gate has solid bottom panels and square spindles from the midpoint to the curving top rail. Nine styles of decorative garden gates you can build. Pioneer style gate latch is made from wood. A sliding wooden latch for your fence gate. Build a fence for security, one that creates privacy in the yard while keeping out intruders. Designs for three styles furnished. (1) Stockade board-on-board security fence 7-ft tall with cap rail and square capitals on the top of posts. (2) Post-and-rail security fence with gate that has Craftsman style design elements. (3) Dog-eared board-on-board security fence. Includes advice on building and hanging a gate. How to fix a sag in a picket fence gate by installing a diagonal brace. | |||||||||
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