Living in Canada, we have to deal with frost heaving of the ground, therefore the posts have to be at least four feet into the ground. I dig the holes about six inches deeper and put a six inch layer of gravel at the bottom. Now comes the fun part. Putting the post into the hole, plumbing it and then putting all the dirt back into the hole. Once completed the post is rock solid, the gravel allows the water to drain and also gives a bit of flexibility so that the posts don't rise and fall with the change of seasons. Easy to replace if the need arises as well. Good looking fence and gate, Chris.
I loved watching this! Your delivery is fast, smart, friendly, and to the point! You don't waste time and I SO appreciate that! Love it. Very informative and inspiring! Thank you!
+Susan Darcy wow thank you so much for the kind words. I'm so glad to get this kind of feedback. It makes it all worthwhile! Thank you for being a part of the channel
Thank you so much for making this video! Your gates look great! And... OMG could your little helper/supervisor be more adorable, She's such a little doll !!!
Love the attitude and the gateway....great job, brother. I guess it's the little things in life that get me. I know it's really simple but I freaking love the pipe lock at the bottom.
Aside from having an expert on hand, DIY is the greatest teacher! As others have pointed out, adding concrete to the post is required and by far the biggest omission here. I agree with other posts as well, regarding the additional hinges and cross member support for the gate which is lacking here. I would also use some serious caution about the pre-made panels due to the fast growth inexpensive lumber they are made with. You will find this to crack and warp very soon.
Hey nice job! I like your music and the fast pace of the video. Most people IMHO have an impatient factor when watching how to video so yours was spot on!
Dean Eng thank you so much for sharing this with me. I really appreciate the feedback it means a lot because I try to keep information in my Videos as pertinent as possible!! Ask for watching I really appreciate it again
OMG! This the best gate diy I've seen, trying to learn how to do it for my place. Hate not having money to do what I really want to. Husband doesn't care to spend $ on this and doesn't want to change it to better. Dang rabbits, rotten wood and cheeply done by previous owner. There a sloping ground and grass(I call it weeds others call it lawn). No $$$for a nice cement walkway or plants that keep rabbits, field rodents and dogs away! Just LOVE the happy cute pie at the end!
Yeah she is a cutie. Also thanks for the come and I appreciate you telling me about the situation and I hope you can get something built like this sooner rather than later. Take care
Thank you so very much ,I’ve been looking at videos for two hours ,my budget won’t allow for anything but pallet wood but now I’m able to make a gate . Our neighbors dogs keep pooping in our yards one again thanks . Oh what can I put on the pallets to make them last longer
Nice job my friend. Looks great. I'll be doing the same job over at my parents house this summer. I'll be referencing this video but mostly I make it up as I go. Keep the vids coming. Get that baby an impact driver. She looks like a junior maker to me.
+Peter Carnegie thank you so much Peter. I'll try to get a video every couple weeks or so. Thank you so much for the encouragement and support. And yes it's been pretty cool to se the growth of my young baby girl through these videos. I hope she joins be in the shop on her own when these days. Thanks again Peter
A Glimpse Inside I’m in the middle of making a double wood gate, making a metal frame for it....like you I have trailers/boat/ RV. And other toys I get through mine....they just dont seem to last long, before sagging.......
Freedom 1 a 12’ 6x6 48” into the ground would eliminate any sagging along with thru bolts to attach the gate! I have not experienced Any sagging yet. However I should’ve done what I just said above
maaaan common sense solutions to that gate you made I love it, I'm starting my gate and fence tomorrow and you can bet who's video i bookmarked hahaa great job
Alan Shaw Oh man thank you so much you’re too kind. It really does mean a lot that you reach out and let me know stuff like this. Thank you so much again
Great ideas here. I like your solution for the gap under the gate; couple of questions about that 1. Did you anchor the threshold/ pressure treated 2X material to the ground in anyway to prevent it from rolling? 2. How has everything (especially the hinges) held up so far? My experience with that type of hinge hasn’t been good unless I through bolt them. Can’t believe there are any dislikes on this video. Thanks.
So far so good on the hinges. I agree about the through bolts. My family had a farm and our long swinging gates for the stables definitely needed them. As far is the threshold it is just wedged in place in between the two posts. The threshold consist of two boards that are screwed together and then hammered in place with a really tight Friction fit between the two posts. So far everything is doing great. Thanks for watching
Nicholas Wright thank you very much! I really like using a $70 Wagner paint sprayer. They work really well if you keep them clean. However I won't be doing that video for a little while due to the wood still being so wet. And also you can always touch up with a good quality 3 inch brush around the edges. Hope that helps
A Glimpse Inside, only thing i probably would've done different would be make the hole and pipe in the 2x8 a bit larger. over time with expansion and contraction the drop-down piece might not fit as easily as when things were new. other than that, a very very nice job.
This is great and timely. I have to replace a gate on my fence and this is spot on. Also, I would love to see you do a video on how you built your workbench in your shop; and your table saw top. Cool stuff!
Thank you so much I’m glad you enjoyed it. Unfortunately I built what you mentioned before I started my channel. However I’m going to incorporate more of that marine grade plywood and future videos
Great video! I highly recommend, actually, its 100% necessary, to use minimum of 4x4 steel posts for gate posts. Also, steel frames on gates that hinge on the steel gate posts. You would be shocked to see how much wood bends and flexes when opposite weight is applied.
Awesome vid!! I’m going to do the same for my current chain link, when I turn it into a wooden fence. If you don’t mind me asking... How much did the materials all cost for everything for the gate, bottom, brackets and so on? Materials only, minis your labor of course. LOL. Thanks man. Keep’em coming.
Best video I watched so far on building a fence.
Thank you so much
Your enthusiasm and your videos are a joy to watch. Good luck in your new shop.
Living in Canada, we have to deal with frost heaving of the ground, therefore the posts have to be at least four feet into the ground. I dig the holes about six inches deeper and put a six inch layer of gravel at the bottom. Now comes the fun part. Putting the post into the hole, plumbing it and then putting all the dirt back into the hole. Once completed the post is rock solid, the gravel allows the water to drain and also gives a bit of flexibility so that the posts don't rise and fall with the change of seasons. Easy to replace if the need arises as well. Good looking fence and gate, Chris.
I loved watching this! Your delivery is fast, smart, friendly, and to the point! You don't waste time and I SO appreciate that! Love it. Very informative and inspiring! Thank you!
+Susan Darcy wow thank you so much for the kind words. I'm so glad to get this kind of feedback. It makes it all worthwhile! Thank you for being a part of the channel
Excellent video. The best part was your baby's approval: priceless. God bless you, my bro.
Thank you so much for making this video! Your gates look great! And... OMG could your little helper/supervisor be more adorable, She's such a little doll !!!
That fence and gate looks great and I really like the locking mechanism you came up with! Great idea using the galvanized pipe!
Nice dude ! Best is the little child. Your technique was amazing ! Congrats !
This was amazing, and even more amazing you did the whole thing in flip-flops
Yeah people give me some flack about that I’m thinking of changing my name to the flip-flop fabricator. Thanks for watch brother
while holding a baby
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Love the attitude and the gateway....great job, brother.
I guess it's the little things in life that get me. I know it's really simple but I freaking love the pipe lock at the bottom.
Very true the little things do mean a lot. I appreciate you appreciating the pope lock !!
Wow!! You must be so proud of that job👍 And the adorable little lady at the end, she must be thinking "Ain't my daddy smart😉
Nice video of building a gate with good detail and great editing.
Aside from having an expert on hand, DIY is the greatest teacher! As others have pointed out, adding concrete to the post is required and by far the biggest omission here. I agree with other posts as well, regarding the additional hinges and cross member support for the gate which is lacking here. I would also use some serious caution about the pre-made panels due to the fast growth inexpensive lumber they are made with. You will find this to crack and warp very soon.
I appreciate your concern. I did go back a put concrete in the posts a year ago. As for the other issues. All is great! Thanks again!
this is such a sick build
Wow I really like that gate stop! Cool idea!
Hey nice job! I like your music and the fast pace of the video. Most people IMHO have an impatient factor when watching how to video so yours was spot on!
Dean Eng thank you so much for sharing this with me. I really appreciate the feedback it means a lot because I try to keep information in my Videos as pertinent as possible!! Ask for watching I really appreciate it again
Loved the video man! Specially that baby girl's smile at the end... too cool!!
Best part of the video was the baby! 😍. Nice job on the gate. I'm going to be working on mines this week.
OMG! This the best gate diy I've seen, trying to learn how to do it for my place. Hate not having money to do what I really want to. Husband doesn't care to spend $ on this and doesn't want to change it to better. Dang rabbits, rotten wood and cheeply done by previous owner. There a sloping ground and grass(I call it weeds others call it lawn). No $$$for a nice cement walkway or plants that keep rabbits, field rodents and dogs away!
Just LOVE the happy cute pie at the end!
Yeah she is a cutie. Also thanks for the come and I appreciate you telling me about the situation and I hope you can get something built like this sooner rather than later. Take care
Amazing job! I love watching it every second! Thanks!
Very nice build, explanation, and video editing.
Thanks so much! That means a lot!!
Very nice professional job.
Great job keep up the good work
Good work , and very good skills, I m simply astonishing
Thank you so very much ,I’ve been looking at videos for two hours ,my budget won’t allow for anything but pallet wood but now I’m able to make a gate . Our neighbors dogs keep pooping in our yards one again thanks . Oh what can I put on the pallets to make them last longer
I like polyurethane formulated for flooring or any type of spar urethane as well
Very good Dude... Well Done!!!
Great video. It's so cool that you have all the tools you need to do the job.
Thank you yes I have a cumulated them over the years. It’s definitely nice to have them
nice work fence looks great
Patrick's WorkShop thank you so much sir.
awesome how to video..minus the music noise.. :) well done. i gotta do the same with my old fencing.
Thank you!!
Good job 👌🏽💯
Howdy Chris...another great project / video! Thanks!
Mike Brady thank you very much! Hope all is well!!
Nice job my friend. Looks great. I'll be doing the same job over at my parents house this summer. I'll be referencing this video but mostly I make it up as I go. Keep the vids coming. Get that baby an impact driver. She looks like a junior maker to me.
+Peter Carnegie thank you so much Peter. I'll try to get a video every couple weeks or so. Thank you so much for the encouragement and support. And yes it's been pretty cool to se the growth of my young baby girl through these videos. I hope she joins be in the shop on her own when these days. Thanks again Peter
Nice work 👍🏽
Awesome job..kickass
Omg. I want all his power tools 🤗
A lot of info in the shortest time. WELL DONE! Thank you much.
That’s fantastic to hear. Thank you
I came back and Put cement in the four by sixes for sure. Everything seems to be holding up great still thanks for the concern
Nice project.....looks like you have some cool tools too.......thx for video.
Thanks, yeah. Most were found at estate sales!!
A Glimpse Inside I’m in the middle of making a double wood gate, making a metal frame for it....like you I have trailers/boat/ RV. And other toys I get through mine....they just dont seem to last long, before sagging.......
Freedom 1 a 12’ 6x6 48” into the ground would eliminate any sagging along with thru bolts to attach the gate! I have not experienced Any sagging yet. However I should’ve done what I just said above
maaaan common sense solutions to that gate you made I love it, I'm starting my gate and fence tomorrow and you can bet who's video i bookmarked hahaa great job
I am impressed now i know how to do the same in my garden next year. But might not be the same standards.
But i can only try.
Alan Shaw Oh man thank you so much you’re too kind. It really does mean a lot that you reach out and let me know stuff like this. Thank you so much again
What a nice video good bless your and ypur family brother!!!
Hell of a good job. Great video
Thank you so much!!
Killed it bro good job
Thank you very much
thats a really really nice and well done gate
one of the best videos i ever seen about fence gates dude !
Carlos Tinoco thank you so much. So glad you think so!
Excellent Job!
Thank you so much
PERFECTION!!!! Great job!
Angela Travis well thank you so much!
I love your fence. Good job 👏
I love this comment! Thank you
Great ideas here. I like your solution for the gap under the gate; couple of questions about that 1. Did you anchor the threshold/ pressure treated 2X material to the ground in anyway to prevent it from rolling? 2. How has everything (especially the hinges) held up so far? My experience with that type of hinge hasn’t been good unless I through bolt them. Can’t believe there are any dislikes on this video. Thanks.
So far so good on the hinges. I agree about the through bolts. My family had a farm and our long swinging gates for the stables definitely needed them. As far is the threshold it is just wedged in place in between the two posts. The threshold consist of two boards that are screwed together and then hammered in place with a really tight Friction fit between the two posts. So far everything is doing great. Thanks for watching
You have a lot of big tools I like
They sure do come in handy!!
I am very happy to run into your video here!
Well that is fantastic I’m glad you liked it
Aww baby is so cute ♥️♥️
Excellent build and it looks great, well done.
Barry (ENG)
+Barry Roberts thank you sir definitely appreciate that
Great video, I like it
Awesome job
Thank you !!
Stellar work. Looks like exactly the same thing I’m gearing up to do myself. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds good my friend thanks for letting me know. Hope yours comes out great
That was awesome! Wish I had those skills!
John Fraboni Thank you very much sir, just practice practice practice! I feel like I still learn something new every single day thanks again!
Great video. You gave me motivation to do this myself. Your baby girl is so cute. Keep up the great work brother.
Thank you so much. I’m glad you got some value out of it. Awesome
awesome video! thx!
Awesome job man!
Thank you
Hahahaha ...Sweeet. It sure is nice to have all the right tools for the job. Good Stuff.
Awesome video!!
Thank you
awesome Job. and clean.
Thank you so much
That is what i need to my home thanks to share that great idea
Sounds wonderful. And you’re very welcome
Excellent video! Great ideas!
+Bull City Woodworks thank you brother!
Why so many rude people watching your great build? I gave you a like cuz your daughter melted my heart. Take care
She melts our too. Thank you so much for the kind words!!!
Hey Chris, I enjoyed the video and your fence/ gate look great! I would be interested to see your preferred painting process once you're able.
Nicholas Wright thank you very much! I really like using a $70 Wagner paint sprayer. They work really well if you keep them clean. However I won't be doing that video for a little while due to the wood still being so wet. And also you can always touch up with a good quality 3 inch brush around the edges. Hope that helps
A Glimpse Inside, only thing i probably would've done different
would be make the hole and pipe in the 2x8 a bit larger. over
time with expansion and contraction the drop-down piece
might not fit as easily as when things were new. other than
that, a very very nice job.
I definitely appreciate the concern so far so good. Thanks again. As it turns out rust is the most concerning thing however it’s not too bad so far
Nice job.
awesome work!
This nice and helpful
Simply marvelous, well explained. I love everything you did 😊
Why thank you so much. I hope you have a wonderful day!
great job, and the baby is so adorable :-D
Does the square u make that distribute the weight have to be a perfect square or can it be a rectangul?
It can definitely be a rectangle
Very nice !
This is great and timely. I have to replace a gate on my fence and this is spot on. Also, I would love to see you do a video on how you built your workbench in your shop; and your table saw top. Cool stuff!
Thank you so much I’m glad you enjoyed it. Unfortunately I built what you mentioned before I started my channel. However I’m going to incorporate more of that marine grade plywood and future videos
Great video! One of the best fence videos on TH-cam. Thank-you!
Ben Varepa thank you as well. Your kind words me so much! Thank you for watching
Thanks man. This is a cool video
I appreciate that brother! Thank you
You Are Good ! , 5 stars !
I hope you can make a video on how to do it on a slope. Thanks for the good video 👏👏
+ggg's fan That would be a tough one. If I ever have the need for it I will do it
Your video was awesome!!! I have a gate that consists of 2 - 14' panels that I'm looking to replace...would you still recommend these type of hinges?
good man you are... thank you for sharing your hard work...
Thank you Jon. I very much appreciate it
Great job, you just save yourself $500 or more, just the labor👍👍👍👍
maria robles this is true. Thank you for the kind words! Means a whole lot to us!!
Good looking fence guardian.
+Cloak of Feathers Thank you. Is that a Destiny reference?
A Glimpse Inside yes it is.
Cloak of Feathers how did you know? I’ve 2 max lvl characters! You play?
A Glimpse Inside your t shirt at the end of the video. Nepal 🇳🇵 charity shirt. I played all D1 but D2 lost me.
Cloak of Feathers yea. Same here. Haven’t logged in in over a month! It’s a shame really.
Nice flip-flops!
Nice 2x4
Good Job
Hey can you DJ
Beautiful work.. Amazing..
Thank you so much. Very much appreciate that
Beautiful I love this video and the music. Great job my friend.
Thank you brother I appreciate that
Hi nice job. i have a question what are the sizes just for the frame?
Each gate is 5 1/2 x 6 frame wise
Thank you so munch!
Great stuff brow,,,,
Thank you so much man
Did you think of adding a third hinge?
I did at one point but there wasn’t a need because of the rating of the hinges
Great job !!!
Jr. Robert Kd thank you so much!
Where did you buy the hinges and what’s the measurements of the gate frame
The hinges are from Lowe’s they are 13 inches. And the gate frame is 5 feet wide by 5 1/2 feet tall
what's your experience with the harbor freight vise? how long have you been using it?
+ewijntuin it's been good. I know some people have had them break when a lot of force is applied but mine is holding up just fine!
+ewijntuin been using it for 2 years +
Great video! Thanks!
Thank you and you’re welcome
Great video! I highly recommend, actually, its 100% necessary, to use minimum of 4x4 steel posts for gate posts. Also, steel frames on gates that hinge on the steel gate posts. You would be shocked to see how much wood bends and flexes when opposite weight is applied.
Terrific work! wish you could do my fence!!!
Thank you so much. I do custom work, however I doubt you’re in northeast Florida. Thanks again
A Glimpse Inside I am all the way in Oklahoma😣
Great video, thanks.
Most informative! Also, I appreciate the footwear. Just like him, I have steel toes.
Haha. Thanks man. To funny
Any updates on the swinging doors? Would you install 3 hinges instead of 2?
They are actually holding up well. No issues thus far. I usually thru-bold big doors like these however so far so good!! Thanks for the inquiry
Awesome vid!! I’m going to do the same for my current chain link, when I turn it into a wooden fence. If you don’t mind me asking... How much did the materials all cost for everything for the gate, bottom, brackets and so on? Materials only, minis your labor of course. LOL. Thanks man. Keep’em coming.
Nrfa wood and all other doo dads were around $500. Thanks for watching and for reaching out!!
did u cement the 4x4"s and the 4x6"s in ??? if not, that gate is gonna be blowing in the wind this year...