The gate between our house and garage has seen better days:

I want to replace it with one that runs across the driveway, between the house and the boundary fence with next door’s garden, so that we have a bit more usable patio space outside the back door.

I’m going to make it in two halves, with one being the daily-usage half and the other being for occasional use if we need to get a trailer or something into the back garden.

It needs to be solid, chunky, withstand abuse and frequent use, and dog-proof. And made from wood. Simple, minimal, rustic and wabi-sabi, rather than complex, ornate and fancy.

I’m tempted by a mcmoonter-inspired log-pile filling a gap between a gatepost and the side fence, for insect habitat and coolness.

I’ve made precisely one gate before and it was awesome:

Sort the weeds 🙄

Show me your garden gates too. I’m looking for one across my drive, I want mine to be a 1/3rd and 2/3 opening if that makes sense. So a 1/3 gate to walk through,

This is mine built by a local saw mill for 200 quid, including frame, about 7 foot high and 4 inches thick. Long throw lock mech. I have just ordered a 6mm thick stainless anti hack saw plate to go across in front of the lock.

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Sort the weeds

You should see the rest of the garden if you like weeds. There’s 500 foot of garden and I work full time; weed-free it’ll never be.

That’s really nice toys19. Nicer than the doors inside my house 🙂

That’s the sort of thing I was going for, but I’ll probably leave some gaps to make it more wind-permeable as down the side of the house is a bit of a wind tunnel.

Wanted slightly rustic look, so went with treated sawn boards, topped with heavy trellis. The three concrete post go around 4 ft into the ground, timber bolted to them and all the other hinges and timer attach to that. This lot is about 11 years old and a couple of bits are ready for changing. All needs treating again.

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Now

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This is mine built by a local saw mill for 200 quid, including frame, about 7 foot high and 4 inches thick. Long throw lock mech. I have just ordered a 6mm thick stainless anti hack saw plate to go across in front of the lock

Nice, but where do you live, Gipton in Leeds?

A quick n’ dirty camera phone pic of a gate I completed two weekends ago. Thrilled with it.

Nice, but where do you live, Gipton in Leeds?

Sunny devon, but we have our fair share of “dayloit wasters” who like knicking stuff.

For security it’s a good idea to put a trellis above the gate. Helps stop thieves climbing over.

I really like that Markie. Is the gate itself reclaimed wood or just stained?

My side garage door used to have a horseshoe on it, but I replaced it with a chainring. I considered something similar for the gate, but thought it was a bit too “please steal my bikes”.

I do have an idea for using an old bike wheel as a structural element in an internal gate though. And maybe an old crank as a handle.

That’s a gate, not a garden gate 🙂

First gate I’ve ever made. Boards have shrunk so it’s now a bit “toothy”.

Not sure it’s what you’re after, but it’s nice to who off a bit of handy work.

I like your hinges.

Thanks miketually!

All the light wood is oak I bought for the project. The dark wood (panels) are a sawn up old greenhouse table. It’s an untreated (I think) softwood, nicely split and weathered by years in the sun, I suppose!

FWIW, my hinges are by From the Anvil, in their beeswax finish. Basically preferring a nice look which will age well to a no maintenance finish. The screws that came with them were rubbish so used coach bolts.

Near us in Oxfordshire is a wood recycling pace, wood planks, posts, beams, etc to pick through. If you’re after the weathered look, maybe see if something similar nearby?

Not wood, but quite nice I think.
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*marks a can of whupp-ass with trickydisco’s name*

That is no garden gate – that is a thing of beauty. In lilac.

This is mine built by a local saw mill for 200 quid, including frame, about 7 foot high and 4 inches thick. Long throw lock mech. I have just ordered a 6mm thick stainless anti hack saw plate to go across in front of the lock.

Looks nice and sturdy , good for climbing over……….

Might have to look into reclaimed timer, or find some to reclaim myself. I like the mix of new light wood and old dark wood there.

I made a frame from 1″ box section and clad it with UPVC cladding, it’s lasted about 15 years so far.
Wood is just a pain, I do my decorating with a bucket of soapy water and a sponge. 🙂