{"id":2531,"date":"2018-06-09T10:54:43","date_gmt":"2018-06-09T17:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/?p=2531"},"modified":"2018-08-09T21:46:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T04:46:19","slug":"building-gates-the-bad-and-the-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/building-gates-the-bad-and-the-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Gates- The BAD and the Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We build a lot of gates and fences and see a lot of poorly constructed garden gates. Gates that drag, don&#8217;t close, and don&#8217;t latch can be on of the most frustrating things in the garden. Below are a couple of videos showing how not to build a gate, and a properly constructed gate.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5YsDOqMINOE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rzgJXZwCe1k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>A few tips:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>-Big posts, big piers:<\/strong> Larger 4&#215;6 or 6&#215;6 posts will provide more stability and decay resistance over time. Larger piers will make sure your gate has a good foundation. A really solid pier would be 18&#8243; diameter and at least 1\/3 the height of the post with gravel at the base of the pier for drainage.<br \/>\n<strong>-Frame it right:<\/strong> For a carpenters gate, the framing should always be installed vertically. Typically 2x4s are used. The 4 inch dimension should always be vertically (i.e. perpendicular to the ground). Box framing a gate with the 2 inch dimension vertical is easier, but holds up much worse over time. It also doesn&#8217;t look as good.<br \/>\n<strong>-Not too heavy or too wide:<\/strong> When framing a gate, make sure to not oversize the framing too much. A heavy gate will be more likely to sag. For that same reason don&#8217;t make you garden gate too wide. We typically limit our standard gates to 48 inches. Once you start get wider metal reinforcement or additional support is required.<br \/>\n<strong>-Pick the right lumber:<\/strong> Gates should be made out of high quality decay resistant lumber. In California that usually means Redwood or sometimes Cedar. Posts can be either pressure treated lumber or Redwood.<br \/>\n<strong>-Choose a good hardware:<\/strong> It doesn&#8217;t have to be fancy, but a quality latch will make all the difference on your gate. We like paddle style latches for the easiest operation. <a href=\"http:\/\/ddtechglobal.com\/product\/lokklatch\">Lokk Latches<\/a> or the swanky <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rockymountainhardware.com\/products\/door-hardware\/door-sets\/screen-and-gate-sets\/gate-sets\">Rocky Mountain Hardware<\/a> are good options for different needs. Same goes for hinges, standard hinges are fine, just make sure they are heavy duty and can bear the gate&#8217;s weight well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We build a lot of gates and fences and see a lot of poorly constructed garden gates. Gates that drag, don&#8217;t close, and don&#8217;t latch can be on of the most frustrating things in the garden. Below are a couple of videos showing how not to build a gate, and a properly constructed gate. &nbsp; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/building-gates-the-bad-and-the-good\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Building Gates- The BAD and the Good<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2531"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2531\/revisions\/2585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oclandscape.com\/ocblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}