Recent content by dangermouse2020

Hi guys, i have been working away for a few weeks and now i am back and have a few days off i am going to make my gate. Just to remind you the gate is a brace and ledge and frame, with T&G cladding for the panel. The stiles will be 4x2" The top rail 4x2" The mid rail 4x1" and the bottom rail...

Hi Jason, i just wanted to let you know i havent ignored your post but i have been working away for a few weeks and couldnt get online to reply. Thanks that is exactly what i was looking for, one question i do have though is how do you machine the dado into the rail to house the cladding/panel...

Hi Bob, i just wanted to let you know i wasnt ignoring your last post but i have been working away for the last few weeks and my internet access was very limited. Thanks for your support and advice and i will post pics even if there isnt much of a gate to look at lol

Sorry i also forgot to mention i have seen another possible option on google images that i like the look of but i dont know how to go about it. It is to have the top rail curved, with both the top edge and bottom edge of the top rail curved, and then have a straight rail directly below the...

Hey guys, i have another gate question for you :lol: After looking around on google images for ideas on what colour to finish my gate i have noticed that i quite like the look of curved top gates, but im not exactly sure what the best construction method to use is. The gate im making is a...

Cheers guys you have really helped to clear things up for me :) i will definately go with cranked hinges as will be easier than recessing the post. Any ideas what size hinges i need to use? The gate dimensions are be 2000 x 900mm Hinge wise i was thinking either 300mm or 450mm (12" or 18" old...

Yeh i am quite the perfectionist, or as my missus says OCD lol. But i must admit i love planning to the finest 'T' as things seem to go more smoothly for me then. I just hope the pics are worthy of posting once all is said and done. Ok brilliant there is some really helpful very advice to help...

Oh right so straight hinges are used when the hinges sit inside the gap between the 2 posts? Hence the need to recess straight hinges? And so cranked hinges would sit on the backside of the gate post, and then the gate would sit flush with the 2 gate posts, and a small clearance gap (say 10mm)...

Well the gate posts and stiles are the same size, and the gate will sit flush with the posts. I want the hinges hook pin to sit on the back of the post as opposed to inside the gap between the 2 gate posts. So if im understanding you correctly i need to fit straight hook and band hinges and...

Well im not to keen on giving people bad publicity, but to help anyone else getting stung like i was the yard in question was Hancock and Brown, i actually found them very dismissive with me and wont be going there again. My farther in law has pointed me in the direction of a yard he uses and...

Hey guys, i was looking on the internet earlier for the hardware for my new garden gate i am about to build. There is a lot more options than i thought so i am hoping someone can help point me in the right direction. The gate posts will be 4x2" both fixed to masonry walls and the gate stiles...

Well i followed your advice and bit the bullet and went to the yard for some new timber. The problem i did have was every single length had at least a very slight bow in it (i checked all the stock they had both inside and out), also they refused to take back the bowed timber and declared all...

Yeh the timber was stored indoors, i assumed as its redwood it would need to be kept under cover until it was treated. :oops: The timber only bows in one direction, banana shaped as you say. But it doesnt bow in the direction you suuggest, as the stiles would be bowing front to back as...

Cheers guys, i think i will go with sadolins following your advice. Plus its a lot cheaper than using sikkens which is always nice :)

Hi guys, since i last posted i have been working away i got back yesterday and decided that today i would build my new gate. This morning when i went in the garage i noticed that the stiles for the gate were bowed, i suppose its to be expected as both the lengths are 2.4m redwood stock from the...