How To Build A Garden Gate with Threshold (Easy and Inexpensive)

We show you how to build a wood garden gate that is strong and very easy to do. This gate has a special threshold feature on the bottom that will keep out rodents.

[@hollysuniga703]

Haha love your daughters hand gestures! ☺️ cute

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you

[@MrsLaytonClassroom]

Thanks lots for sharing the gate and threshold design. I think its just what the doctor ordered.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

No problem. Glad it was helpful.

[@doodoosquad916-dog-poopdog8]

I just use this and made an awesome gate for my dog pen. Training my dog to use the side yard only. I had some simple modification for a dog but thank you so much for doing this video!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

That is awesome! You're welcome.

[@pickinanddiggin9128]

Thanks for sharing! I'm going to try something similar for our garden this weekend.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You’re welcome

[@warren2785]

Nice work Sir. Gotta say. I doubted your plan having failed at similar attempts multiple times myself, but you did it right for sure. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I appreciate that. Thank you.

[@danielbaldwin8871]

I like your hinges and board across the top.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Gracias

[@charlieayson833]

Good job sir watching your video from Philippines.thanks

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Salamat! Glad to have you here.

[@brentjohnson6654]

Another great video. I am making my odd sized date tomorrow. My fence is a t post fence and I have ordered t post hinge hardware. If that doesn’t work I will put wood posts at the gate. I am learning on the job for this one. Haha

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thanks. Learning on the job is certainly part of homesteading.

[@philanderson8419]

Nice job. Seems to be a lot of space between post and gate at the hinge side, but looks great. Going to try it now!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you. There was a lot of space there. I put another piece of flexible plastic fencing there to solve that problem. It was the choice of fencing hinges that caused that issue.

[@jimroberts1391]

I used this video to build some gates ,Except I used a sliding miter chop saw to cut all the groves , they came out very nice and strong , the pocket screws really tied it together . Thank you

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Awesome! Glad it was helpful.

[@tigretiburon8648]

Good job quick simple

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thanks

[@opvangen]

Great idea for a light-weight fence! Though afa the threshhold idea: rabbits & smaller critters can jump, climb, and still enter anywhere else along your fence ;)

[@melancholymonkey1880]

Good man!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you

[@denesestanley3966]

Thank you

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome.

[@samuelguce]

thanks mate

[@CountryLivingExperience]

You're welcome!

[@adisneylandmommy]

I would’ve wanted to see the adding it to the fence part with the hinges and lock

[@wheelstandr]

Thats what I was thinking. I can build a show winning car or a 1000 horsepower engine but I need help to build a gate! LOL!

[@nightwolf2666]

Nice idea with the smaller mesh at the bottom. I have seen guys do that, but they double it up and tie the two pieces together because that 1/2" stuff is so pliable and gets wrecked over time from all the closing and opening. Did you set anything beneath your bottom channel/threshold in order to prevent it from sinking/shifting over time? No packed gravel?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thanks. The fencing has not worn out yet but when it does, it is easy to replace. I like the doubling over method. I will try that when I replace it. No gravel under the threshold. We have a heavy clay soil. It has not moved at all.

[@1234565678dgf]

Hi there. Great build and you working with your daughter is just lovely to see. I'm going to be attempting my own diy gate build as well. I'm a bit anxious but what part of the hinge hardware are you measuring and then subtracting from to get the correct width of the gate? That would be super helpful. thanks.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Don't be anxious. You can do it. You'll have to purchase the specific hardware for yourself. Every store is going to have different things. Just find a hinge and a hinge pin that screws into your post. Screw in the hinge screw as far as you can so that the hinge will still swing freely on it. Put the hinge on a piece of scrap wood and then set the hinge (with scrap) on the hinge pin. Measure the gap. Subtract that from your overall door width.

[@1234565678dgf]

@@CountryLivingExperience thank you for you help on this. My gate turned out great

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Awesome! Glad we could help.

[@j.r.thompson5950]

The openings on the side of the gate will allow rodents and animals in, even though the bottom of the gate won't..

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I know. Those were covered with fencing.

[@vegass04]

OK which part was simple and easy. First most people dont have a table saw so can't make this joint you've made that is super sturdy. I would like to see this fence door done with more basic tools (no I'm not talking only hand tools but table saw is a bridge too far). Like a circular saw, impact driver and a drill.

[@JFAM077]

It would be great to see what hardware you used for your round fence posts.

[@JFAM077]

NeverMind found your answer to someone in comments. Those are no unavailable I’ll have to find something else

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Ok, cool. Things go out of stock quickly nowadays.

[@Allworldsk1]

You should flip your center brace.! That's what holds the weight of the gate in form.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I know. The gate was light though and it never deformed.

[@RevDocMicah]

what gate hardware are you using to go from the round post to the square 2x?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

I just used a regular gate bolt and hinge for a tube gate. I bent the hinge out and bolted it to the wood frame. This is what I bought: amzn.to/2UTmIfE

[@juanperales7814]

Great video, but in my opinion there’s no need for the rabbit wire mesh at the bottom of the threshold if you leave only half inch gap at the bottom of the gate. Critters won’t be able to fit!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you. True, but they could dig. This way they threshold are wire are there to prevent that.

[@johnnymeadows5397]

Are the boards for the frame 2x4 or 2x6?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

They are all 2x4

[@JimSelfisHere]

How is the threshold holding up? I'm hesitant to copy that because I know the hanging wire will get kicked and bent out of shape around here.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Holding just fine after several years. I’ve never kicked it because the bottom of the door sits so low.

[@lawrencecamille03]

What hardware did you use for the locking mechanism and hinges?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Hello. Just a pin and hinge for a tube gate. I bent the hinge to fit the wood.

[@JimKirchner]

Can you please share what kind of hinges you used?

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Sure. This is similar to the one we used...amzn.to/3vvBxZg

[@JimKirchner]

@@CountryLivingExperience Thank you!

[@mrmosty5167]

I’m going to build a person-sized gate for my small pullet coop pen till I can move them in with the big girls. Tired of having to bend down to get in and scrape my back on the cut mesh ends!

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Cool

[@davidmcpike8359]

by 'strong' you mean stronger than a rabbit??

[@Na80014]

Rabbit are not nasty 🙄 they are very cute but the gate looks fantastic

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Thank you

[@nicklopez5298]

Won't the rabbit just go thru the fence and not the gate.

[@tedptasznik953]

What's the small screen for when you got all kinds of gaps around the gate...plus the entire fence at bottom is 2x4 screen gaps?? 🤦‍♂️

[@rtothedtothep1414]

Quick and dirty, lol

[@darryljessop3780]

Rabbits are in the rodent family. just fyi.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Great. Thanks for watching.

[@williamjohnson2579]

share you blueberries with the rabbits! learn to share, jai baba

[@CountryLivingExperience]

lol

[@dominik1023]

A rabbit is a rodent actually. One of the most annoying ones.

[@CountryLivingExperience]

Luckily my cat catches and eats rabbits