How To Build A Horizontal Cedar Gate IN PLACE (No Hanging!)

[@sassafrasvalley1939]

Dan, that’s a good danged gate! And, the smell is awesome too. My neighbor has a metal gate… he hung it from the low side. Then he dug the road bed out with his bucket loader. By the time he got done he had a pond in the entrance. I went by after the first rain and water was standing under the gate. I told him that putting that pond under the gate was a good idea. Because, now the cows could get a drink without having to walk all the way down to the creek!!! After it got rutted out about a foot deep he moved the hinges to the other end. I hauled him some gravel and filled in the pond. He told me the other day that he’s glad he hung it wrong… otherwise the entrance would be a muddy mess! I didn’t tell him that it would have been simpler just to hang it right and fill the low side. I just said, “Yep. Good thing!” Dan, sometimes the simplest way is hard!

[@timboyd2650]

I followed your Gate Video exactly , Only I had 4x4 post , Finished product was perfect. Best How To Video on You Tube... You Guys Rock ! My gate swung and lined up perfect.. Thank You for the detailed instruction.I even added the " Pizzaz "..Las Vegas

[@SWiFence]

Awesome to hear!

[@davidmichael2390]

Dan the man never stops

[@BUTGOD-j1x]

Great production on this subject of making a horizontal gate with no hangin'. I guess if you use a regular 4x4 post to hang the gate to, it would not need all the extra cutting. Thanks again.

[@jonathoncavazos7571]

First time building a horizontal fence and your video helped me. Thank you

[@SWiFence]

Excellent! You're welcome. 👍🏻

[@michaelb41]

You got me with the handle joke. Nice video. I'm building my first gate. Thanks for the info.

[@PhilipAlonzo]

This guy has taught me alot about fencing thru the years and if i a concrete guy can do this such as myself any one can just watch his videos

[@SWiFence]

Thanks Philip!

[@RobHTech]

You guys do some good work. New to the channel, and glad I found it. Not common to see people making vids who actually know what they are doing.

[@SWiFence]

Thanks! That's a high compliment!

[@sunnycaldreamer]

So we're going to build this gate but it needs to pass pool gate inspection. What self closing hinges would you recommend? The ones in your video aren't self closing.

[@andresmaldonado7356]

Do you happen to have a video for a double gate like this for a driveway? Still horizontal and still using postmaster.

[@Prince.Prince1999]

What if it is a slope and a double gate? What do you do about the gate swinging to the high side and hitting the ground?

[@remysanlaville3085]

would the same construction work for a 10ft wide gate (2 5ft door panels?)

[@111aglobe]

What joinery technique are you using?

[@prmcollin]

Fun to watch you improvise a gate real quick lol. Basically how almost any goes. “Oop can’t do that without adding this…”

[@platinumnexium7465]

How would you go about having the gate open to the inside? Just put the hinges on the inside? or is there a different build required? The way you showed it opens to the outside - many municipalities require the inside swing.

[@SWiFence]

Yes that’s correct. Just make sure the back side of the gate and the post are on the same hinge plane.

[@TappsLandscaping]

This was excatly the video i was looking for. Thank you!

[@SWiFence]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lukescott1993]

This is so smart building it in place.

[@pcngo1]

Great video! Would we be able to modify this build to a 10ft driveway auto swinging gate with no issues on weight?

[@danielalviter2728]

I’m mind blown you guys make it look easy

[@Grggeorge]

The hinges used are wrong I used a lot of those but wow they get messed up bend easy and even rust up I prefer the mft hinge if you havnt tried it yet give it a try

[@NoahDevine91]

As always great dang video Dan and team, that is a beautiful lifetime horizontal cedar fence love it 👍 and subscribe

[@patbell8165]

Super cool gate!

[@doriansupport7742]

Always enjoy your videos! Can the hinge be mounted on the other side as well? Would that be just as easy or would it require a lot more work?

[@SWiFence]

Off the back side? Yes, you sure can--you just need to have enough framework to screw your hinges to securely--so you'd have to modify accordingly.

[@cletusrobinson]

You guys are the bomb! I'm building a 6 foot gate. I think I'll put 3 hinges on it. What do you think???

[@SWiFence]

Nope. Wouldn't recommend it. 2 hinges should be plenty. 3 hinges invites lots of trouble with binding/things not lining up just right. Not saying you can't do it--but it complicates things and we haven't found the need. 👍🏻

[@Hypnoglasscom]

When setting your posts do you set them high and then cut to height after setting in concrete using a laser level? If yes what tool do you find best to trim the metal Postmaster Posts?

[@SWiFence]

We try to set them the height we want them so no trimming is needed, but if we need to trim the bandsaw is the way to go. 👍🏻

[@Hypnoglasscom]

Thank you!

[@1500dodgeram]

Would love to see a 10' double gate video.

[@gsftom]

Good stuff. Keep making those videos!

[@SWiFence]

Thanks Tom! That means a lot!

[@gentlemanfarmer2391]

When building a Kentucky 4 board fence with a gate how do you determine the pocket depth and the radius that would connect back up to the straight-line fencing? so, you have room to drive in and make the turn radius when leaving your driveway, a rule of thumb for a ratio or point me to one of your videos please.

[@SWiFence]

Sounds like trial and error to me. Always plan for bigger than smaller.

[@pdoty13]

Could this go out to 8’ in width?

[@frontrockfences]

How deep are the gate posts pounded? Should I cement the hinge post?

[@SWiFence]

There's no need to cement your hinge post as long as you can achieve 36" pounding depth or greater (based on your soil conditions).

[@frontrockfences]

@@SWiFence Thanks. You guys rock.

[@Drew_Peacock]

Is there a way you could do this with a double wide gate? I'm looking to make a gate a width where a vehicle could pass.

[@SWiFence]

Yes there is--we just don't have a video on that yet. What we do is build a metal frame out of chain link pipe, and then hinge it on 4" SS40 chain link posts, then attach the nailers and pickets to the frame.

[@justinthomas3253]

What is your pricing like using the Postmaster Post? Do you price below wood since you can do it faster, or above because it is a premium product?

[@SWiFence]

We only use PostMaster posts so if our customers want cedar, that's what they get. It definitely comes in above wood since it's a good deal more costly--but now that we've experienced the quality and longevity we can't go back.

[@MiguelAngel-kr4ys]

The post are strong enough to handle the fence without concrete?

[@SWiFence]

Absolutely. If your ground conditions are right we def prefer driving instead of digging and setting.

[@johnhamilton9229]

Nice finished product.

[@SWiFence]

Thanks!

[@jcsorensen4]

Just found your videos researching Postmaster+ as an alternative to my original plan, which was using a Slipfence system, which are outrageously expensive. These are really helpful, thank you. I notice here that you're just using the standard line posts here for your gate, rather than the Postmaster+ gates posts. Any reason for that? I'll follow your method, because the idea of having a wood fence with two random black powder coated posts at the gate was bugging me, but I was just wondering why you go this route. Thanks again!

[@SWiFence]

They haven't always had gate posts, and we've always had great success using the standard posts for everything (even corners)

[@jcsorensen4]

@@SWiFence Thank you! I think I'll plan on using the line posts then. By the way, do you have any videos on how to make non 90-degree turns using these?

[@SWiFence]

No, sorry. If it's anything more than a slight bend you're probably going to want to put a terminal post there as well.

[@jcsorensen4]

Got it. Thanks again for the great videos!

[@josephglasgow3516]

Something we always do is take tee hinges and create butterfly hinges for our horizontal gates, then you don’t have to do any extra work at all for making your hinges fit.

[@coldcoilinc]

I’d also use three hinges and they shouldn’t be making how to videos showing EXTREMELY unsafe use of power tools.

[@treeamigo8447]

​@@coldcoilinc Ok Karen

[@Mankick]

Did you notice any sag in the gate a week or even a month later? My gate has shifted a few inches since set up, I’m going to chalk that up to settling, and not a poor fence design. After all the post is 24 in deep and sunk in 160lbs of concrete

[@SWiFence]

It's important to figure out if the post has shifted, or the gate is sagging. Make sure your tension brace is running the correct direction. And if you haven't, you might want to install a anti-sag cable (kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXSkfaBoZZ58nJY). If your post has shifted though, you'll have to detach and reattach the gate to straighten it back out. It's not going to look amazing but it's better than a sagging gate.

[@Mankick]

@@SWiFence yes, the compression brace it the correct direction, but I do no have an anti sag cable, yet. I will check the post again, hopefully I do not need to re-attach the gate, but I will keep all options open for the moment.

[@travisrehn931]

Can I do this with 4x4 wood posts?

[@SWiFence]

Yes, you absolutely can. We don't ever set fence with 4x4 posts because they rot out--which is why we moved exclusively to steel. But the principles would be the same if your posts are wood. 👍🏻

[@chaseowens1122]

Whew! Thank you. I feel like I’m watching the twilight zone when I see all these knuckleheads trying to go defend using a tension brace on a material that’s number one use on this planet is compression

[@ericstewart4732]

Great tips.

[@SWiFence]

Thanks!

[@wees48]

It's too cold right now in Wyoming for a gate 😫

[@SWiFence]

Well it hasn't been exactly balmy, but it's not been too terrible. We build fence when it's below 0 so we've been enjoying having it a little warmer than that. 😆

[@NoName-be5ir]

Most my projects, figure it out as you go. 👍🏻

[@wbaker94]

Great video

[@AM-dn4lk]

Awesome dudes!!

[@wayneli8377]

professional

[@jsnook0211]

Built a 4’ wide gate exactly like this, but the latch side is warping after only two weeks (sticking out farther at the bottom than the top). Any suggestions on how to fix this issue? Thanks for your help!

[@SWiFence]

Well, that’s unfortunate. I'm assuming the lumber was a little wet. As it has dried, it has warped. Check if the bottom horizontal part of the gate is causing the issue. If so, based on the extent of the warping, I would consider replacing that 2x4.

[@jsnook0211]

@@SWiFence Thanks so much for the reply. I'll check out that 2x4. Hopefully that was the culprit.

[@yuyuestrada23]

Should of use butterfly hinges

[@jeli1347]

Nice pallet fence, lol. JK 😂

[@SWiFence]

Aaauurrggghhh! 😂🤣

[@Hypnoglasscom]

1) What hinge lag screws do you use on cedar gates? (I.E. Strength & no rust from tannins) 2) Will they work going through metal when hanging a gate on Postmaster posts? Thx

[@SWiFence]

We use the hardware provided with the hinges, and if we need to drill through the post to install a bolt, we use a black powder-coated chain link bolt.