How To Install Driveway Double Gates | DIY Guide

Special thanks to Sam & Jen from SJ Ward Builders.
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Driveway Double Gates - Made to Measure
Abe from Skill Builder follows Sam and Jen on another building job.
They're showing us how to hang some heavy-duty bespoke driveway gates this time.
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[@45H4W]

Good job. Obviously worked with the neighbour there and made a good finish. One thing I would recommend if the area is prune to wind, is to fit rubber stops where possible, which should stop that banging gate sound.

[@darrenburns123]

" how you you like your gate built Sir?".. " built like a brick shit house please".. solid! Looks brilliant too

[@joshuaainsworth3909]

Looked like a fortress type footing lol that square post looked bigger beyond any b&q dimensional stuff

[@darrenburns123]

@@joshuaainsworth3909 🤣🤣 was gonna say it was like a tree with square edges.. you know like every bit of wood... But you know what I mean 🤣🤣

[@nobloodyusername]

I don't think the post was secured well enough to the wall as anchor bolts should have been used rather than concrete screws. The weight of the post will make it shift over time which will loosen the screws. This is what causes gates to lean.

[@peaceranger7215]

Great work! Very impressed you routered the post edges!!! Trust the neighbours are happy with that header beam being tight up against their stucco....

[@SkillBuilder]

There is a good debate going on here about timber rotting in concrete. Anyone who has dug out rotten fence posts will tell you that the timber rots at ground level. Often the bit in the concrete is in very good condition. Amsterdam and Venice are built on timber piles that have been in the ground for centuries. I remember visiting a site in Amsterdam where old piles were being removed to make way to a larger building. The timber was completely sound. I admit that salt water may have played a part but keeping the timber wet was part of the reason it didn't rot. Of course there is timber and there is timber. Sapwood will rot because it is the part of the tree that draws moisture from the ground and delivers it to the branches (rising damp) but heartwood will not absorb much moisture. If a fence post is cut from heartwood it will last longer that one from the outer part of a tree. Often the fence post is almost the whole tree diameter and is quick grown so not very dense, but by taking off the arises he got rid of virtually the only bit of sapwood. One final point it that they test the condition of wood telegraph poles by digging a spike into the timber at ground level. It is possible to apply preservative at this point and prolong the life of the pole. y

[@Mike_5]

Very good point here standard Openreach training is to use a Pole Tester spike on any Telephone Pole to check it's integrity before attempting to climb it (Technically it is called in the trade a Shirehampton special where the recruits go on their first pole climbing course)

[@werty4329]

Nice work as always. Loved the video on burn out. We've all been there and will no doubt go there again. 😂

[@simonRTJ]

Nice work, and all done in 9 minutes not bad!

[@anthonyworthington6495]

😂🤣😂🤣🍺

[@gerryquinn5224]

Why is the cross piece of wood touching next doors wall? That means that every time the gates rattle or bang shut, the sound/ vibration is being transferred into the neighbours house. If that was my house, I'd be out there and cut that piece of wood off.

[@Ultimate-roofing-square.]

Nice work Sam & Jen. 👊🏻

[@oldclimber5502]

Good to see the use of end sealer after cuts.

[@gregtaylor6146]

🤣🤣🤣

[@happyoutdoorsireland6787]

I'd love to see a video of the doors being built, as I watched the video and seen you cut the pressure treatment my missus says look he did it wrong (me giving a hour long discussion about treating cuts on decking when I built my decking with her) only for the next scene to show him brushing a treatment on. Outstanding work done and looking forward to more

[@JJ-zg1hh]

First class job. Looks really nice and solid.

[@Benson8554]

Definitely need a video of his door making process

[@alanwilliams4835]

Great work from a fine trades men love your work

[@nobloodyusername]

I would have used anchor bolts for fixing the post to the wall. Over time, the post will move as those concrete screws will loosen due to the weight of the post

[@marshp3]

The header will help counteract that, but you're right the post and gate leverage would pull on fixings for sure

[@MrJimtimslim]

Yh I thought that. Chemical inserted bolted fixing would be the thing to do. They'll come loose over time

[@mktrollop1093]

I was only thinking to myself that everything seems very light duty. I'm from the west of Ireland though so maybe things have to be built a bit tougher here. They'd have to be hardwood with steel posts here to have any chance.

[@blastfromthepastism]

What a very good job done 👍👌 Thanks for sharing 😊

[@Arachnoid_of_the_underverse]

Lovely looking pair of gates.

[@michaelplays2449]

Great video !! Thanks

[@offcuts4146]

Nice looking gates. Ive been impressed with gate mate stuff so far i really like their keyed gate locks for my driveway gates

[@freespirit6209]

Had 2 of those delivered with internal sprocket broken last Autumn. First one, then the replacement.

[@iantarncarpentry4285]

Lovely job!

[@isaaclevy7469]

Skilled!

[@gdfggggg]

Another good quality vid by the Rogmeister.

[@richardpollitt462]

Spot on that. Proper job

[@Chanesmyname]

Nice work!

[@SteveAndAlexBuild]

Lovely solid job 🤙🏾🧱👍🏽

[@burwoodbuild]

A Mafell mks185e monster circ saw will cut through that post in one go… Funny watchin Dan Cox struggle to lift it at the D&M Toolshow! 💪🏼😂

[@richardgraham65]

Very nice!

[@r1273m]

Very nice indeed. I think security could be improved, that bolt is a bit vulnerable there, maybe have a padlock locking version. It would be very informative to see you building a set of gates.

[@beijingbond]

Its a lovely looking job. Can I ask why the posts didn't sit in a post holder?

[@mrcat5992]

looks solid.

[@kevinn2216]

Can't fault his choice of power tool brand 👍

[@myshinobi1987]

I have the exact same Makita compact screw driver, its the most used power tool I own. Great little thing.

[@charles3727]

Nice job

[@DerekTJ]

I would like to see them opening and closing. Very nice work though

[@faycalechikh7430]

Good job

[@amac1657]

Very nice

[@davidp1510]

So, did you build the gates after? As having to move the post in of the foundation would have meant the gates to tight and not fit?

[@daniel__clark]

Hopefully the client kept you happy with tea and biscuits.

[@JeffPorters]

Nice.

[@larion3296]

Looks nice! You were making the gates yourself? I am interested to see. You put the wood poles directly into the ground, surrounded by concrete? I would use steel fittings in the ground, and crushed rock under the concrete. Then attach the wood to the fittings above ground. But you might use a more resistant timber?

[@rbruce5270]

ur right, it will rot

[@Clark-Mills]

5:10 Good that the top beam is screwed in so that it can temporarily be removed later if needed for a high load.

[@shayanchaudhary8613]

What stain/preserver did you use on the wood, looks lovely? Any one know please?

[@silentmoonwoodworkandcarpe3346]

Arrissed edges - go the extra mile! Speaks a lot on your craftsmanship!🔨

[@woodbutcher]

Mint!

[@woodbutcher]

Any more videos of this fella?

[@paolocoletti3424]

I would have gone for SS fittings throughout. Yes more expensive but the galvanised ones will look tatty and DO rust very quickly. Never regretted swapping all mine over a few years ago. They look as clean and bright as the day they were installed. Also all the timber needs stain/painting to stop looking like a tatty garden fence in a years time imho

[@rbruce5270]

100% but at the end of the day the posts are just sat in concrete... wont last that long

[@madgebishop5409]

that was very satisfying!

[@AAdurac]

Lovely job, but could of saved the back break with the sand and cement and just purchased postcrete 👌🏻 sets in minutes and even faster in the hot weather

[@gregtaylor6146]

because the mixture strength of postcrete isn't verifyable ...... MUCH better to knock your own up.

[@Mosin1994]

May I ask, how come you used concrete screws to screw the top posts onto the side posts?

[@waynekerrr9027]

What's the prices to fit and supply those ???

[@highflyer-skyfpv6531]

I'm far too critical watching you spinning the screws at 7 mins, definitely excellent job in every other way though 👍

[@michaelp761]

A lot of utilities come under driveways, gas, electric, drains , telecommunications….go carefully with your digging!

[@karl212]

Post Crete far easier ,quicker and better than mixing up

[@gregtaylor6146]

Rubbish!

[@MrDoyley35]

How long till the wood in the base rots out? Is it oak. I did a DIY job using a soft wood post with the end dipped in creosote. It lasted 8 years. I suppose 15-20years for that oak post before it starts to weaken.

[@rbruce5270]

@Bits'n'Bobs no, timber sucks moisture from concrere, this will rot

[@ilricettario]

Very nice work looks good don’t understand why the opposite post wasn’t fixed to the wall as well makes the whole thing look unbalanced and quite odd.

[@pchisholm4]

Probably because the size of the gates dictate their distance apart, much like the legs of a door frame. No point making the gates too wide and risking not being able to fit them correctly if walls are off plumb etc. just give yourself that bit to play with.

[@Jut123]

The gates and posts are really nice but the odd fill in bit at the side and gap at the top make it alltogether look a bit naff

[@chris-townson]

I'm guessing it's because the other wall is the neighbours property and the neighbour only agreed to an infill panel so as to avoid drilling into their house wall. Probably the reason for the header post to offer more rigidity.

[@Pete.Ty1]

👍👍👍..

[@bigboaby555]

was there any need for the huge piece of wood going across the top ? surely the posts either side would have been fine ?

[@SkillBuilder]

Later it will have a little suprise added, so any scally trying to climb over will leave their DNA.

[@burwoodbuild]

@@SkillBuilder barbed wire and shards of glass? 🤔

[@SkillBuilder]

@@Kiss4cooper carpet gripper.

[@Michael-tn8eb]

Bringing wood into contact with the earth is medieval, except that there wasn't so much poison in the wood back then.

[@davidcooper4810]

Is that concrete screws getting used to hold the wooden beam together?

[@ricos1497]

Yep. Great fixings. I've used them in wood a few times and been quite impressed with their usefulness.

[@Goodwithwood69]

They are frame fixings.

[@davidcooper4810]

👍🏻

[@dmarriott9701]

Hope they don’t expand when they get wet. All the expansion on the boards will make sure they don’t open. Job looks very nice though.

[@ethanparker5082]

Question, not a knock but shouldn't the top have a fall on it so water doesn't sit on top?

[@SkillBuilder]

It will last as long as it lasts and then it can be replaced in minutes.

[@t5jerry]

when screwing the screws in holding the bolt which locks the gate, at 7.01 and 7.03 of the video, NEITHER of the screws "tightened, just span" !

[@SkillBuilder]

It happens but they won't go anywhere.

[@davidelliott5843]

I had exactly this with softwood gates. Red (small) wall plugs solved the problem. Also use wall plugs (correct size) into green oak. The wood shrinks and seizes onto wood screws. They’ll shear before coming out.

[@TheOriginalDaveJ]

But the dog will get through the big gap at the bottom of the gates😳🤣

[@rutgerhoutdijk3547]

Can't be cheap with those lumber costs.

[@doctorinthedesert]

Where are you based.

[@ronanotoole1973]

That timber is going to rot, eventually. Why not use a galvanised insert? Great work, no doubt. However...

[@SkillBuilder]

Ah you mean a post holder in metal. You don't get the rigidity

[@rbruce5270]

@@SkillBuilder but it should be bolted to the walls, middle and top, then single solid fixing in the bottom would be more than enough

[@sugarpuff2978]

Lovely gates and good work. Personally as a neighbour though I wouldn't want to keep hearing nextdoors gate keep clunking so close to my own property.

[@lukeh3020]

Hard cheese I think. Neighbour also benefits from the security the gate provides.

[@grantdormady8265]

Shut up

[@sugarpuff2978]

@@geezerdownunder I'm autistic and wouldn't expect any social media troll to understand the consequences of what that entails. Remember that we are not all the same and look how many people have thumbed up my comment and look how many haven't yours. Good day.

[@tez9302]

Lol don’t be so woke! Could be living next door to a bomb making Arab!

[@PERKINS4107]

Yes indeed......this is a stupid comment!!!!!

[@newbeginnings8566]

Nightmare busy road ruins that home...

[@jimgeelan5949]

Ooo you spoil sports, diyers look at this and yes dig a hole,. In goes the post job done 😂😂 7:45

[@fireblaster9961]

Honestly all that fuss over cutting the post square and it’s going in the ground yo.....I’m sure the worms like a neat square cut

[@SkillBuilder]

The problem is that the KZbin audience is a tought crowd. If he had simply lopped it off we would have had the opposite comment. There is also some value in seeing him cut a post square with a circular saw that doesn't have the depth of cut.

[@rossmcleod9818]

Just out of interest, why did you nail the stops when you already had your drill/driver already out. Good job

[@kerr597]

Isn't one post technically on the neighbours property?

[@SkillBuilder]

All these things are done with the co-operation of neighbours. Nobody wants a war.........except Putin.

[@tonboy8518]

Do the research and you'll find it's not Putin who asked for this war....it might be a hard pill to swallow tho.

[@SkillBuilder]

@@tonboy8518 Ton Boy I put that comment up as bait for you and other appeasers. I read a 600 page book on Putin before he invaded Ukraine and I have watched documentaries and listened to the arguments. Of course this could have been avoided but right back when he was running St Petersburgh he was one mean bastard who thought nothing of killing anyone who stood in his way. There is not doubt that he did a lot of good for Russia in the early days when he clawed back a great deal of their stolen money. The Americans were in it right up to their necks and would have continued to drain the country but that doesn't get us around the fact that Putin wants the Soviet Union back and is willing to go to war for it. He is also lining his own pockets and cares nothing for the poor people who have never shared in the oil wealth and now have no pensions. He could have done a lot of good and been their greatest leader ever but he took the route of all dictators.

[@Vyker]

@@SkillBuilder a 600 page book written by the West 😂

[@SkillBuilder]

@@Vyker A book written by the Moscow correspondent of the Financial Times who spent years following the money trail and interviewing people who have since been eliminated by Putin. It is a book that you will never read because you would be challenged. It deals with Putin's time in the KGB in East Berlin. They were running all the rackets. Old habits die hard.

[@DT-ug7di]

Prince Harry?

[@kevinn2216]

I knew he reminded me of someone. I just couldn't put my finger on who it was.

[@DSkimRS]

bet its rotten in 20 yrs

[@pmmtb699]

If only the doors were taller or the head was lower, good work though Up the chippies 🪚