I Made Some Large Gates For A Driveway

In this video I work on a commission to build some large garden gates for a driveway using pressure treated / tanalised timber from a local timber merchant, plus some untreated shiplap from a sawmill. The gates span over 4m in width and are around 1.7m high. I used half lap joinery at the corners of the frames, and floating tenons / dominos elsewhere.
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[@lorenzopiazza9083]

I've been a builder for many years and have seen quite a fair bit of sheds. The plans in ryan's package kzbin.infoUgkxB7IXYxLzb_Ichhe45zM3Im5xfEiSp9vB have some of the nicest looking sheds i've seen in a while.

[@thesecilmiskisi]

As an amateur with woodworker, i typically feel overpowered with the entire arrangement kzbin.infoUgkxrYREG3-7f1Aqk9ams3ZESRNzGnfdUtyQ . Be that as it may, this arrangements drove me through with much clarity and effortlessness woodplans. Works i now work like a genius. That is great!

[@kevin-the-carrot]

Blimey these are a proper set of gates.Great job so far.Looking forward to part 2.

[@awantamta]

They look pretty good so far. I'm looking forward to the next part.

[@johnmazza9432]

Beautiful job. One tip. You can preserve wood using antifreeze, ethylene glycol. It's excellent for preventing mold and insect damage. It does require a topcoat to seal it in.

[@benjaminreinhardt259]

Nice looking set of gates. Look forward to seeing them installed.

[@erik.reinert]

I love watching your process and hearing your thought process for problem-solving.

[@FireCrowsWorkshop]

Nice! I've made my gates last year, during first lockdown, I've also used some gravelboards, but as an infill on metal frame! Can't wait to see the final result on this one! Greetings from Mildenhall in Suffolk!

[@magill4046]

Great. Look forward to seeing them installed 👍

[@super_straight]

Great job! Nice looking gates, and well explained. Thanks for sharing!

[@nathalie5064]

woow huge work! Looks already nice. Looking forward to seeing part 2

[@jamiesworkshopprojects1617]

Great looking set of gates them Keith. Well done!

[@Rich.Newell]

This is one of those videos that you'd have no idea was so interesting until you watched. Good work sir!

[@InTheWorkshop]

Great work Keith 👍built to last. Look forward to seeing them finished 🙂👍

[@markwatters6875]

Great looking gates, mate. Looking forward to part 2. All the best.

[@Bill.L.Carroll]

Loving the design on these heave duty gates!👌🏽 Looking forward to part two. Awesome job, mate 👍🏽

[@greghendershot6126]

That is a beautiful gate. Excellent construction. Do yourself a favor and build about 4' of fence on each side of those gate posts to help support them. Again... beautiful gate.

[@JaceTLittle]

Looks awesome. Great tip, making those notch holders for gate so you can work on it upside down. Well done. Cant wait to see the rest.

[@peterhorner364]

Absolutely beautiful job

[@brianhill1294]

Hi Keith Several years ago I made a pair of gates similar to these but I jointed it with mortise and tenons. In filled with shiplap boards, after about 18 months I noticed the joints coming apart, actually it was splitting and the panels buckling. The panels had swollen more than I’d thought and it was just pushing the uprights apart. I ended up taking the panels out, strengthening the joints and then over laying the gates with feather edge boards. Problem solved. Beware because those panels are so dry they might expand more than you think, fingers crossed they don’t. Great job 👍

[@alanbrady7116]

This is beautiful work. Well done

[@geerttielens4374]

looking forward to seeing the next video , it will undoubtedly become a solid gate , grtzz from Belgium !

[@andysumpner7741]

Ryan is a great chippy. Love his work and will be copying it for 2 large gates this summer 👍

[@jaimearellano9577]

Really great job

[@mikah4051]

Quality work. Great job!

[@edmundandrada]

Great work! Can't wait for the next video!

[@gergemall]

Love the Design and wonderful video . So beautiful

[@terristroh3965]

Thank you for showing the drawing to understand how to angle the supporting diagonal

[@guacamolehole9634]

Excellent work!

[@cakepanda]

those are some really industrial gates! The hinges are going to have to be extra heavy duty! They'll last a lifetime! fantastic work.

[@fishguts6744]

Amazing. Great job!

[@seandoran6809]

Nice job Keith they look like good strong gates 👌

[@lewisbrown51]

You're a skilled man, great work!!! Gates are beauts

[@Mr7evenIncorporated]

Great work!!!! Very talented

[@offcuts4146]

Nice gates mate always amazes me how much mess half laps make with bits on floor. That was a right result with the treatment tub

[@stevelarkin3285]

They look Great

[@Cradley684]

Doin a great job Keith, should look great when finished Stay Safe Mate !!!.

[@johannes.f.r.]

Proper job. A small chamfer often aides in hiding small imperfections in the joinery or timber on outdoor projects.

[@jasonwindebank5455]

Lovely job 👏

[@PabloBD]

Looking forward for the second part

[@Ploggy.]

Great gates and great video too 👍

[@matthewpickard5575]

Great video love the gates

[@StamosTee]

Very nice build, well made. I've quit using polyurethane glue for it's short open time and the cleaning I have do after. Construction adhesive is strong enough if not stronger than poly glue, great for outdoor use and with long open time of use.

[@danielpreilly77]

really nice design Keith, looks sharp

[@deliciousadventures4028]

The door looks great 👏

[@michaelking42]

Nice, nice work, well done!

[@ianvicedomini2648]

Those gates look super strong Keith. Great job and great video mate

[@barcusful]

Thank you for sharing your expertise

[@fraforgt-350r2]

Quick tips for anyone installing posts into ground from my experience - always use postsavers: they are attached by heating up the tar inside which protects the lower ground level parts from rotting. Post Crete is best choice for keeping it strong

[@Gabriellariz]

Brilliantly made, cheers from California.

[@pitsnipe5559]

Lots of people think building a gate is pretty simple, but as you’ve shown you better understand structure and how wood behaves or your gate will soon become scrap. Nice work.

[@sehd6603]

Oh these will be scrap very soon!!

[@lemagreengreen]

Dominos are such a time saver, one day I'll give in and buy the machine. I was close recently after cutting 24 mortise & tenon joints for a project.

[@paulwestlake4278]

Looks good Keith

[@alistairbiggar6830]

Your timing on this video is perfect for me, my next commission job is for a side entrance gate - I may nick the design and show them as the open top section looks great and a makes it look less 'woody'. Fantastic video too, thanks for sharing.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Cheers Alistair

[@wojciechpodsiado4734]

very nice work

[@radiomellowtouch]

Great work.👍🏼

[@irelandsown6466]

Beautiful work bud

[@rivergate]

Great work there 👍👏🙃😺

[@rhyshaines8491]

Keith, FYI, Sadolin Supadec is available in a several colours and is ideal for exterior joinery and especially suitable for rough sawn timber.

[@smallspacecreation5768]

Nice looking gates

[@joejdl]

Good looking gates & nice work, but wow they do look heavy!

[@Wordsnwood]

Those look massive.

[@10MinuteWorkshop]

Only just catching up with this; great job on the gates Keith, and glad the squares came in handy - square enough is all I've ever aspired to... 😆👍

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Cheers Peter, me too 🤣

[@anthonyknight5465]

Really good job there mate. I did a poundland version on a smaller scale a few years ago, and to echo the comments of others in here it was the posts that let me down in the end, though of course if that should ever happen to your project you can always detach the gates and redo the posts, so hardly fatal to the excellent gates you've built.

[@masterdaveedwards]

Beautiful work...love it! Craftsmanship is underrated in this fast paced modern world. The most dangerous thing in this world is not A.I. it is men that have little or no practical skills.

[@rodgerq]

Nice set of gates, should be good for a lot of years.

[@fbiiburton]

Brilliant informative video

[@user-dz6uj3bc4d]

Great video

[@jackirkaldie7222]

I make quite a few large double gates and I would always do a horn about and inch and a half on each style both top and bottom and I would also do a traditional stub tennon for the rails

[@TNickel555]

I built a gate sort of like this, but somewhat larger, about 25 years ago from Douglas fir. I put my frame together with steel truss plates on both sides, pounded in with a 16 pound sledge. I was very surprised at how rigid the frame was, including torsional twist, or lack thereof. It didn't sag a bit in the five years I lived there, but can't say how it held up over time.

[@1951timbo]

Love your videos. Thank you

[@thebeginnersworkshop3094]

Great looking gates. I think you have inspired me to build a small garden gate for my front garden.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Great 👌

[@JimVincitore]

GREAT VIDEO. VERY COOL. THANK YOU!

[@thomasoakleyderbyshire9761]

I absolutely love the clear oil based treatments. Seem to protect the timber much longer than fence paint does. I use the brand Barrettine. Can’t fault the stuff. By the way those gates look great

[@monk1100]

Old engine oil for ever lasting, my father in law had a old 6 wheel long base transit that he yearly brushed engine oil to the arches seals under the body that would be prone to attack from the elements. He never had rust whatsoever. Its now owned by someone else and very sort after. Sorry for side tracking from wood but any old oil is the best treatment.

[@queendeclared2963]

Ear projection when vanishing, love it

[@fojnica2226]

nice work.......artist work...greetings from croatia

[@slinky576]

Good stuff bud 👍

[@eltigredetejas2328]

3:38 I use a small Handle ax and electric planer to get the cuts out when building pergolas 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@brianharris7243]

Large gates! This is gate installation heaven.

[@PeterSmith-ls7ut]

Nice tools

[@mikenixon4637]

Excellent!

[@darrengillesdarrengilles8336]

Your concrete not being a continuous pour to above grade will allow for water to sit between the first concrete pour and the second allowing water to sit on the wood posts below grade keeping them wet eventually rotting them off.

[@lhch]

very nice

[@KC08RAS]

Now that's a solid gate

[@paulatteberry3165]

Nice video.

[@matthiku]

Great project and nicely presented! There are two generic challenges for these kinds of projects: (1) Getting the right material and (2) having the proper tools ...

[@philippasoodeen1751]

The important third (or first) is the skill to do it, nicely demonstrated here.

[@eyuptony]

Hi Keith. I like the depth stop cut achieved using the mitre saw. That's a great fool proof method using spacers to position the gate middle rail. Oak shop made dominoes, brilliant. Those gates look really substantial and heavy to lift, rather you than me Keith lol. Tony

[@DIMTips]

Look amazing. I have only ever built something 1/4 of the size.

[@cuebj]

Used to use router for half laps like that. And, to show my age, I used tenons and mortices and pegs. All without mask - silly me - leading to splitting headache if timber was resin heavy pine - might as well have just used straight glue to sniff!

[@cr-ew8od]

I like your little van!

[@RagnBoneBrown]

It's on it's last legs unfortunately

[@PL-wj9tr]

Nice work and so good to see someone getting the bracing correct!!. All I would say re treated timber from 40+ years experience treat every cut hole drill etc. Yes maybe time consuming but think of the timber, before any cuts or holes being in a bubble every time you brake that seal treat it and keeping doing it as it only needs one unprotected joint to allow the rot to get in and hope you also treated the shiplap all faces, as you did for the ends? before fixing. Sorry for long comment but hope it helps all and again good job.

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Yeah I showed treating them in the video

[@MrJono1999]

Cracking build, the gates are looking great so far, shame about the lack of pressure treated wood.

[@joshuacloake6088]

Fineeeeeee joinery 👌

[@niallkennedy23]

great video dude 10/10

[@AussieStandsWithRussia]

From years of experience gates that large need footings 1:1 deep. Otherwise they will start to pitch down in the centre. Especially in moist ground like in the uk. That said the bottom halves should be treated with pitch otherwise they will rot regardless of time we type

[@vespagd67]

Gates look good with you on the glue same with the expanding foam all ways end up with black hands 👍

[@ernieplumley2600]

Beautiful gate. I’m curious to see how you are going to set the posts. I know I would not want them touching any dirt in the ground so as to prevent any wood rot in years to come. Personally I would use steel posts for the strength and durability, but that’s just me.

[@JamesManCave]

The gates look great, a real sturdy set. I had the same problem with shiplap recently, only wanted a few pieces to put on the shed. 1st world problems aye!

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Cheers James

[@mandyleeson1]

Great work, Keith. Thanks for the tips about bracing. I wonder if you could expand on this in a future video for newbies like me? - Actually, forget that, just watched it again and think I get it now.👍🏼😬

[@RagnBoneBrown]

Cheers Mandy 😀

[@LogHouseFarm]

It's a bit of a long journey, but I could use some gates like those!