Wide Driveway Gate DIY- Never Sag - Free Plans - 119

119 - Driveway Gate
This video is about how we built our new driveway gate.
There were a few things we wanted our gate to have. The gate is about 8’ wide. We wanted it to be a single and not a double gate. We wanted it to open both inwards and outwards.
We wanted to make sure it would never sag, and we did not want to add a wheel for support.
The posts are cedar, 8”x8”x10’ long. They go 3’ into the ground. They were installed when our concrete patio was poured. The rails are 2”x8” cedar and the pickets are 1”x6” cedar. This is a very heavy gate, so we had to use three massive strap hinges.
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[@earljenkins6278]

I love the way you go the extra mile to explain the WHY! You are one of the few that actually do that. Very nice build sir, you and your team do great work, thank you!

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you for such a kind comment.

[@heaven-is-real]

Yes Kings has a great crew helping.

[@gerritvandijk425]

Still like to know where I can get those hinges ? ​@@KingsFineWoodworking

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

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[@dgoddard]

Glad you took the time to build a mock up of that diagonal support. Most people just try to explain it and it can be tough for non-mechanical people to wrap their heads around. But I see so many put in wrong, even by fence companies.

[@Thyme2sea]

Thank you indeed for that!

[@steve-o6937]

This has been the biggest help, out of all the videos we have watched this is by far the best one. Thank you for taking the time to build the model. It really drove the concept home to us.

[@pcngo1]

That model was GREAT!!

[@Itstheoutputs]

And he’s back!! I’ve really missed your videos. Or, I’m back. That’ll be embarrassing. 😍😍😍

[@nramirez314]

This gate is definitely overbuilt. It will last forever Great job 👍🏽

[@Kkuts37]

So good to have a new video from you, Mr. King!! Just love the way your family works together!! Is that the young gal who used to photo-bomb the videos? She has grown into a lovely looking young Lady! Glad you all are safe and well...

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Hi! Thank you. That is indeed the photobomber! My youngest daughter. Her name is Sai. She will be delighted that you asked about her.

[@VinnyWithaV]

You have many gifts , your ability to teach is off the charts! You my friend are an inspiration . You deserve your own T.V. show. Thank you for sharing :)

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

You are very kind. Thank you!

[@mrcastro8740]

You have a family that so many people wish they had my friend. You are my hero beautiful daughters with all due respect.

[@Remmes]

That's a beautiful beefy gate! also it's so great to see your daughter is still helping and not afraid to get dirty.

[@hassanal-mosawi4235]

Thanks for sharing those tips and the make! nice to see you again.

[@thehawkc]

Always great stuff, especially the support explanation. And of course the build looks great.

[@NFL1976]

You can't find a carpenter that can do this level of craftsmanship for your home, just too expensive labor wise. It is a labor of love if you can do it for yourself, but how many of us have this skill level? I'm jealous!

[@territodude]

Good work and nicely explained. Pretty heavy-duty hinges and those massive 8x8, should hold it all nice and straight. I like that your wife and daughter are so good to help with the project.

[@rickyhawkins]

Beautiful gate & grateful to you for sharing your knowledge & precise measurements. This definitely creates a statement.

[@larryfinfrock4857]

So nice to see you and the girls doing what you do best!

[@victordegn]

Love the look of beefy wooden gates. Great job!

[@carmelitasabugo]

Really appreciate the visual/explanation about the sag.

[@jamescooley7849]

It's about time someone explained the reason for diagonal bracing in the correct direction 👏. You are truly a professional sir!

[@sonyaheath4332]

What a lovely gate! Thank you so much for the video on building it, I learned so much.

[@patmash]

Even built a mock-up for us to understand it. Thank you for all these informative video’s.

[@morrisolmsted1316]

Absolutely excellent video with fantastic explanations as usual. I have missed your content so much, glad to see more. Thanks for your videos.

[@filamphibian2980]

This gate looks incredible. Thankyou for showing it to us. I really liked your mock up explaining placement of diagonal bracing.

[@kcebdl]

Love the "little" gate display. GREAT!

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Excellent explanation on the bracing James ! You are the man !

[@josh_watson]

What a fantastic learning experience. This video is proof that I built my shed door supports backwards. Thank you!

[@davidshaw2846]

That's a great looking gate, and the mock up was perfect for explaining where to put the bracing. Thanks for posting!

[@tcrowejr82]

Excellent video! That gate is a beast, and I enjoy seeing the family work together!!!

[@triplex86]

Excellent video, packed with great advice as usual. Always enjoy your videos - thank you.

[@angelolautchang9667]

I love this gate, it last forever, great job

[@loucinci3922]

I really like the structure and design of the gate. looks great. Nice job. Thanks for sharing.

[@keithsherman8362]

Awesome Gate.Excellent Craftmanship.

[@benc1927]

Wow this is a masterclass in gate building

[@kevinhowes3803]

Very simple construction and looks great.

[@EduBroncano]

How beautiful is to watch people loving what they do, and even more loving to teach and help other people. Congrats for this awesome gate and thanks for sharing.

[@_Rick_S]

What a great video, and thanks for making the mockup model to really drill the concept home

[@mwilliams4545]

You are a excellent teacher, thank you

[@josephgraham1065]

Glad to see you back again. Hope all is well with you and your family.

[@chrisnash2154]

Bravo! First time I’ve seen someone take the time to make a mini mock-up so we can see what happens!

[@SawdustmakerLori]

So glad to see you put a video out! That is a very substantial looking gate and thanks for doing the mock-up to explain the proper way to install the diagonal brace. You give great tips and explain everything so well. The "girls" did a fantastic job as usual and your dog is as cute as can be. I always think it's adorable how she lays in her bed on the workbench. Nothing seems to bother her. Best wishes from AZ!!!

[@aaronmccann3246]

Great job on the mock up; that is gonna help a lot of people!!

[@johnwalters1887]

Your videos allways put a smile on my face. Keep up the good work

[@resinatedcaser2121]

Awesome job! Turned out amazing!

[@markturbitt8807]

Good to see you and the family back at it. That is one well built gate. I plan to use this design/method in building two smaller gates. Thankyou

[@tonywheelybarrow]

Yes!! A video that explains bracing! I’ve changed my pair of 8ft x 6ft driveway gate bracing because of this, thank you

[@M-J-P]

As always, awesome tutorial and an example for novice like me. I always wait for your videos. Thank you for taking time in creating a mock up to educate us the importance of bracing done right..

[@timkozak6106]

You and your family do beautiful work. Looks like you all work very well together.

[@BenjaminHibbler]

What a quality job! Excellrnt!👍

[@DesertBumWoodWorkn]

That's a real strong gate, thanks for the gate supports and sagging.

[@shaw8535]

well explained ! thanks for putting so much effort making all those demo's.

[@luisbvs]

Wow man, that demo with the mock-up was awesome. Thank you! So neat. Cheers from Costa Rica.

[@hdwoodshop]

Always enjoy seeing your girls working with you. They’re learning great skills and helping you build things faster. I like seeing them pay close attention to details. It shows you’re a good teacher. Thanks for sharing.

[@tree_carcass_mangler]

Very cool build. I really appreciated the mock up of the diagonal support. Glad to see a vid from you after all this time. Thanks for posting this, and thumbs way up!

[@jasonsnell708]

Gotta love kids that help with home projects!! Great Gate!

[@klg642002]

Amazing work, great job, I learn every time I watch you all work. Happy holidays!!!!!

[@claywilliams4134]

I want to thank you for this video. I had to build a double gate that spanned 17' 6" and I used the hinges that you did. I would not have known about them without you.

[@rafaelxenes2034]

That’s one strong gate. Great work!

[@jamesrobinson3663]

Very nice to see another one of your great videos 😃

[@harrystokes1412]

Great, I have to replace 10; gate and a 4; one think Ill scale up and down this type of gate. Love watching your family working together.

[@LeavirtuS]

I love your projects! They are very informative

[@dannybrand5045]

Awesome job thanks for sharing love the gate . great info thanks again and God Bless Always.

[@nickkucek8772]

Excellent gate sir and ladies! Well done!

[@larrynelson7839]

Great example of why it is important to have the brace on a certain side. I like pictures versus words, and your picture is worth a 1,000 words!

[@williamsteward3499]

I always enjoy your videos and I really needed this one. I made a gate last year and it sags. My bracing is all wrong. Thanks for taking the time to make that demo gate, it helped me understand why my gate sags. Now I can fix my gate.

[@cursivart]

I sincerely appreciate you taking the time to explain sag avoidance in the gate structure. I'm coming into this as less than a professional, but I'm trying to learn from the best. : )

[@rotomblack8389]

I don’t own many tools but I love your content James; through watching your videos I can see you are a masterful craftsman, a passionate creator and adorably huggable teddy bear of a man. Thank you for helping me see the beauty in practical trades and the entertainment of the maker side of KZbin. Wishing you all my best from Canada 🇨🇦. God bless you and your family.

[@xxxvcvv]

Beautiful 👍 loved the geometry! Drives me nuts when it's wrong🙃 lovely craftsmanship too!

[@nickbailey202]

We've missed you sir, good to see you back

[@njbaquatics4827]

That’s the best explanation I’ve ever heard or seen for the cross price outstanding as usual. I hope everything is okay with you guys have noticed you’re not uploading as much as you used to hopefully it’s because you’re busy with other projects all the best and looking forward to your next upload👍

[@cliff5240]

Was glad to see one of your videos pop up. Have missed seeing your content and family.

[@stomperthemixer1]

An amazing build and looks awesome, saved in my Woodwork Projects for maybe future build. thank you for sharing. Best wishes to you and your loved ones.

[@josephbailey435]

Excellent work, great teacher, and like the fact that you involve the family. Well done.

[@eltoronegro]

Awesome job as always. I really love your channel. Thanks.

[@chrisp7957]

Very nice build. Thank you for the explanation of the gate bracing. I am one of the people that did not know there was a difference.

[@streetkombativesystem4704]

Nice work, once again. I really like you vids and explanations mate, also love the fact that your daughters work with you, keep em coming. Cheers.

[@grahamrankin4725]

Thanks for the explanation of the diagonal brace placement.

[@lvisitor99543]

Excellent job Sir, While on quarantine I found your channel today and immediately subscribed. I'm very impressed by your workmanship and your famiy's hard work and dedication. The gate is awesome and will make a much improved replacement for my vinyl piece of junk that came off it's hinges. Reading through the comments i was able to find the links to the hinge hardware [thanks for that] and the mockup explanation was excellent. Thank you and i wish you the best

[@nigelmtb]

I need more Kings in my feed. Great to see you again, folks.

[@NancyHafler]

THANK YOU for the gate explanation

[@kstewart3657]

Great gate. Your build description, as always, is clear, concise and easy to follow. Looking forward to your new series of projects. 👍👏

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank you. That’s very kind.

[@mytv80]

Subbed just because of the diagonal support demo and explanation! Thanks!

[@levisoriano1]

Wow what a great example. Your awesome 😎 thanks.

[@WoodworkingYouTubers]

As always, great work. Keep it up.

[@mackenziemill]

Gorgeous gate and great tutorial thanks, Sandy

[@zerofiz]

Great timing, was just thinking last week that we hadn't heard from you in a while (or at least what seemed like a while). Glad you're back! Awesome job explaining the diagonal support. My dad taught me that many years ago, and it always bothers me when I see them done incorrectly.

[@TilTherWasU4Me]

I am actually going to build a gate twice as wide. This would be an excellent design for me!

[@NFL1976]

LOL

[@briannelson4122]

Hey! Glad to see you're posting video's again! I was wondering why I haven't seen much from you hope things have been ok for you.

[@dennishinkle5010]

I build some work benches, tables, some porch swings, etc. It is my good fortune to run across your channel. Since my funds and tools are in short supply it's nice that a lot of your builds are done with very few of both of these things. The more exotic woods I don't get mostly oak, pine, and cedar and on occasion some mesquite. You now have a new subscriber. Good luck and good day

[@alb5753]

Super nice gate, you guys made it look much easier than it really is I’m sure.

[@caravellecreations9290]

Great video as usual James. I really missed seeing them and I love the fact you have the wife and daughters in on the build.

[@susandernick2515]

I cannot thank you enough for posting this video. Now after watching your video I have the right information to go out and rebuild our 10ft gate that a contractor built 2 years ago that has sagged so bad you can hardly open a gate. And yes the cross support is running the wrong way!!!

[@roypaulcarter4654]

Very nice I love it. Thanks for sharing. God bless

[@joebutner8118]

Great instructional video! Very good engineering also! So nice to see you your wife and daughter doing this project together. The really have a workman like ability, of should I say a workgirl like ability. :)

[@stevezyzzygowski52]

Missed you, glad you are back and posting.

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Thank youi!

[@boondogglers9512]

Awesome job dude, perfect example. About to build this style. Thanks

[@whacdaddyd]

Hey James, great video and as always you've given us a lot of knowledge as well. As I am part of the 15%, I have to say, you make us wait long time for your videos. We deserve more :)

[@KingsFineWoodworking]

Ok. More it is. Stay tuned. :-) We’ll try to start up one a week.

[@elizabethbello971]

Great work .

[@mhow7024]

Dude, Thanks a lot for expalining why the structural bit!!

[@gergemall]

Beautiful, glad I found you ,

[@jwrhynejr.6689]

Awesome information!! THANKS FOR SHARING!

[@BriceFernandes]

Badass gate! Thank you for sharing such detailed walk-through of how you built it and for taking the time do do such a good job of explaining brace orientation. Always a pleasure to watch your videos.

[@appostbs]

This is the best video I have ever seen on building a gate. How I will go back and make some adjustment to my gate, especially the direction of the main board to weight of the gate. Mine did sag a little. Thank you.