Building a Gate On Path

[badadd]

Hello Everyone,
Not often I have to do a post, but now I need too!

My DIY knowledge is limited to say the least!

Me and the Mrs have bought a couple of puppies. Not having a garden and house training is becoming a nightmare!!!

I have a path up to my front door, which would be perfect if I had a gate at the bottom, could let them out to do their "business". I am thinking about a wooden gate / fence combo.

I have uploaded the pics to an album hopefully I can put them on this post.

Couple of things to consider:
I think the logical thing would be for the gate to open outwards / away from the house, would this be right? There is a slope going upwards towards my door.

The dogs are tiny, and won't get big! Whatever option I choose the slats will need to be close or I will have to apply some sort of mesh.

There is a wall one side and my house the other side , forming the "walls" of the makeshift garden.

I have probably missed lots of info, but wanted to run it past you guys first before I ventured down to the timber shop.

Thanks in advance.

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• badadd
• 12 Aug 2013
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• badadd
• 12 Aug 2013
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[jay679]

Depends on how deep your pockets are, but personally, I would consider having something made up by the local blacksmith to match the existing railings on top of that wall

 

[badadd]

Depends on how deep your pockets are, but personally, I would consider having something made up by the local blacksmith to match the existing railings on top of that wall

Thanks Jay, I wanted to do it in timber and need some advice on how to do it, i.e, which wood would be best, how to anchor the posts to the wall / my house, which type of hinge to use etc.

 

[wrathkeg]

you could fix a 3"x2" timber post to your wall (long edge against wall) using 3 of these:

http://www.toolstation.com/shop/Scr...ors/Masonry+Bolt+M8+x+100mm/d90/sd2040/p77797

drill the timber first (you may wish to enlarge the hole near the facing edge of the post so that when home the heads of the bolts aren't sticking out), then drill the wall so everything's lined up. Use a ratchet to drive the bolts. No need for plugs etc with this type of bolt. Hang the gate on the post using appropriate size and strength tee hinges. To be honest, when I fitted a gate a few years ago it worked out quite a bit cheaper (and easier, obviously) to get a local fencing company to make a gate to the size of the opening.

Anyway, you want the timber to be pressure treated and you might want to top up the treatment (or change the colour) with some kind of fence treatment

If you're unsure, I'd suggest getting all the materials from a local fencing supplies place: you can get it all in one go and with a bit of luck they will advise you too on fixings etc.

One thing to bear in mind is that looks like quite a wide opening to have a gate from the house to the fence on the other side. You could in theory dig a hole near the edge of the path, hang the gate from that, and block the gap between the new post and a post on the wall (as described above) with timber railings. But personally I wouldn't be too keen on trying to dig a post hole right next to an inspection chamber unless I was really sure I wasn't going to knacker something else.