Clearance on garden gate

[Jupiter01]

I am building a garden gate using this framing design (apologies for the poor image) and had a couple of questions please.



- I am lining this with featheredge boards (like I did previously). Do I need to fit tee hinges and then cover with the featheredge boards or is there another way to do this?

- what clearance should I have between the gate and frame to allow for expansion/contraction?

Thanks for your help.

 

[johnny2007]

If the hinges are outside, you could fit them first then cover with featheredge.
I've never done it, but if I had to do it I would use stainless steel screws coated in grease as they won't be accessible.
Usually garden gates open inwards.
I leave 25mm clearance at the bottom and 10mm at latch side.

 

[Jupiter01]

If the hinges are outside, you could fit them first then cover with featheredge.
I've never done it, but if I had to do it I would use stainless steel screws coated in grease as they won't be accessible.
Usually garden gates open inwards.
I leave 25mm clearance at the bottom and 10mm at latch side.

Should I also leave 10mm on the hinge side?

 

[johnny2007]

There will be a natural gap there, but yes, leave 5-7 mm.
Make sure your screws are on the meaty part of the wood.

 

[big-all]

keep in mind any cladding you put in front off the pivot point [front face off the gate] may reduce the amount the gate will open if it opens outwards

 

[FiremanT]

I am building a garden gate using this framing design (apologies for the poor image) and had a couple of questions please.

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- I am lining this with featheredge boards (like I did previously). Do I need to fit tee hinges and then cover with the featheredge boards or is there another way to do this?

- what clearance should I have between the gate and frame to allow for expansion/contraction?

Thanks for your help.

A bit difficult to see, but what is the angle of those braces?

 

[Jupiter01]

A bit difficult to see, but what is the angle of those braces?

Since that picture, I’ve built the new frame: