Garage gate? Any suggestions?

[vern1]

I need to build a gate (mostly to keep the dogs in) between the end of my driveway by the garage and the street. Its about 12' across and only needs to be about 3' high. One side will attached to a 4x4 wooden fence post and one side will have to be lag bolted in to the stucco on the side of the house.

Given the width of the gate I will likely want it to open in the middle and likely have cane bolts to anchor the middle in the asphalt driveway.

Anyone have any good video/instructions on something like this? I have seen a few videos of single gates but nothing with an opening in the middle. Cant be much different but not sure. Someone showed building a 12' gate with proper bracing in the middle and then just sawing it in half?

Any thoughts appreciated
Thanks

 

[38Chevy454]

Cheap and easy solution is to get a tube farm style gate. It can span the 12 ft in one, or you could do two 6 ft (I think available as this short??). If worried about dogs getting in between the tubes, just put mesh on.

 

[vern1]

Thanks. No idea where I can find this but there are farms up here so will search around. Doesnt sound like something you can get at Home Depot.

 

[SteveCh]

Type of farm supply store that sells barbed wire, chicken feed, horse water troughs, etc. will have all sorts of gates, probably dozens of them stacked in back.

 

[DIC]

Just buy a chainlink gate. 4' high is standard. I would use metal post instead of attaching to the wall. Set both post and measure between them and have a fence co. build a gate for that space. Or buy all the pieces and build it your self. A pre made gate chainlink gate from Home Depot may fit.

 

[Wildstar]

Definitely put in a post. Attaching to the house will just tear up the house. Replacing a messed up post is much easier than fixing a wall.

 

[vern1]

Thanks for the advice on the post. I would have to get through the asphalt in order to do that. My only concerns is (besides the wife saying its ugly ) is that there will be a gap between the house wall and the post - one of the dogs is quite small and could likely squeeze through so i would have to fill that gap with something else - whic kind of defeats the purpose of the fence to begin with.

If i went with a tube gate then i could use the house side for just the latch ie it would not be bearing any weight if i went with just one 12' section and therefore the part attached to the house may not be an issue

Thanks

 

[AZ Pete]

I would also recommend a post, rather than connecting into the house. It's no big deal to chip a hole through the asphalt and dig a post hole. There shouldn't be any more gap there than having the gate close to the house wall. I would also recommend two 6' gates that meet in the middle, at least that's what I have done in the past, it puts much less strain on the hinges and posts....you'll be surprised who rides on, sits on, hangs from or leans on a gate.

 

[Pat Brady]

Tractor Supply.

 

[Slednut]

I built this gate in the video and installed it 10 years ago. It is attached to the corner of our attached garage, the corner of the garage shows no signs of wear.

BTW, the gate is operated by a regular garage door opener and also can be opened by hand without running the opener.

 

[MichaelWest]

Gates are very common where I am, and I believe Home Depot has pre-made gates in stock plus hardware to mount. Here they are commonly mounted to the house through the stucco and the block wall, or at most attached to a "post" built of block. If you have a very small dog, use the mesh folded over to form "sweeps" that narrow the gap between the gate and the drive, wall, post, etc. My one dog will flatten like a pancake to get out, thus I know how a few inches or less is enough for Houdini!

 

[vern1]

Thanks for the advice. HD does have premade gates but they are in standard lengths and wont fit odd size openings. There is a fence supply company here that will make a chain link gate to your measurements so I may drop by there this weekend to check cost. They also sell the kit that comes with the posts and hardware

The real debate though will end up about the looks ie the wife cant stand the looks of chainlink as a driveway gate and to be honest i prefer the looks of a wood fence/gate as well. So I am tending towards 2 6' wooden gates joined in the center. If so will likely sink my own posts and avoid drilling in to the house