Making A Sliding Gate

This article describes how to make a simple manually operated wooden sliding gate measuring 4 feet high and 6 feet long.

Making a sliding gate.

Picture below the kit cost 1850 and they saved over 3000 by doing it themselves. Make your own welded sliding driveway gate. The existing gates were only a couple of years old and still worked fine you can see the making of them here but because of an uphill driveway they were aug 16 2013 introduction time to replace the double hinged driveway gates with a single sliding gate. Replace the old double wood swing gate what is manual with automatic cantilever sliding gate.

Time to replace the double hinged driveway gates with a single sliding gate. A sliding gate can be manual or automatic wood or metal large or small. The existing gates were only a couple of years old and still worked fine you can see the making of them here but because of an uphill driveway they were purpose made with an under gate extension device that had to be raised every time the gates were used. For both practical reasons and convenience.

For gates with vertical timber palings or slats fitted to the front the frame should have the top rail lower than the palings or slats otherwise the top rail is at the very top of the gate. My blog has moved. Diy sliding gate kit includes the sliding gate frame post wheels track and if required a sliding gate motor low voltage kit which can be powered by 12v upto 50 mtrs away. This sliding gate would have been valued at 5000 if a gate company was to build it.