Am wanting to build a double gate made of treated wood - 2x4's and 1x6 x6'. have a 10' opening, so 2 - 5' sections. I think these gates will be a bit heavy, so I am wondering if I should use 4x6 posts to support these things rather than 4x4's? I plan to cement posts in ground about 48" (frost line here is 42") also what size hinges? will 3 - 8" "T" zink plated heavy duty hinges be strong enough? or should I go to 10" and if I use 10" hinges can I go with 2 for each gate? This gate is on a slope - about 6 to 8 inch end to end so I need one gate to open upward about 3" if that is possible. Guess I could offset the hinges a bit, but would I build gate off square on inside to compensate? not really sure how to make that work. I was thinking to pour
10' by 1' wide by 6" deep cement across the whole opening with some 3/8 rebar to reinforce.......would this be strong enough to drive over? Thanks any help appreciated.- posted
14 years ago