Garden Gate -- mortise and tenon and sagging

bert.dupre · 2006-06-30T20:11:08+00:00

I am building a garden gate and my design prevents me from using adiagonal brace. I am planning on using mortise and tenon joinery (withpins) for the frame. (The design is somethig like this: The gate will be quiteheavy (46" x72") and the frame will be 2x6 cedar.My question is: Are glued and pinned mortise and tenon joints enough toprevent sag? Has anyone built a heavy gate using mortise and tenonjoinery who can tell me how they hold up?Secondly, what if there was a diagonal brace only on the bottom half ofthe gate? (The top portion will be lattice.) Would that serve thesame purpose, or does a diagonal brace have to go all the way acrossthe gate? I really don't want any diagonal brace at all, but I mightbe willing to compromise design for structural integrity.Thanks in advance for any input.Bert

Jun 30, 2006 23 Replies

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Mike Marlow 20 years ago

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Owen Lawrence 20 years ago

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Scott 20 years ago

unfortunetly not enough to make the hours, that I'm sure you spent looking for it, worth while

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Owen Lawrence 20 years ago

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