How to Build a Privacy Fence With Hidden Gates
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- I made a privacy fence with secret gates that blend into the fence!
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Materials I used:
3/4x6x6 Pressure Treated Pine Pickets
4x4x8 Pressure Treated Pine Posts
1x6x8 Pressure Treated Pine (top cross pieces)
1x4x8 Pressure Treated Pine (middle and bottom cross pieces)
2x4x8 Pressure Treated Pine (top rails)
1 ½ Inch Framing Angles (brackets): www.lowes.com/...
9-Gauge Galvanized Steel Joist Hanger Nails (for attaching brackets to post)
#8 x 1 ¼ Inch Exterior Rated Cabinet Screws (for attaching brackets to cross sections)
#8 x 1 ¼ Inch Tan Exterior Star Drive Screws (for attaching pickets to cross sections)
3 inch Tan Deck Screws (for attaching top rail to posts and fence section)
8.09 Inch Steel-Painted Gate Hinges
Steel-Painted Gate Auto Latch
1/16 inch Galvanized Steel Cable
1/16 Ferrule and Stop Kit
4x4 Solid Copper Post Caps
Exterior Construction Adhesive
Tools I used:
Carpenters Pencil (works way better for marking on wet pressure treated wood)
Speed Square
Drill and Drill Bits
Autohammer/Hammer
Ear Protectors
Miter Saw
Impact Driver
Portable Circular Saw
Digital Angle Finder
Straight Edge (can be a straight piece of wood)
Measuring Tape
Trigger Bar Clamps
Impact Sockets (or socket wrench for installing gate hinges)
End Cutting Pliers (for crimping ferrules)
Torpedo Level
Caulk Gun
Rough Grit Sandpaper (I used 120 grit)
References:
How to put in posts for a fence: • How to Install Fence P...
Music: www.epidemicso...
0:08 Fence Section Build
5:34 Build Timelapse
7:11 Making Hidden Gates
12:43 Finishing Touches
Awesome ida and job..I was going to use , and still may, Pallets..less cost affective
Thank you for this video. We're trying to build a similar gate on a new fence.
You're welcome!
I really like the look and solid construction of this fence. I bet it lasts a long time.
I see gate sag and rot on the pickets due to direct ground contact in your future...other than that, cool looking design.
Dope fence - really impressed. I hate that you had to break the clean lines and box in the trees but love your screwing method otherwise
I hate that I had to as well :( I thought about bringing the whole fence front of those trees as they're on the property line but the yard is small enough as it is
Fair enough! Keep up the great content
Just what I was looking for. Thanks.
Thank you for solving my gate latch dalemia 👍
Glad you found the video useful!
Same here, gate latch no one can see. That is what I was looking for. Thank you!
This video is old, so you may have found a different solution or found your way to open from the outside just fine, but we're going to try a pull knob: National Hardware N109-070 Gate Latch Cable Pull, 40", Black
This video also taught my husband about tools he didn't know about, so I feel like our upcoming Lowes trip is about to be more expensive 😂
Looks like that's made to do pretty much the same thing! The spring return feature is nice as I have to push/pull the wire back through manually. No big deal just could be better
That drill flip at 3:13 has me rolling
I was hoping someone would notice that :)
@@ProjectBilld you're awesome dude stay golden
Really like that latch trick
Thanks! It's still working great and you can't see it unless you're up close to the fence
I’m about to start my build , so I’ll be referencing this tip for sure
I liked it I’m do my gate like your top fence section
Nice! Glad you like the video
That's a great fence
Thanks!
Well I'm impressed with your fence. It really looks nice and is different that the style that is commonly put up around where I live. My only question is why did you cut the pickets and not just got for a 6' fence height? I've become a fan of metal posts (sch 40 galvanized) because I've found you install once and it should be good for 50 years or more. Wooden 4x4's 10-15 years is about all you can get.
Thanks! Our hoa wouldn't let it be any taller. I really wanted the flat top capped look so I would have had to cut the pickets either way. And I hear you about the fence posts, I've seen lots of 4x4s rot off. I'll have to look into metal posts for the future
Not enough screws penetration in the boards, no way!, always should be screwed from picket to post or rail not the other way around, looks pretty today not so sure in a few years
Seems like you missed a few details. The pickets are screwed from both sides and the screws come within a quarter inch of sticking out the otherside. It's been almost 4 years since I built the fence and it's still pretty
looks great... have you had to replace a picket ?
Nope! No pickets have popped loose
@@ProjectBilld I wasn’t thinking they popped loose, maybe a broken one , just curious how tuff to replace one would be incase of a mishap or storm damage
Gotcha. If I had to replace one I'd probably cut the picket in half so I'd have room to slide it out. For replacing it I'd dig out under it a little and leave it shorter than before, just long enough it fits under the top rails.
Couldn’t you have placed the latch for the gate up higher?
I could have. We have dogs and I didn't want them to be able to push the gate open at the bottom if it was latched up higher
Where did you buy the metal brackets ? I have only seen brackets for a two by four.
From Lowes. I added a link in the video description just now to the ones I used. I'm not sure they still carry them in store but you should be able to order them for store pickup
@@ProjectBilld thank you for the great video
You're welcome!
Instead of having to put in the wire to open the gate from the other side
You could have but the latch at the top
So you can reach your hand over and open it
I've been thinking about this one for a little while and the problem I could see with that someone would be able to push the gate open far enough at the bottom to get through
True
However your gate is designed to look like the rest of the fence. If someone did find the gate and wanted in,
the wire sticking out will be found before that person will realise that going under is a possibility.
If you are worried about the gate being able to get under using a second latch at the bottom will solve that issue, then add wire and attached it to the first latch at the top so the gate can open.
They no longer sell those brackets. Do you recommend something else?
Thanks for letting me know. I updated the link to a bracket that I believe is the same size and shape, just is silver instead of brown unfortunately.
My overly complicated solution to opening the gate from the outside with the latch still in the middle would be to cut out a 2"x2"x4" piece of wood out of the top rail on the inside of the fence section with the latch. Then reattach it with a small hinge that allow it to lift up. Then attach the latch wire to it. From the outside it will look exactly the same and when you use the gate it appears as if you are just putting your left hand on the fence to brace yourself and pushing the gate open with your right hand when in reality your left hand is actually secretly lifting up on the back of the top rail. Almost reminiscent of tilting a specific book on a bookshelf to open a hidden door.
Also I feel like you should add the metal brackets to the the gate so it matches the rest of the fence. While they aren't needed since the gate isn't attached to the 4x4's it will make it even less obvious that something is different about that section.
Fence and gate is great as is though. Keep up the good work!
Nice idea! Would be fun to make. And I am planning to add fake brackets to the top but I need to cut them in half and grind them smooth so they don't interfere with the posts on the side. Just haven't gotten around to doing that yet
Never seen anyone screw the pickets from the back side, why? You screw picket to the 2x4. From the front side always.
I screwed from both sides. Was a bit of overkill as I never want the pickets to pop off. I see way to many fences with the pickets popping off
Where did you source the wood for your fence and what type of wood is it? Also... What size are your fence rails, fence pickets and fence top cap rails? Oops 😬. I now see all the info in the description section 🙈
Haha glad you found the info! I got the materials from my local home improvement store (lowes)
You could of used a latch bracket you could put a padlock on for your own security of your backyard from neighborhood prowlers.
It might be hard to tell in the video but the latches I used do have a place for a padlock (and I do use one)
@@ProjectBilld With robberies on the raise you should secure your backyard from prowlers. My mom would say you have to think like a thief.
How the fence handling deflection with wind against it? That concerns me using 1x's.
No problems with wind to this point. As the boards dried they shrunk a little so there are 1/2 to 1 inch gaps between them that keep it from acting as a sail
@@ProjectBilld
Thanks for the response.
Want to come to Colorado and rebuild our fence?🙃
Yes to the first part, no to the second!
Use a "pop guard" inbtween you and your mic next time. It will save some ears/speakers. Great video!
Thanks! You should hear that improvement in my next video!
can totally tell it is a gate from the front.
Why u didn't show what brackets you need to use or all tools needed 😮
Brackets and tools used are listed in the video description
12:50 Maybe just move the latch to the top of the gate? 🙄
I did consider that but our dogs would be able to push the gate open at the bottom if ithe latch was at the top
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I would have made it taller
I would have liked to. Had to get an hoa exception to make it 5 ft instead of 4 and wasn't going to push my luck there
@@ProjectBilld Get that YT money and get out of there. After you make a ton of improvement videos of course. Nice work.
Nicely done but remember you're not building fine furniture so precise measurements to a 1/16th are a waste of time.
Yeah you are definitely right. Being outside it warped a decent amount in the first month anyway