Great idea Paul and we enjoyed your video. I will be doing this to our cedar perimeter fence. Thank you for posting these, we're looking forward to more videos.
I like the way you make it simple to understand thank you this has been very helpful! getting ready to do my fence, I'm using your techniques gate a header awesome thanks!
Love it, but looking at a 25 - yr. old dogear fence where weather and lack of stain protection has caused warping and up to 2" rotted away at the tops. This could save the fence, but butting the caps together will make them sit out of line. I'm thinking to make the side pieces 2" offset from the cap, so one section could be screwed to the next. Trim screws come to mind, but I've not seen them in exterior coatings.
I love this idea! Not only does it look great but wouldn't it also help keep the fence (which would have the pourous wnd cut facing up into the rain) boards in better shape longer with the extra protection?
Hi Abu,, I only use cedar for the frame. It is light and usually stays straight and true under weather conditions. I like to use cedar fence boards as well. If you need to use treated fence boards, I would suggest letting it dry completely before building the gate. I would still use cedar for the frame...
Hi Dan, Unfortunately it would be too hard and time consuming to fill the screw holes. They are not as noticeable when you stain the fence. I waited to stain this gate but I was very disappointing in the deck screws, they bled on the wood and left streaks. I will stain this gate very soon and i believe it will look good again. Thanks! Paul
Hi You can use treated wood for the cap, but you will want to let it dry before cutting and installing. I would also suggest staining so it will lesson the chance of warping. I am using Cedar, I prefer that because it is lighter and more stable than treated pine. Thanks!
Good morning, If you have no other choice, I would suggest keeping the 2x4's in a dry place until they are completely dry. This will help the glue to work and lighten the frame. Use a good exterior glue and exterior screws to make the frame. Make sure you use lap joints like I did in the previous videos. Thanks! Paul
Paul Ricalde Yes Paul, that's right, but what I was getting at is that if you use treated wood and then mill them as you did here, you are likely to expose the untreated inner part of the wood and hence you would need to paint it with some kind of wood preservative. I don't know what the best answer to this problem is - perhaps the other answer is to not cut the angles on the wood. This is one of the problems with using treated wood but here in Australia it would represent the material used in %90 of fences. I suppose that's why it's rare to see them capped like this (or at all).
Hi Rudyard, I'm not sure how they treat wood in OZ, but over here it is pumped through the entire board. This is why I would not suggest painting the seams until it is glued and put together Wood glue is meant to bond wood but it doesn't bond to paint very well. I would imagine the process is the same where you live. P.S. I'm not sure if you have seen my previous video on building the gate, but I only use lap joints, not miter joints. Hope this helps!
Muting the audio on all your cuts is genius! You are an excellent educator.
Great idea Paul and we enjoyed your video. I will be doing this to our cedar perimeter fence. Thank you for posting these, we're looking forward to more videos.
Thank you, I really appreciate your comment!
Paul
I like the way you make it simple to understand thank you this has been very helpful! getting ready to do my fence, I'm using your techniques gate a header awesome thanks!
Love it, but looking at a 25 - yr. old dogear fence where weather and lack of stain protection has caused warping and up to 2" rotted away at the tops. This could save the fence, but butting the caps together will make them sit out of line. I'm thinking to make the side pieces 2" offset from the cap, so one section could be screwed to the next. Trim screws come to mind, but I've not seen them in exterior coatings.
That is a good Idea Gary, I believe a fastener company may have exterior trim screws. maybe Amazon.com.
Thanks for your comment!
Paul
I love this idea! Not only does it look great but wouldn't it also help keep the fence (which would have the pourous wnd cut facing up into the rain) boards in better shape longer with the extra protection?
You do amazing and clean work. Enjoy watching your channel.
Thanks Paul.
That looks real sharp.
Nicely done ! I like it...
wow cool i been hoping you would post a video on this thanks and cant wait for video 2!
that looks great man.
Thank you, what a great Idea, I will do the same for my fence, what type of wood did you use?
Hi Abu,, I only use cedar for the frame. It is light and usually stays straight and true under weather conditions. I like to use cedar fence boards as well. If you need to use treated fence boards, I would suggest letting it dry completely before building the gate. I would still use cedar for the frame...
Solid job!
Great Video thanks Paul greetings from Tracy, California.
Hi,
I want to visit California one day, it is a beautiful state! Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Greetings!
Paul
you did a really good job.
Thank you Eddy!
very nice ,good job .
Hi.
Are there ways to hide all nails and screws? Not seeing them makes projects nicer!
Hi Dan,
Unfortunately it would be too hard and time consuming to fill the screw holes. They are not as noticeable when you stain the fence. I waited to stain this gate but I was very disappointing in the deck screws, they bled on the wood and left streaks. I will stain this gate very soon and i believe it will look good again.
Thanks!
Paul
Cheers
What kind of 2x4 were those stained or cedar?
Hi
You can use treated wood for the cap, but you will want to let it dry before cutting and installing. I would also suggest staining so it will lesson the chance of warping. I am using Cedar, I prefer that because it is lighter and more stable than treated pine.
Thanks!
If you use treated (Cedar is not an option in Oz) you would need to put some preserving paint on the cuts I would think?
Good morning,
If you have no other choice, I would suggest keeping the 2x4's in a dry place until they are completely dry. This will help the glue to work and lighten the frame. Use a good exterior glue and exterior screws to make the frame. Make sure you use lap joints like I did in the previous videos.
Thanks!
Paul
Paul Ricalde
Yes Paul, that's right, but what I was getting at is that if you use treated wood and then mill them as you did here, you are likely to expose the untreated inner part of the wood and hence you would need to paint it with some kind of wood preservative.
I don't know what the best answer to this problem is - perhaps the other answer is to not cut the angles on the wood.
This is one of the problems with using treated wood but here in Australia it would represent the material used in %90 of fences. I suppose that's why it's rare to see them capped like this (or at all).
Hi Rudyard,
I'm not sure how they treat wood in OZ, but over here it is pumped through the entire board. This is why I would not suggest painting the seams until it is glued and put together Wood glue is meant to bond wood but it doesn't bond to paint very well. I would imagine the process is the same where you live. P.S. I'm not sure if you have seen my previous video on building the gate, but I only use lap joints, not miter joints. Hope this helps!
hi what glue is that?
This was TiteBond exterior wood glue but any name brand will work as long as it is an exterior glue.
Thanks!