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Default Questions about building a wooden gate


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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")


Cement around treated lumber is a bad idea, unless you like wobbly posts.
Treated lumber shrinks long after the concrete cures.

I second the idea "Joe" has.