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Chris Friesen Chris Friesen is offline
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Default Outdoor gate material

On 03/17/2010 07:40 AM, wrote:
I have put up a 1,100 split rail fence, and am now faced with building
4 gates to go along with it. What I'm looking to build is something
similar to this:

http://tinyurl.com/yfrv6bg

Given the amount of cross bracing the gates shouldn't sag in and of
themselves even without a wheel. For extra insurance you could run a
thin wire rope from the top hinge-side corner down to the opposite corner.

The wheel would help reduce the stress on the gate posts though.

Chris