EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
About 15 years ago I cleared the trees, moved a bunch of dirt and created my entrance. I built the columns and installed the white vinyl three rail fence. Over the years I've sort of lost interest in the white vinyl fence to the point that I'm going to remove it and go with wood. But that's not part of this project, right now.
I've been on and off about putting in a fancy entrance gate, or doing nothing and just living with the gates on the posts that flop around that we rarely close.
My wife really wants the gate closed every night, but we are too lazy to actually get out of our cars and close it every night.
I've decided to build two more columns like what I already have and then mount a 14 foot wire filled farm gate to it and paint it black. Cheap and quick, but not the fancy gate I've always wanted. I can always do the fancy gate in the future, but after 15 years of not getting around to it, I'm not sure if I ever will.
Step one was building the forms and getting them into position. They are 18 feet apart from where the gate hinges will be. On one side will be the 14 foot gate, and on the other end will be a 4 foot walk through gate.
I'm off to Lowes to get some concrete, and I'll have that done before the storms hit tonight.
I've been on and off about putting in a fancy entrance gate, or doing nothing and just living with the gates on the posts that flop around that we rarely close.
My wife really wants the gate closed every night, but we are too lazy to actually get out of our cars and close it every night.
I've decided to build two more columns like what I already have and then mount a 14 foot wire filled farm gate to it and paint it black. Cheap and quick, but not the fancy gate I've always wanted. I can always do the fancy gate in the future, but after 15 years of not getting around to it, I'm not sure if I ever will.
Step one was building the forms and getting them into position. They are 18 feet apart from where the gate hinges will be. On one side will be the 14 foot gate, and on the other end will be a 4 foot walk through gate.
I'm off to Lowes to get some concrete, and I'll have that done before the storms hit tonight.