Cedar driveway gates stand up to the elements

 Carpenters and builders are reluctant to build wide driveway gates out of wood onsite.  Until now most gates that swing open would start sagging almost right after installation.  Builders and carpenters are hesitant to build wide gates using wood because of the headaches associated with call backs from their customers.

Most companies  offer motorized gates that slide open instead of swinging open. If you are able to afford the cost , it than can be a good choice.  Motorized gates require outdoor electricity and other mechanical devices, thus making is much more involved. 

I’m talking about a really cheap solution to wide gates ;  yet at the same time offer stunning looking gate designs.

There is a manufacturer of wooden gates in Maryland  that solved  the problem of sagging and the need of constant maintenance. The company is known as Gate-in-a-Box, Inc.  and they backup their claim with a 5 year manufacturer’s guaranty on their Assuragate products.

These gates are based on a patented gate frame design , based on Western Red Cedar material. Gateinabox uses computer designed and CNC manufactured cedar framing  to achieve maximum strength and light weight .

I personally self installed one of these gates to replace  a driveway gate at my residence . By far the hardest part of the whole process was getting the posts set correctly. The assembly and installation was easy enough for anyone who can use a hammer and nails without hurting himself.I had my 10 year old as a helper for mounting the gate  and it took us only 3 hours total excluding setting the posts.

The material for a 14 ft gate made of 2 7tf picket fence gates cost me less than $470  which included the 12inch hinges and ring latch .  That is a  big cost savings  off the quotes I got through Long Fence.

One big bonus  of using a standard gate frame  is the fact that you canpopulate it with any fence pickets you want . Therefore you are able to match your gate pickets to an existing fence without breaking the bank.  

There is no shortage of carpenters and handy man builiding your gate onsite . The problem is each person does it a little dissimilar. Most of them are using steel wire to reinforce the frame, which is not necessary by using the pre-built frame from Assuragate.  In addition wires do not look good and need tightning when the wood shrinks. Have a look at these wooden driveway gates based on the Assuragate gate frames from Gateinabox.com.