First, use the biggest, beefiest hinge hardware you can find. Second, build
the gate doors with ample bracing. For large doors, skip the "Z" shaped
bracing in favor of a "double Z" for each door. In other words, each door
should utilize three 2-by-4 cross braces perpendicular to the fencing and
two diagonal braces connecting them, with the fence boards driven into each
brace they cross. Correctly constructing your support posts is also
critical. You'll get more stability from 6-by-6 posts rather than 4-by-4's.
Each post should be anchored with a concrete footing and be buried in the
ground a third of its height. Plus, at the base of the two posts, install a
horizontal post flush between the two, or use a poured bridge of concrete,
to prevent the posts from pulling towards each other at the bottom, due to
the weight of the gate doors.

 

 



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