Building a self closing gate for the fenced in Garden

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4 жыл бұрын

Ever since we fenced in the garden, I have been needing to building Garden Gates on the entrances. Today I am finally going to get one of the gates built. And I am going to make it a self closing garden gate with the help of a door spring.
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@CentralNH 4 жыл бұрын

Get some pavers to replace grass that will help from digging under the gate also

@davidfeatch1436 4 жыл бұрын

We use those springs in the UK. Tie a wire to the hole in that metal locking shim so if it ever pops out you will find it hanging on the spring.

@ruralcore541 3 жыл бұрын

I loved this video, it was the actual process of building something and all of the things that go wrong and the learning that goes along with it. Love the gate.

@carlahelin5203 2 жыл бұрын

I'm so inspired. I appreciate that you show your mistakes as teachable moments and walked us through how you went forward with each issue that came up.

@brendanballard2216 3 жыл бұрын

Love seeing all the little mistakes along the way. Thanks for showing the whole process! Looks good

@PlanetMojo 4 жыл бұрын

My grandmothers garden gate had a weight and pulley system that closed it. Always loved watching that weight go up and down 😊 Nice work Evan!

@carolsuesamuelson7935 4 жыл бұрын

Same here with my grandma. I had thought may be he would do the same.

@jonkwin9620 4 жыл бұрын

Good job, I have the same system - you will need a latch though, otherwise it will bang bang bang all night when it's windy.

@lenpellerin 4 жыл бұрын

Evan, I really appreciate the efforts you put into your work. You make building things simple and you show very good camera angles that make everything seem unique. We have been following you along your journey since the purchase and you continue to improve. Thanks for sharing with us.

@jansmith8021 4 жыл бұрын

Glad your back is on the mend! It is hard to keep a good man down!! 😊

@davidgambler1591 4 жыл бұрын

Place large flat stones under the garden door swing area, so grass doesn’t affect the swing of the door.

@anthonymiller8979 4 жыл бұрын

Was just going to say the same, dig the sod back a little and use a few pavers or flat stones.

@richarddazeley9514 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for not editing mistakes. Makes watching so much more real

@marytucker9404 4 жыл бұрын

The gate looks perfect with the rest of the fence. Nice and simple it's always the best design. I like it!👍👍

@wileycoyotesr8623 4 жыл бұрын

I like the gate. Design, construction, appearance, and function are fine. Ya done good! I suppose some sort of stone at the gate entrance will keep it flush with the ground and not rub on grass. ???

@valeriepritchard677 4 жыл бұрын

Paving slabs would be great, stop the grass and keep the gap between the ground and the gate as small as possible. Set down level with the membrane to avoid trip hazard.

@geo52041 4 жыл бұрын

Evan you always impress me at how handy you are becoming at fixing and building things

@innerjon Жыл бұрын

I like how you showed your mistakes and unexpected situations and how you calmly solved them and kept going till done.

@FromTheHeart-777 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for being so easy to understand. Every time you make what you feel is a mistake, I love your demeanor and how you always find a workable solution. What I love is, that you never seem to get upset, you just find a solution and keep moving. I'm not someone that does any type of woodwork, but you are giving me a great way to approach problem-solving. Thanks so much for sharing your videos.

@lorenmeyer5290 4 жыл бұрын

Great video Evan! Love love the garden! Always happy to see your videos! You make my day better! THANKS!

@csnanny1882 4 жыл бұрын

That gate looks nice. Good job Evan. Your garden really looks like you will have ton’s of vegetables. Better get your canning jar’s washed up. You are looking like your back is on the mends.God bless,take care.

@Me-ov9nw 4 жыл бұрын

I agree, self latching hardware will prevent wind blowing open and shutting.... great garden!!!💕👍

@davep5972 4 жыл бұрын

Great job Evan the gate looks great!

@HeritageFarmsTexas 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is one great looking garden. So impressed. Rockstars.

@anastasiaserwaczek204 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this video. I like the humble approach. In an ideał world everything would work perfectly. But for amateur do it yourselfers, this is still worthwhile to view.

@fallingzeppelin69 4 жыл бұрын

You should do a garden update. Cause I’m in south East Indiana and my corn is nowhere near that high and I don’t have any beans yet lol extremely envious of your garden setup too

@MakkIsLooking 4 жыл бұрын

Wow. Cool gate. Neato spring.

@WillyLuedtke 2 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I need to do tomorrow. Thanks for the video!

@noocemiller6005 4 жыл бұрын

The gate and the whole garden look really great! You do such a good job on your projects!

@dennishayes65 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job on constructing the garden door Evan !

@happytexas6202 Жыл бұрын

I'm in the process of making my garden fence and came across this video for the door. Great idea! love the way your fence/door came out.

@EC4400 4 жыл бұрын

Nice gate, Evan. Your garden looks like it is doing great. Hope your all better.

@markwoslum6754 4 жыл бұрын

Garden is looking great. Been following your channel for quite awhile now and your progress on the homestead is amazing. Little by little you have built yourself a HOME...........

@deecooper1567 4 жыл бұрын

Love the ease and the look. And I always say... Mother Nature is not perfect but beautiful all the same😍.

@joannak4640 4 жыл бұрын

The gate looks great!! I get so happy when I see a new video posted from you. Thank you for sharing ❤️ Now hurry up and get the next video up 😂😂😂

@mimicolvin3200 4 жыл бұрын

Nice gate, you do great 👍 work.

@jerreyhiatte7644 4 жыл бұрын

love all the things you do on the farm

@cobrakai399 4 жыл бұрын

Looks good Evan!

@dns938 4 жыл бұрын

Dig the grass out in front of the gate and put a couple of patio blocks

@Tomhohenadel 4 жыл бұрын

Looks good Evan. Your garden looks fabulous, everything is growing well.

@GAGEICUS 4 жыл бұрын

Good job, and your garden is coming along wonderfully.

@olddawgdreaming5715 4 жыл бұрын

Great job Evan, I was thinking of a latch also to prevent smart animals from being able to open the gate slightly and getting on in the garden. The gate will prevent most though. Looks great, thanks for sharing with us, Fred.

@robineggbluebu4371 4 жыл бұрын

Your garden is really popping. The plus side is you don't have to weed it. I grew a garden about twice that size, and whew, I had to get out there every week and run a tiller. I'm planning on buying some of this ground cover in the future.

@Pinziee 4 жыл бұрын

I always put the spring at the inside. The spring always want to go back to the shortest distance ;-)

@wendyjuk4035 4 жыл бұрын

I PUT MINE ON THE INSIDE .....good job though.

@Ciaramellano.MikeBruno 2 жыл бұрын

Great Work!!! Simple, efficient and looks good!!!

@silkedavid8876 4 жыл бұрын

I guess the more you walk through and open and close the door the grass will go down. Make sure you do not loose that little bit of metal for the spring, looks like you could attach a little bit of wire and secure it. The garden looks lush, I miss working on my allotment, but as a single person I just produced too much!

@sharonanspach2734 4 жыл бұрын

gate came out perfect for what you need

@partyof6please 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your video. I love the garden door and you were very informative. Thank you for sharing

@jjrockjon8610 2 жыл бұрын

Turned out cute. Perfect for the whole look.

@sandy-001 4 жыл бұрын

That looks awesome!

@lucyramos1 4 жыл бұрын

I love how you keep it real in this video with little hickups and you think up solution to fix it. Thanks for not being mr perfect. 👍 love your videos.

@johncourtneidge 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent! Well done! Every project evolves as it goes along. The key thing is to start. Which is what you did. On balance I think that the tight fit at the bottom us beneficial, to stop low crawling 'visitors'. If course, the corollorary is that trimming the grass at the threshold is yet another grower's task . . . Adam's curse!

@deannaoverstreet4146 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great! Garden is beautiful! Weed eat the grass!

@kathyguenther5866 4 жыл бұрын

The gate turned out beautifully I like the garden too!!!! Hugs from Minnesota

@deakzoltan5546 4 жыл бұрын

Nice garden Evan.

@pampilgrim2274 8 ай бұрын

Hi, Evan! What a beautiful garden!

@Bex-rg8pj 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great!

@evanmcguire9220 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome gate! Great work.

@MrBigblueford 4 жыл бұрын

Dig out grass area and make.a wooden landing platform area under the door so that no grass inhibits the spring action of the door closing

@kornmart 2 жыл бұрын

Simple gate idea and you have a beautiful garden bud!

@Ashleighmermaid 2 жыл бұрын

Looks great

@petedavis8701 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job, well done

@albundy1956 4 жыл бұрын

Now you have to mount something to keep the door open when crosing with a wheel barrow or what not... good job Evan. In the sixties, when I was a kid and lived in the city, we all have those spings on the old outhouse door in the back yard.

@dans4270 3 жыл бұрын

You do good work 👍

@sandrascott7026 4 жыл бұрын

I love that things don't have to be perfect. Your video was great. I will be subscribing. I like that you show your mistakes. It makes the rest of us think hey i can do this. Great job!

@stevenbushnick7745 4 жыл бұрын

Nice solution for your garden door.

@tommiejones1072 4 жыл бұрын

So happy you didn’t edit out the parts that show real diy building. I don’t feel so bad about the little - not perfect- things that happen to all of us. Thank you

@AD-zy5gr 4 жыл бұрын

Great job 👏

@stephanieconry148 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the problem solving! Good video!!

@lindasmith6654 4 жыл бұрын

Looks great, as does your garden.

@margaretpervier8357 4 жыл бұрын

The gate looks great 👍🏻

@pa.fishpreacher6166 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job

@chaunceypullman3380 4 жыл бұрын

Love the way your garden is just blooming. Sorry on the rabbits. They would become part of the meat in the freezer. You remind me of my Dad. No matter what, the man had a plan. Made mostly whatever was needed done himself. Wished we had more time for him to school me. Enjoyed the learning experience. Country at Heart from Shreveport.

@patriciabeyer7824 4 жыл бұрын

Nice garden. 👍

@JimVincitore Жыл бұрын

Great video! Very cool! THANK YOU!

@stedder8436 4 жыл бұрын

Good work bud!

@justinbussey2442 4 жыл бұрын

I've never seen a spring mounted on the front.. always seen inside. That way the spring can be stretched out while opening. Just my 2 cents 😁 nice design and the garden looks great!

@mandiegarrett1706 3 жыл бұрын

Hmmmm...that makes sense...now I wonder if he place it on the wrong side OR maybe either way works.

@CountryViewAcres 3 жыл бұрын

The spring is actually being twisted tighter when the door opens. And it wants to untwist to close the door. It can being mounted incorrectly, which would cause it to twist incorrectly.

@batpherlangkharkrang7976 4 жыл бұрын

Hi...... Evan I really enjoy your video nice growing vegetables and nice gardening and nice farming and you are great, thank you for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 bye 👋 👕🐔🐓🐥🐕🐈🌱🐐🎥👍👍👍

@yasminghani2073 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful garden

@graskeygirls3850 3 жыл бұрын

Great work. I love the spring idea. I will use one of those for my chicken run

@MichaelJosephJr934 3 жыл бұрын

I like it!

@edwinleach7401 4 жыл бұрын

Nice gate.

@bobjoncas2814 4 жыл бұрын

..GOOD ONE, KEEP SAFE...

@tommiejones1072 4 жыл бұрын

Forgot to add, your garden is beautiful!

@anitamoolman168 4 жыл бұрын

Your garden gate looks like a garden gate should look

@remushaynes2693 4 жыл бұрын

evan, i am reminded of the song on "hee haw" when it comes to things not working out right for you. "if it weren't for bad luck, i'd have no luck at all; gloom, despair and agony on me". everything will work out, just keep plugging away at it.........g

@user-jv9qz2bu1r 2 жыл бұрын

enjoy yr easy going manner

@JIMJONES-vy4fo 3 жыл бұрын

Hey I'm glad you explain your mistakes, i was doing the same thing lol good job like the garden.

@jwiheath1928 4 ай бұрын

I love your garden I’m getting there

@mailmanx69 3 жыл бұрын

9:09 - The bane of every project I have done - some nasty little surprise. However, fix it like a pro as if you planned it that way! GREAT video! I love the thorough and well presented tutorial. I have built a couple gates in years past. They never looked this nice and they always sagged a bit. I could have used your video a long time ago. 10:05 - Belt sander, baby! I've had to do that before. With the aid of a belt sander, it became perfectly matched and nobody was ever the wiser. Nice looking garden, by the way!

@johnsadler8637 4 жыл бұрын

Good job on the gate! It occurred to me that you have had a lot of firsts this year. You did a lot of things (barn wiring, building, hydrant, light pole) last year, but it seemed as though you entered into a lot of those projects with prior relevant experience. This year, you’ve acquired 4 pieces of haying equipment, had to learn about them and in several cases diagnose and fix them, and use them. I was also surprised when you said it was the first time you’d run a skid steer. Nice that you found some stainless steel staples - that will make your fence construction last better. Keep on getting better with the back.

@therankings7706 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Evan, good job! If you don't like the door dragging the grass, grab one of those concrete pieces you had laying around and set it underneath, gravel works too. Or better yet, do a concrete /cement slab. No more grass problems and also no digging.

@VelvetRedRoses 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, good advice especially because you want to swing the gate open easily (hands are always full of tools or stuff) and if it is higher, the rabbits and other critters can get inside if the gap is high enough. I do love the gate and it looks like it will last a very long time. I think I will be copying your design.

@starryian007 4 жыл бұрын

Great job 👍 I enjoyed watching that. Maybe you could also put a couple of small rubber strips on the door stop to prevent the gate from banging each time it closes?

@d.j.robinson9424 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great earl, maybe a pool catch latch on there.💚💙👍

@tammiedyer3225 4 жыл бұрын

I used old trampoline springs linked together and angled across the backside. Works great and it was free

@loraineleuschke4186 4 жыл бұрын

Nice door.

@Infinity..... 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect! 👍

@ionaphillips8500 4 жыл бұрын

very nice jpb

@paulvalley5604 4 жыл бұрын

Every person who works on home projects has that moment of "The reason I'm screwing these in by hand is that I can't find my #3 Phillips" loved every second of this!

@shaniaa9287 4 жыл бұрын

I'm just loving what you two are doing to your retirement property 😄❣️👌👍

@donniechapman5922 4 жыл бұрын

I like the notches you put in the outside frame. Heck I'd probably would have used a screen door spring, all you would have needed to Staples and the spring.