Deon N.
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025
Very nice. Went together and installed easilly.Good quality thick metal
Ana in Sonoma
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2025
This gate kit wasn't that difficult to work with, even though we had to cut it to size to fit our opening and desired hight. I read all the reviews and was a little scared but followed the advised of a few reviews and purchase thinner wood. Fence material in cedar about 5/8" in thickness. I cut it to size and after sanding and staining actually I was left with a lot of room for the boards to fit through the channels. I almost feel I should have gone with slightly thicker material to fit more snug. I wished these kits came in wider formats so we could use the same for our driveway.
jerrye
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2024
Nice and solid, strong.
animearth
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024
Save yourself time and get some 5/8" thick ridge and valley fence pickets. Since the frame slots tend to bend inward standard 1x6 fence boards (3/4" thick) are a bit too thick. Ridge and valley type boards should also prevent/minimize warp. Depending on the frame piece it may seem a bit loose or just right. However, once you tighten the carriage bolts on the frame all the boards achieve a secure fit. The frame rights itself pretty well so there is no noticeable sag. The frame feels nice and smooth with rounded edges. Quality end result that makes your entry look much better! 4 stars since it took a while to find the right boards for the job.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024
Took about 3 hours…. Let me start off that standard 6”x6ft pickets do not work! You must buy bigger because that half - 1 inch is crucial! So having to drive back to lowes and exchange pickets to 8ft then get home and cut them down is part of that 3hrs.not to mention what a waste of material and money that is. Also one of my corners came bowed so i had to take some time to fix that because the bolts are to short for that mess…. Then you must cut down the last picket to about 4” in width (i don’t remember the exact measurement) so it is preferable if you have a table saw to get a long straight cut. After all that work, the gate looks pretty good, except the damn arch at the top was not made to size. So now i have to call and complain about that cause that was the kost important piece to me. Im not sure how long it will last as it is all just bolt and nut. I’ll have to go back and add threadlock to all of them one by one….
Demonteiro Van
Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2023
Fence board (1x6x6) thicknesses doesn't fit in slot.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2023
Canadian crap 3/4 inch boards don’t fit too Big 1/2 inch to small. Good luck finding boards 5/8 thick in US. Other than those crappy fence boards.
Julie Corriveau
Reviewed in Canada on September 22, 2022
La porte est facile d’installation. Il est possible de mettre les planches à l’horizontale. Elle est toutefois très lourde, elle devra donc être installée sur des poteaux très solide. Nous avons dû installer des pattes supplémentaires pour solidifier les poteaux de soutien. Le kit comprend tout le nécessaire (cadre, penture, loquets, vis), mais pas le bois.
Customer
Reviewed in Canada on August 24, 2022
Not made for one inch boards. Boards had to be modified which created tons of extra work.
mendy
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2021
It is a very solid and well made kit. However it is not easy to build. It does take two people to build and lots of cursing will be involved. The gate can be shortened or widened as needed if you have the ability to cut top and bottom rails and drill new holes. The boards can be vertical or horizontal. The 1inch recommended boards are a very tight fit. I simply used a small piece of wood as a wedge to widen the gap so I could get each board in. Once I figured that out assembly was a breeze. You don't have to miter the edges of the boards. Hammer in your wedge block, slide in your board and hammer your wedge over to make room for the next board. Repeat till the end. They do fit.I did a horizontal gate and used plastic spacers to leave a half inch gap between boards.The gate is extremely heavy once built and will require two people to move.Each gate took about two hours to build. I would recommend using metal posts to hang the gate on as they are very heavy once assembled.
JC
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2021
The wood pieces that we purchased were very hard to insert - and we ended up having to cut them down even though we followed the instructions for purchase. The hinges were installed so that one was backwards, which we had to fit. The predrilled holes will at times too small. All-in-all, not an easy project.