Snug Cottage Hardware Heavy Duty Cane/Drop Bolts for Wood Gates

Here are a couple of pictures from our customer Doug out in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, who built a single Maine Board Gate along with a set of Double Gates using our DIY Wood Gate Plans. He installed these wire backed gates using a variety of Snug Cottage Gate Hardware. For hinges Doug chose the 12" Double Strap Central Eye Hardware Sets (8312-S122) and to latch the gates he used the Stainless Contemporary Cabin Hook (6270-06316) on the single, and a 15" Cane Bolt (5000-152) on the double.

Customer Comments:
"Thanks to your main gate plans and awesome hardware I was able to build three 4’ gates myself."

Thank you Doug, the gates look great!

Here is a wonderful series of photos from our customer Carl down in Cullman, AL, showcasing a pair of Cape Cod Wood Gates which he built using our DIY Free Gate Plans, and hung with an assortment of Snug Cottage gate hardware. He did a wonderful job with the gates and we are thankful for the continued business and pictures!

Hardware Used
• 4 - Snug Cottage Hardware 18" Heavy Duty Double Strap Hinge - Rear Eye - Galvanized (#8324-182)
• 2 - Snug Cottage Hardware 24" Cane Bolt - Galvanized (#5000-242)
• 4 - Snug Cottage Hardware Mounting Plate with 8" Adjustable Pin - Galvanized (#8256-342)
• 1 - Snug Cottage Hardware 3.5" Throw Over Gate Loop - Galvanized (#4200-0352)

Customer Comments:

"I built a twelve foot wide double Cape Cod board gate with rear eye hinges using pressure treated pine deck boards following the gate plans provided on the Hoover Fence website, with slight modifications. The slope of the land where the gate is located grades downward. This results in any gate to be able to open one way; hence, the rear eye hinge selection. My 6x6 gate posts had already been set at about 70 inches high when I found the gate plans. The plans have the post side boards at 72 inches high so I cut them to 68" to be slightly lower than the posts. This also required a modification to the length of the diagonal boards. I also attached 48 inch high fence wire to my gate to keep smaller animals inside the fenced in area. This caused the gate to be slightly thicker than the gate plans requiring 4 inch carriage bolts rather than the 3.5 inch bolts listed in the plans. The plans also call for 1.75" wood screws. The large home improvement store that I purchase from does not carry an exterior grade screw in that size so I stepped down to 1 5/8 inch screws to use on some parts of the gate, but mostly 3 inch screws on areas where 3 boards and fence wire meshed.

Using the Hoover Fence gate plans took me a little while to understand. The video that they provide on the website helped. Once you figure out what all of the pieces are for, the second gate is easy to build. My gates are thicker than the gate hinges were meant to be, so I had to use a plunge router to inlay the hinges into boards. Once I got the first gate completed I found out how heavy it is. If it's not 200 lbs. it's pretty close. I used my tractor with pallet forks to place the gate. I set the gate on a spare deck board to allow for clearance and made sure it was mostly level. I marked where the hinge holes were locate, drilled holes in the post with a 3/8 auger bit, hooked the gate bolts onto the gate, tapped the carriage bolts through the hinges and the post, tightened down the bolts with a washer and nut. I then finished leveling the gate by turning the large nuts on the hinges. It went surprisingly quick and easier than I expected. I'd like to note that when you open the gates all the way you lose about 6 inches of clearance on each gate. This means that my 12 foot wide gate opening has about 11 feet of clearance.

Everything turned out perfectly. Every piece of Hoover Fence hardware that I got is great and the gate looks great. I highly recommend the hinges and hardware from Hoover Fence. I already have Hoover Fence hardware to make a 20 foot wide double gate using Central Eye hinges. I don't know how much heavier a 10 foot wide gate is compared to the 6 foot ones that I made and if the Central Eye hinges can hold them up, but I'll find out and so will Hoover Fence."

Here is a very nice picture from our customer Michael down in Tennessee of a Maine Board Gate built using our Free Wood Gate Plans, and installed using Snug Cottage Hardware 8324-24SP Heavy Duty Double Strap Hinges, a 4200-03SP 3" Throw Over Loop Latch, and a 5000-12SP 12" Cane Bolt with Horizontal Catch. The gate, fence, and hardware all look great Michael! Keep up the great work.