INVERTED ARCH WOOD GATES #8

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River Forest, Illinois
With Middle Rail, Lower solid panel, and lower open slots

Wood Gate #8 is distinguished primarily by the full 180º inverted radius of its top rail, often mirroring that radius of an existing enclosure.

The inverted arched wood gate #8 below, built to mirror an existing stone entry portal. .

River Forest, Illinois

Prowell’s original Wood Gate #8 in Chicago

If matching a surround, you will be asked to provide three dimensions of the existing structure that will determine the existing radius to insure the arch (radius) of your Wood Entry Gate has the same radius.

1. The width from one side to the other.
2. The overall height from the grade to the middle of the arch.
3. From the grade to where the arch begins.

Springville, Utah
With Middle Rail

Wood Gate #8-4 with the common companion #10 arbor. Flanked by boxleaf headges that will eventually grow in toward the gate posts.
Ashley Norton ‘MD’ latch.

Springville, Utah

An utterly charming residence in the throes of a Utah winter. Looking more closely and a number of architectural details stand out: The upper gable vent with its tapered trim; The 2nd-floor windows with their upper divided lites; the roof eave returns; the lower secondary gable centered on the front entry; and the sublime, muted brickwork. And don’t overlook the red star-patterned cutout  in the entry parapet over the front steps. An attention to detail exhibited throughout.

Belvedere, CA
With Middle Rail

Double Off-Set wood gates #8-9 with the 180º arc. Upper and lower pickets.

Bored for the dead bolt ad latch

Belvedere, CA

Because of the full 180º top rail radius, we label this as a style #8. Matching the existing radius of the overhead arbor.

Altadena, CA
Continuous Open Pickets

Garden Gate #8-8 w/Arbor #10-7. Rough opening of 48″ between wrapped posts. Continuous pickets/ no middle rail. In the background, the side Gate #25 with it’s softer arch.

Rocky Mountain latch E501

Guernville, CA
Continuous open pickets
Garden gate #8-7 with continuous open pickets. No middle rail.

Guernville, CA

An interesting angle to show the inner garden. Set along Sonoma County’s Russian River. Garden Gate #8-7 and Arbor #10 with a site-painted finish and a 3rd-party flankinng fenceline. Although painted finishes are the most durable and longest lasting, the cedar must acclimate to the weather for 2-3 weeks prior to painting. If painted gates are not maintained, the result is checking and cracking that requires scraping and sanding. Because the gate is more fully exposed to the elements, the importance of maintaining your maintenance schedule is paramount.

Ross, CA (Marin County)
Continuous open pickets

Another example of continuous pickets, with the full 180º inverted arch. Here we begin on the far right and left with a wider picket of 2-⅝”. For no reason in particular.

Ross, CA (Marin County)

The double gates 8-10 were accompanied with two #10 arbors fitted to four existing posts. In a departure from how the #10 arbor normally mounts, these were fabricated to mount against the inside faces of the posts–avoiding mounting caps.

Palo Alto, CA
Middle rail, lower solid panel, and open lower slots

Garden Gate style #8-6, with Arbor #10, resulting in a circular portal between the gate and arbor.

Great Falls, Virginia
With Middle Rail

Garden gate #8-3 shown with Garden Arbor #10 is posted because of its pleasant setting just north of the Washington Beltway. But also to illustrate that western cedar is exemplified by dark and light tones that are incorporated into the same gate. An act of necessity, and were we building a dining room table retailing at $10,000 we might be more scrupulous in selecting more evenly hued stock. But it is a gate, not a dining room table, and subjected to sleet, rain, snow, hurricanes, and relieving dogs.

We also post this image as an example of our homeowner  managing the finish process with a product that is billed to bring out the natural beauty of wood. It is essentially an oil product and while it clearly enhances the wood, it is also a product that stipulates only one coat. The splotchy appearance seen below is the result of successive coats laying on top of the initial coat and as a result, unable to absorb evenly. But more . . . oil finishes such as this have a lifeline of approximately one year before requiring maintenance. Oil finishes that ‘enhance the wood’ are probably the biggest myth of exterior finishes. Subjected to the elements, such an approach is to buy into a future of relentless upkeep.

Review the Finish Options as a means to insure you settle on the right product. WoodRX can be purchased direct from the linked dealer or through Home Depot. A product that has been culled from all the products on the market and although the grades of western cedar we spec from the mill do not require a finish or any treatment to prolong the life of the wood, the aesthetics often suggest a finish. It’s important to use the right product.

Great Falls, Virginia

Now and again it’s nice to have a look at the residence itself.

IN-PROGRESS

Charles dry-fitting a typical Gate #8-2

Scribing the 180º radius of the top rail.

As a double off-set, both gates are laid out on the bench to scribe the top 180º arc.