How to build garden Gate ?

[Deano3]

Hi all i am currently changing posts on my fence and while i am on want to make the garden gate wider as its veryt small, i have purchased a pack of 5, 19 x 150mm 1.83m gravel treated boards for the gate itself and for the support pieces 45x70mm does anyone think these are too think for the brace parts ?

here is origional on the far left


what design is best and strongest ? should i make a frame or do a z shape one or one like the one in the pic but with another cross piece on the top part aswel so a z shape ontop of another of that makes sense

openboard fence thats fitted so would this sort of design do the job ? http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=op...w=220&start=0&ndsp=17&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0,i:73

anyhelp would be appreciated
thanks Dean

 

[Deano3]

is the z shape strong enough ? and is it like a upside down z
thanks

 

[Mursal]

The middle bit of the Z goes from inside bottom (at the hinge) to outside top. To stop the frame of the gate from sagging. Not sure about the timber as I cant find the dimensions of the gate. But that could be just me, I'll have another wee look

Edit 1:
Found the gate, if you are not making it much wider, just copy the old one in everything but width. The z on the bottom of the gate is correct and you could put one on the top as well or one big one from top to bottom. with the last option obviously you will cut the middle timber to fit. Hope this makes sense