Wooden Batten to fit a gate lock

[Ts88]

Hi


Needing to make our side gate accessible from the front and back so its easier getting a pram in and out the house and wanted to put the below lock on the gate in the picture.


https://www.screwfix.com/p/gatemate...VhevtCh3GnAEgEAQYASABEgIdB_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds


The wooden batten is pretty rotten and about to fall off the wall and want to replace this but cannot figure out the best way to do this as the wall is at an angle to the gate.


Any suggestions of how best to do this?


Thanks

 

[JohnD]

Fit new gateposts.

What are the dimensions of the old posts?

Your new ones can probably be bigger, stronger, and more securely fixed.

What sort of electric drill have you got?

Please show us your existing hinges as well.

What are the dimensions of the gate?

The angle you mention is not visible in the pic.

 

[Deleted member 174758]

The wooden batten is pretty rotten and about to fall off the wall and want to replace this but cannot figure out the best way to do this as the wall is at an angle to the gate.


Any suggestions of how best to do this?

You need to make a bevelled rip cut to the same angle, so basically for you'll need to start with a rectangular piece of timber (e.g. an ex-3 x 2in or 70 x 44mm softwood stud) and cut it down. I can be hand sawn, but that is hard work noit to mention difficult to do for a beginner and the end result of hand sawing always requires cleaning up with a hand plane afterwards, or a circular saw will do the job in one pass. What is the size (cross section) of the post at the moment?

 

[Ts88]

thanks for the replies - two extra photo's attached.

Gate is 180cm high and 90cm wide

 

[Deleted member 174758]

Looks like it's about a 45º angle, in which case you can probably use a treated softwood arris rail from a fencing firm which will save a LOT of effort:

The arris rails are the triangular shaped horizontal pieces in the picture, normally sawn down from 3 x 3in or 4 x 4in posts. If needs be a treated softwood lath could be planted on top, but I doubt it will be necessary

 

[Ts88]

Thanks for the help - will try that!