Assemble the frame pieces with galvanized steel corner brackets.
How to build a wood fence gate with metal posts.
Metal posts last way longer sometimes decades than wood because don t rot or warp.
A third option is to use the following u bolt type hinge point mounted on the post.
When using the fencetrac system to build a wood fence with metal posts we recommend using tongue and groove red cedar fence pickets.
This style of wooden fence picket nests together to create a strong fence with little to zero visibility through the fence.
The downside to building a fence with wood posts is that you ll likely need to replace the fence in 7 10 years.
So if you consider the lifetime of your fence or many wood fences.
Then use a lag bolt hinge pin screwed into the gate framing.
Wood posts cost less than metal.