After you lay out your gate and are ready to fasten the material together predrill the holes for your balusters using a drill bit slightly smaller than your screw and you will minimize your risk of splitting the wood.
Building a pool deck gate.
With a gate in place your deck becomes a secure play area for your children and pets.
The top of a pool barrier should be at least 48 inches above grade measured on the side of the barrier which faces away from the swimming pool.
Fortunately a diy deck gate only needs to follow a small handful of guidelines in order to be safe and accessible.
If you have any questions about any procedure or specific tools.
Below are all the tools i use and a link to free drawings and material lists of two decks.
In this video i show how to build a simple deck gate to keep those small critters in or out.
Safety guidelines for deck gates.
For residential homes the international residential code requires that.
Putting a gate at the top of your deck stairs is a simple safety solution.
The gate should open onto the deck not onto the stairs.
The gate cannot open.
Thanks for the excellent tutorial will be building this for my new pool deck today i have just 1 extra tip for this.
As a home owner and a do it yourselfer you should have these tools.
Before you start building consider safety.
The balusters must be spaced closely enough to prevent a 4 inch sphere from passing between them and the distance between the bottom of the gate and the decking should be no more than 4 inches when the gate is closed.
Stained or stripped wood aluminum or wrought iron and even repurposed materials can all make for the perfect entryway with various scroll and lattice work making a truly artisanal impression.
Deck gate codes safety guides.
How to prevent a child from getting over a pool barrier a young child can get over a pool barrier if the barrier is too low or if the barrier has handholds or footholds to use when climbing.
Making sure your project is up to code can be one of the more intimidating parts of building something.