Fences · Decks · Ottawa
Townhouse backyard with a new fence, gate and steps
A weathered grey fence around a townhouse backyard replaced with a new wood privacy fence, a gate under a header beam and new wood steps at the patio door.
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- Location
- Ottawa
- Materials
- Wood posts
- Wood fence boards
- Black strap hinges and latch
- Scope
- Backyard fence, gate and patio-door steps
- Base
- New posts along the back line and the sides
- Outcome
- A new fence line, a gate and new steps
The problem
Where the job started
The wood fence around this townhouse backyard had gone grey and tired, and the steps down from the patio door were old and weathered. The owners wanted the whole yard fenced new, with a proper gate at the back and new steps at the door.
What Korvex did
- Take down the old fence and the old back gate
- Set new posts along the back line and the sides
- Board the new privacy fence
- Build a gate with a header beam, strap hinges, a handle and a diamond trim
- Replace the patio-door steps with new wood steps and railings on both sides
How we solved it
The hard parts of this job
A gate is the one part of a fence that moves every day. Here the two gate posts are joined at the top by a header beam, and the gate frame is braced before the boards go on.
01A gate that stays square
The gate posts were tied together at the top with a header beam, and the gate frame was built with a diagonal brace and hung before the boards went on. The diamond trim went on last.
02New steps at the door
The old grey steps at the patio door came out. New wood steps went in with railings on both sides, and the top tread sits just under the door sill.
During the build
Step by step
In the order the work happened.
Step 01The old grey fence beside the house
Step 02Old steps at the patio door and the old back gate
Step 03New lumber delivered to the yard
Step 04New posts standing along the back line
Step 05Braced gate frame hung under the header beam
Step 06Gate boarded, with strap hinges, handle and latch
Result
Finished work
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