Popular designs of single wooden gates

Designs of wooden gates are extremely varied indeed and as carpenters have been doing for years wood can be carved into just about any intricate design that you wish. The ease of which wood can be manipulated is one of the reason that wooden gates are so popular.

Hardwood gates are less each to create detailed designs for just to the strength of the wood whereas softwood gates are very easy to sculpture designs for which is why they are a lot cheaper too. Hardwood gates are also the longest lasting of all wooden gates but that is another story completely!

This lens is all about the popularity of single wooden gates which is why we will mainly be talking about softwood garden gates as they are more popular due to the cheaper cost and more versatile designs. Although there are many other types of wooden gates too such as field gates, driveway gates, farm gates and timber gates I have chosen to discus single wooden gates as I believe these are the most beautiful of all wooden gates and the fact that they are the most common also backs this up.

Without further a do i shall move on to show you the most popular wooden gates from FMC Gates and also give my opinion as to why they are so popular.

The most popular single wooden gate by a country mile is the Canterbury wooden gate. It's solid design and vintage features are just what anyone with a garden that they take pride of is looking for.

The Canterbury wooden garden gate is also designed in such a way that the grain of the wood is clearly visible which adds to the classic look of this very beautiful wooden gate. For this reason most of the people who buy the Canterbury wood gate use a clear form of protection over the top of the wood so that it gives a golden look whilst also preserving the natural look and beauty of the grain.

The simple yet effective method of having a gap with spindles in also gives a nice subtle touch of class to this single wooden gate which is why it is the most popular wooden garden gate.

The reason for the popularity of the Glastonbury single wooden gate is most likely to be somewhat different to the motive for people to buy the Canterbury. For me people love the Canterbury purely for the beauty and design aspect of it. The Glastonbury on the other hand offers a smooth curved design but also the close nit panels of the wooden gate design give a garden privacy and more security.

The privacy and security aspect of the Glastonbury single garden gate comes particularly into practise when made in a 6ft sized wooden gate. These larger gates are usually used for side gates that are used to secure a back garden or if I high fence is in place, to complement that also. If you spend quite a lot of time in your back garden it is sometimes nice to make it a peaceful and tranquil place where you can relax and the privacy of a 6ft wooden gate certainly offers you that.

We've talked about the security and privacy characteristics of the Glastonbury wooden gate but lets not forget that it is also a decorative gate too. The concaved top of the wooden garden gate gives a stylish finish to a gate that has a solid panelled core. The smooth curved top is a nice slight design feature that complements the firm centre perfectly.

The Shaftesbury is a picket wooden gate that encompasses the traditional designs of wooden garden gates. It is often the finer details in designs of garden gates that set them off from the rest and the time taken to precisely carve the points on the tops of each panel was certainly worth it.

The wooden gate is likely to be most popular with people who have got a delicate garden that is neatly pruned and has petite ornaments evenly placed around. The slight frame of the Shaftesbury Picket wooden gate is what appeals to its many fans who are not looking for the heavy panelled garden gates that is offered with some designs of wooden gates.

The careful design of this wood gate should not be misconstrued as with weakness as the Shaftesbury also offers a sturdy frame due to the quality of the wood that is used.