Arbors & Garden Gates in Portland, OR & the Metro Area
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Does Your Garden Need a Proper Way In?
Signs it's time for a garden entry
What an Arbor Involves in Portland
Cedar arbors over a front walk, garden gates that swing true and arbor-and-gate combos built to match your fence. Serving Portland, Milwaukie, Forest Grove and surrounding communities.
A garden arbor is a small freestanding frame, usually over a path or a gate, often with a flat or arched top and lattice sides for climbing plants. It marks the way into a garden and gives roses, clematis or jasmine a place to grow. Paired with a gate, it turns a gap in the fence into a real entry.
Arbors and garden gates are small, but they take a beating in our wet climate. Posts sit in soil that stays damp for months, and a gate adds weight that pulls on its post every time it swings. Most sagging gates we see come from a hinge post that has rotted or leaned, not from the gate itself. We set the posts deep in concrete, use rot-resistant wood and brace the gate frame so it stays square.
Cedar is our usual choice because it resists rot and looks right in a garden. We can match the top style and color to your fence or house trim. Gates get sturdy hinges and a latch you can work with one hand, and a spring closer if pets are involved.
Arbor With a Gate vs Open Arbor
Arbor With a Gate
Open Arbor
How an Arbor or Garden Gate Gets Built
Measure the opening
Path width, fence height and style
Written estimate
Design, wood and hardware spelled out
Set the posts
Deep holes, concrete crowned to shed water
Build the frame
Top, sides and trellis assembled on site
Hang the gate
Braced frame, hinges and latch adjusted
What Affects the Cost of an Arbor or Garden Gate
Garden entries are small projects, but a few choices change the price.
Size
Wider paths and taller frames need bigger posts and beams.
Top style
Arched and curved tops take more cutting than flat ones.
Gate
Adding a gate means heavier posts, hinges and a latch.
Trellis sides
Lattice or wire panels for plants add material.
Matching the fence
Custom details to match an existing fence take extra time.
Removing the old one
Pulling out the old frame and its post footings adds labor.
Every job gets a free written estimate before any work starts.
Why Portland Homeowners Call Your Business
Small jobs welcome
A single garden entry is a normal job
Gates that swing true
Braced frames on solid posts
5-year workmanship warranty
On the work we do
Licensed, bonded & insured
Covered on every job
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Arbor & Garden Gate Questions
Why does my garden gate sag?
Can you match my fence?
What plants grow well on it?
Can you add a gate to an existing arbor?
Do you build just one garden gate?
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