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How to Build a Privacy Fence with Hidden Gates

I made a privacy fence with secret gates that blend into the fence!

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3/4x6x6 Pressure Treated Pine Pickets
4x4x8 Pressure Treated Pine Posts
1x6x8 Pressure Treated Pine (top cross pieces)
1x4x8 Pressure Treated Pine (middle and bottom cross pieces)
2x4x8 Pressure Treated Pine (top rails)
1 ½ Inch Gold Coat Framing Angles (brackets)
9-Gauge Galvanized Steel Joist Hanger Nails (for attaching brackets to post)
#8 x 1 ¼ Inch Exterior Rated Cabinet Screws (for attaching brackets to cross sections)
#8 x 1 ¼ Inch Tan Exterior Star Drive Screws (for attaching pickets to cross sections)
3 inch Tan Deck Screws (for attaching top rail to posts and fence section)
8.09 Inch Steel-Painted Gate Hinges
Steel-Painted Gate Auto Latch
1/16 inch Galvanized Steel Cable
1/16 Ferrule and Stop Kit
4x4 Solid Copper Post Caps
Exterior Construction Adhesive

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Carpenters Pencil (works way better for marking on wet pressure treated wood)
Speed Square
Drill and Drill Bits
Autohammer/Hammer
Ear Protectors
Miter Saw
Impact Driver
Portable Circular Saw
Digital Angle Finder
Straight Edge (can be a straight piece of wood)
Measuring Tape
Trigger Bar Clamps
Impact Sockets (or socket wrench for installing gate hinges)
End Cutting Pliers (for crimping ferrules)
Torpedo Level
Caulk Gun
Rough Grit Sandpaper (I used 120 grit)

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