A gate is the part of the fence you touch every day, so we build it last and hardest. The posts are steel and packed solid with concrete, because a gate post cannot be moved later. Hinges and latch are stainless, and every gate board is screwed, never nailed. On a drive gate we wire in the motor, keypad and remotes, then set the swing. Tell us if a pool is coming, since the gate then has to swing out and latch itself.