Our fully framed premium feather edge gate provides the closest screening because overlapping boards form a largely closed timber face. Double slatted gates provide filtered screening, while picket gates deliberately remain open.
If privacy is the main priority, our fully framed feather edge gates provide the most closed timber face among these gate styles. The overlapping feather edge boards substantially restrict views through the entrance.
Our premium feather edge gate uses overlapping spruce boards within a fully framed construction. This produces the traditional largely closed appearance associated with closeboard fencing and makes it particularly relevant to side entrances where screening is important.
A double slatted decorative gate provides a different balance. Horizontal slats on the gate interrupt direct sight lines and give substantial screening, but small openings remain deliberately within the design. It should therefore be treated as a screened gate rather than a completely solid privacy barrier.
Picket gates are the most open of the three. Spaces between the pales allow views and light through the entrance at every available height. They work well where defining the boundary is more important than hiding the area behind it.
The choice is therefore not simply about gate height. Consider whether you want a largely closed traditional face, filtered contemporary screening or an intentionally open boundary before selecting the gate style.