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I made a gate threshold for one of my favorite customers recently. The gate they added to their house is 5’ wide (the maximum it could span). Because of the additional pieces added to make up the width as well as the tension screws being at their maximum extension, there was a lot of wiggle to the gate. Adding in the 2” tall bar running the width of the gate, there were stability and tripping hazards that needed addressing.

The threshold is designed to cradle the full length of the gate within a 2” x 6” to keep the fence in place, and 3” x 3” block was added to the half-wall to reduce the distance the tension screws needed to extend, and ramps on both sides of the gate to reduce the tripping hazard (non-skid strips were added to ensure there was no slipping when stepping on the ramps).