Replacing stakes

I've noticed that the people who work in the vineyards have been out pulling up old stakes for replacement. The stakes are mostly wooden, but some growers are now replacing them with galvanized steel so that they last longer. Others replace old wooden stakes with new wooden stakes.

An old vineyard stake that's been pulled up, waiting for its replacement.

Our old wooden back gate needs replacing. It's literally falling apart. The wood is rotten and new paint would be wasted on it. Ken and I are talking with a gate company about a replacement. We want something very minimal, and not necessarily wooden, but we're pretty sure it will have to be a custom job because the dimensions are not standard. Nothing in this house is standard, we've found out over the years.