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Gate sagging issue
Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:45 pm
Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:45 pm
About a month after my friend and his crew put up this fence and gate, the gate started to sag. He came over once and just trimmed the area that the gate was touching. Now he won't respond to my requests to come fix it. I've tried to tighten the cross bolt, but I think it is as tight as it will go. Are there other hinges that I could try?
Gate
Gate
This post was edited on 4/7/21 at 1:46 pm
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Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:53 pm to btr08ex
You could put a wheel on it to take some of the weight and level it back where you want
Posted on 4/7/21 at 1:59 pm to btr08ex
The gate looks like it's slipping, not sagging.
Loosen the hinges and raise the gate until it's at the same level as your fence boards. You may need to reposition your latch.
Loosen the hinges and raise the gate until it's at the same level as your fence boards. You may need to reposition your latch.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 2:01 pm to btr08ex
It looks like it's low on both sides. Probably slipping down the pole.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 2:07 pm to Shexter
Loosen the hinges, jack it up back level with the fence, and then tighten the hinges back down. I’ve had to do this a few times on some older gates I used to have.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 2:55 pm to BasilFawlty
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The gate looks like it's slipping, not sagging.
Posted on 4/7/21 at 3:08 pm to btr08ex
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Now he won't respond to my requests
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my friend
You sure?
Posted on 4/8/21 at 8:22 am to tap011
I raised it up yesterday. Didn't make a difference. It's rubs at the top right corner. Initially it was rubbing at the latch but when he came back out, he trimmed that area away
Posted on 4/8/21 at 8:42 am to btr08ex
Looks like sagging and slipping down. May need diagonal cable from top of gate post to bottom of corner post on left side of picture. Put turnbuckle in middle so you can tightness needed
Posted on 4/8/21 at 9:45 am to btr08ex
As the other poster mentioned, get a wheel for it. I have had the same issue and after fotting around with it over and over again, I put a wheel on it and problem solved.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 10:06 am to go_tigres
"after fotting around with it"
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I haven't heard that term for a long time.
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I haven't heard that term for a long time.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 12:03 pm to btr08ex
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It's rubs at the top right corner.
This tells me it's pulling the whole section of fence over. Perhaps the posts were not set deep enough. I would try bracing the fence panel to the left of your gate in the pic.
Attach a diagonal brace to the bottom runner near the gate, then push the top of the corner post away from the gate until it's lifted, and attach the other end of the brace to the top runner near that post.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 12:38 pm to btr08ex
Unfortunately the gate is built incorrectly. You must half-lap joint the wooden frame or it will never be right. Glue and screws on the half-laps.
Posted on 4/8/21 at 2:12 pm to btr08ex
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I raised it up yesterday. Didn't make a difference. It's rubs at the top right corner. Initially it was rubbing at the latch but when he came back out, he trimmed that area away
Can you twist the top bracket on the metal post in towards the wood?
Posted on 4/8/21 at 2:31 pm to btr08ex
I'd choose a gate sagging issue over a gay gagging issue every day of the week.
edit: that sounds way gayer than I intended.
edit: that sounds way gayer than I intended.
This post was edited on 4/8/21 at 2:32 pm
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