A gate I built in February shifted 3 inches by August - never expected that much movement

I put up a cedar gate near Portland last winter, thought I braced it solid, but by August the top rail was sagging a full three inches out of plumb... turns out the wet spring swelled the wood and then the dry summer shrunk it all wrong. Has anyone else dealt with post-season settling like this on wooden gates?

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wesley_martin26d ago

Oh man, that sounds like a classic Portland weather situation. The ground here practically breathes with all that moisture swing, so I'm not surprised you saw that much movement. If you build another one, maybe try using some adjustable brackets next time so you can tweak it as the seasons change without having to rebuild the whole thing.

samjohnson26d ago

Yeah adjustable brackets saved my deck last spring.