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Had a customer point out my gates were all off level - fixed it with a simple trick
This older guy named Frank called me out on a gate I hung last spring. He said the top rail sagged maybe half an inch on the latch side. I was sure I leveled the posts but he was right, I could see it once he pointed it out. Turns out I was just setting the top hinge too tight and not accounting for the weight pulling down over time. Now I pre-load the gate by lifting the latch side about 3/4 inch before I set the hinges. Tried it on my last four gates and they all close perfect after a month. Anyone else run into this or have a different way to handle gate sag?
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miam7517d agoMost Upvoted
Nah. 3/4 inch is too much pre-load. That'll strain your hinges.
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karen_west5917d ago
Oh PLEASE, a little pre-load ain't gonna hurt those hinges if they're decent quality.
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