Posted by: Scott on June 29, 1999 at 23:28:08:

In Reply to: hanging a gate Posted by: Pam on June 28, 1999 at 20:25:55:

: We recently replaced one side of our 6' picket fence and built a gate in the middle. When we first hung the gate it was level, but now, a few weeks later it is noticably leaning. We used 3 8" iron hinges and nailed the gate into a 4x4. Is there something else we should have done?

Pam,
You could try a steel turnbuckle installed diagonally across the inside of the gate. That shoud keep it square.
Scott

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: : We recently replaced one side of our 6' picket fence and built a gate in the middle. When we first hung the gate it was level, but now, a few weeks later it is noticably leaning. We used 3 8" iron hinges and nailed the gate into a 4x4. Is there something else we should have done? : Pam, : You could try a steel turnbuckle installed diagonally across the inside of the gate. That shoud keep it square. : Scott

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