How To Fix A Sagging Wooden Gate

In this quick video you ll learn how to fix a sagging gate.

How to fix a sagging wooden gate. Mount another bracket diagonally at the lower corner of the gate on the latch side. As you tighten the turnbuckle the latch side of the gate rises. If your gate is dragging or won t latch watch this video for the solution. Stanley s anti sag gate kit is available at hardware stores and home centers.

Wooden fence gates tend to sag over time due to exposure to the elements. It is a simple repair but takes some tim. If you d like to cosmetically fix the scars left in the old screw locations you can fill the holes with wood putty. My main gate for our yard is separated into 2 different section.

A 6ft section and a 5ft section. Your gate doesn t have. Attach cables to each corner bracket and then to the two ends of a turnbuckle. We use a cheep cable support gate kit to keep a wooden gate from sagging.

I was slack when building these and didn t brace them corre. How to repair a sagging gate door. It might help to wedge a block of wood beneath the gate to hold it in place or have a second person help you out while you screw in the screws in the new location. Slide the hinge right to left until the gate is plumb.

Choose a drill bit that is the same diameter as the threaded shafts of the carriage bolts. The bolts should fit snugly in the holes. There are several ways to repair and reinforce a sagging gate but the easiest is by installing an anti sag gate kit available at home centers and hardware stores. I will quickly walk you through how to fix a sagging gate.

Lift up on the two by four raising the end of the gate. Over time wooden gates. Place a level on the top cross member of the gate and raise the lever until the gate is level then raise the lever until the gate is 1 inch. Drill holes straight through the gate post using each of the existing hinge screw holes as a guide.

Attach a metal bracket to the upper corner of the gate on the hinge side.