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Do wooden gates always sag

whiteonblu · 2012-08-15 11:32:09

Do wooden gates always sag. a friend of mine has had a fence/ gate installed and the posts are cemeted into place. Still after a short time the gate sags and the bolt will not meet the part where it is supposed to lock in. Has to be lifted. is there anything that can be done The person who put it ionsay rain makes it heavy…

15-08-2012 12:32pm

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Do wooden gates always sag. a friend of mine has had a fence/ gate installed and the posts are cemeted into place. Still after a short time the gate sags and the bolt will not meet the part where it is supposed to lock in. Has to be lifted. is there anything that can be done

The person who put it ionsay rain makes it heavy and it sags. is that just an excuse?

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#2 15-08-2012 12:39pm

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Might be worth having a look at the hanging irons, my parents gate every few years sag and touch, they get constant use everyday and usually the hanging irons need new bolts or the iron with the peg going into the ground needs a hand.

Timber wise it depends on what type of timber they are manucactured from, my parents ones are Iroko Teak and they are about 35 yrs old. If made from softwood they will soak up the water and swell and shrink with the heat.

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