Thanks for the video. If you were to flip the hinges 180 degrees (so the "J" faces the street), do you think you could get the gate to close as you have it and give you the angle to swing all the way out and flush with the fence? The gate would sit out from the fence and you wouldn't be able to open inward at all, but do you think it would still close?
Sorry for the delay with an answer. Yes, I think that would work but I don't think I'd like the look of the gate being *proud of* the fence line. If that didn't bother you I'm sure you'd get the function you want. Function over form?
Awesome video, I am doing this tomorrow, two of those adjust a gate, side posts will be steel inline posts vs wood post, then each gate maybe 4’6”.. no casters or wheels for the extra weight?
Thanks for watching! No, I didn't need casters. The gate frame is very ridged and with the cable support adjusted properly it doesn't flex. My driveway slopes down away from my gate swing so any flex (not much) that occurs 90 degrees to the hinge posts don't really effect me.
I have a 14' opening... I have a gate in my driveway right now and I'm having problem with sagging.... Have you had any problems with sagging using this product
the side I use often (I usually only need to open one side to get the tractor in and out) did sag. I had to adjust the diagonal support cable once so far. The steel cable has a turn buckle on it and can be tightened to "pull" the lower far end up if/when it sags. I imagine you could rig the tension cable up to any fence.
I am putting this up next weekend. I am worried about the weight on the 4x4 post, causing it to sag. Did you have any issues with the posts that the fence was swinging off of?
I want to install one of these. My opening is between two masonry columns and is 90" wide. I will use two of the kits. Any tips on installing onto the masonry?
Oh boy, I don't think the hinge pins that come with the kit are great for masonry. They're designed to be screwed to a corner of a wood post - 90 Degree Angle Bracket. I would get a hinge pin that ends in a lag (type) screw. Then you could screw the hinge pin directly into a Long Lag Shield - Lag Shields are my personal favorite for attaching things to concrete - drilled into the masonry. Just make sure the lag screw hinge pin diameter will fit into the female side of the hinge. $12 on Amazon - www.amazon.com/Jake-Sales-Wood-Screw-Hinge/dp/B0812BJRXK (First one a pulled up, prolly could find cheaper - you'd need four of them)
It's a lot of surface area and if it got real windy I was concerned a latch in the middle could break or bend something. Ideally, I think one device locked into the ground and one latch in the middle would be a very secure and safe way to latch them.
Holding up great. I think I adjusted them once so far and it was minor. Biggest issue is the holes I drilled in the concrete for the swing locks at the bottom - they keep filling with dirt and I need to drill them out a couple times a year.
How did you get both of those gates to line up top to bottom perfectly with each other? My 6x6 posts weren't exactly level on all sides and ran into issues with alignment
Sorry for the delay here, hope this still helps: You already stated the problem - It is critical that your hinge posts are as perfectly level (and square to each other) as humanly possible. If you have posts out of level maybe you can shim (buy a wood shim pack at the hardware store) behind the hinge so the hinges are level. For my hinge posts I use 12 foot posts so I'm sure I get, at a minimum, a full 4 feet into the ground and take extra time to get them perfectly level and use a string guide for squareness.
Rhodesian Ridgeback...love it... A good friend of mine had one when I was a kid
I'll be using 4x6 posts on the next large dbl gate I make. I like these adjust a gate kits. Yours looks professional!
shouts to that ridgeback. good pup.
Great video, exactly what I was looking for. I was hoping to make my gate opening just as large. Thanks!
Nice Ridgeback.
Thanks for the video. Ridgeback's are awesome dogs!
Fencing in my yard this weekend and this helped a bunch
Great video. Thank you!
Will one gate expand out to 7 1/2ft??
Dogs always watch for the gate to open!
Thanks for the video. If you were to flip the hinges 180 degrees (so the "J" faces the street), do you think you could get the gate to close as you have it and give you the angle to swing all the way out and flush with the fence? The gate would sit out from the fence and you wouldn't be able to open inward at all, but do you think it would still close?
Sorry for the delay with an answer. Yes, I think that would work but I don't think I'd like the look of the gate being *proud of* the fence line. If that didn't bother you I'm sure you'd get the function you want. Function over form?
Awesome video, I am doing this tomorrow, two of those adjust a gate, side posts will be steel inline posts vs wood post, then each gate maybe 4’6”.. no casters or wheels for the extra weight?
Thanks for watching! No, I didn't need casters. The gate frame is very ridged and with the cable support adjusted properly it doesn't flex. My driveway slopes down away from my gate swing so any flex (not much) that occurs 90 degrees to the hinge posts don't really effect me.
I have a 14' opening... I have a gate in my driveway right now and I'm having problem with sagging.... Have you had any problems with sagging using this product
the side I use often (I usually only need to open one side to get the tractor in and out) did sag. I had to adjust the diagonal support cable once so far. The steel cable has a turn buckle on it and can be tightened to "pull" the lower far end up if/when it sags. I imagine you could rig the tension cable up to any fence.
great gate
I am putting this up next weekend. I am worried about the weight on the 4x4 post, causing it to sag. Did you have any issues with the posts that the fence was swinging off of?
I want to install one of these. My opening is between two masonry columns and is 90" wide. I will use two of the kits. Any tips on installing onto the masonry?
Oh boy, I don't think the hinge pins that come with the kit are great for masonry. They're designed to be screwed to a corner of a wood post - 90 Degree Angle Bracket. I would get a hinge pin that ends in a lag (type) screw. Then you could screw the hinge pin directly into a Long Lag Shield - Lag Shields are my personal favorite for attaching things to concrete - drilled into the masonry. Just make sure the lag screw hinge pin diameter will fit into the female side of the hinge.
$12 on Amazon - www.amazon.com/Jake-Sales-Wood-Screw-Hinge/dp/B0812BJRXK (First one a pulled up, prolly could find cheaper - you'd need four of them)
What’s the height of the adjustable a gate
It's the one you buy for 5' to 6' high. It's labeled that way "for 5' to 6' high".
what products did you use. I want my gate to open out towards the road as well, you have a different hinge that comes with my adjust a gate
Adjust-A-Gate but it's the "Contractor Serious". I bought it from Home Depot.
Why would you not put a latch in the middle, just put gates closer together
It's a lot of surface area and if it got real windy I was concerned a latch in the middle could break or bend something. Ideally, I think one device locked into the ground and one latch in the middle would be a very secure and safe way to latch them.
Was one kit enough for both doors or do i need two kits?
Two kits are needed for double doors.
How are your gates holding up after 2 years?
Holding up great. I think I adjusted them once so far and it was minor. Biggest issue is the holes I drilled in the concrete for the swing locks at the bottom - they keep filling with dirt and I need to drill them out a couple times a year.
@robbehrent4651 what's your recommendation to circumvent this? What would you have done differently if anything?
How did you get both of those gates to line up top to bottom perfectly with each other? My 6x6 posts weren't exactly level on all sides and ran into issues with alignment
Sorry for the delay here, hope this still helps: You already stated the problem - It is critical that your hinge posts are as perfectly level (and square to each other) as humanly possible. If you have posts out of level maybe you can shim (buy a wood shim pack at the hardware store) behind the hinge so the hinges are level. For my hinge posts I use 12 foot posts so I'm sure I get, at a minimum, a full 4 feet into the ground and take extra time to get them perfectly level and use a string guide for squareness.
Where did u purchase this from?
Home Depot. I think I ordered it online and picked it up in the store.