We had a new fence and two gates installed last fall and despite the spiel
about 4' holes and two bags of cement per 6" post they have moved. This
means that the gates no longer latch on any given day, as the peg won't
allow the catch to close. The frost ripped the screws out of one peg at one
point. There must be gate latches that are more forgiving to movement?

TIA

On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:26:18 -0500, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

We had a new fence and two gates installed last fall and despite the spiel
about 4' holes and two bags of cement per 6" post they have moved. This
means that the gates no longer latch on any given day, as the peg won't
allow the catch to close. The frost ripped the screws out of one peg at one
point. There must be gate latches that are more forgiving to movement?

TIA


Reposition and/or align the latch?

--
Oren

"Oren" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:26:18 -0500, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

We had a new fence and two gates installed last fall and despite the spiel
about 4' holes and two bags of cement per 6" post they have moved. This
means that the gates no longer latch on any given day, as the peg won't
allow the catch to close. The frost ripped the screws out of one peg at
one
point. There must be gate latches that are more forgiving to movement?

TIA


Reposition and/or align the latch?

--
Oren

Problem is they move with the frost. Some days they close, some days they
don't. I'm thinking spring loaded hinges and a stopper might be the way to
go.

Bill Stock wrote:
We had a new fence and two gates installed last fall and despite the spiel
about 4' holes and two bags of cement per 6" post they have moved. This
means that the gates no longer latch on any given day, as the peg won't
allow the catch to close. The frost ripped the screws out of one peg at one
point. There must be gate latches that are more forgiving to movement?

Use a rubber bungee cord till spring, then dig up the gates and set both
posts in the SAME hunk of rebarred concrete, hidden below sod or
sidewalk level if you don't want to look at it. (Although I have always
found that a flush patch of concrete helps avoid mud puddles at gates.)

The gate will still move around with frost heave, but the posts will
stay fixed relative to each other, which should keep the latch working.

aem sends...

Or you ,may wish to look at something like this;
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...=3,41399,48019

"Bill Stock" wrote in message
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"Oren" wrote in message
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On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:26:18 -0500, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

We had a new fence and two gates installed last fall and despite the
spiel
about 4' holes and two bags of cement per 6" post they have moved. This
means that the gates no longer latch on any given day, as the peg won't
allow the catch to close. The frost ripped the screws out of one peg at
one
point. There must be gate latches that are more forgiving to movement?

TIA


Reposition and/or align the latch?

--
Oren

Problem is they move with the frost. Some days they close, some days they
don't. I'm thinking spring loaded hinges and a stopper might be the way to
go.

We had a new fence and two gates installed last fall and despite the
spiel
about 4' holes and two bags of cement per 6" post they have moved. This
means that the gates no longer latch on any given day, as the peg won't
allow the catch to close. The frost ripped the screws out of one peg at
one
point. There must be gate latches that are more forgiving to movement?

TIA


Reposition and/or align the latch?

--
Oren

Problem is they move with the frost. Some days they close, some days they
don't. I'm thinking spring loaded hinges and a stopper might be the way
to go.

Why not a single, sliding gate?

"Doug Brown" wrote in message
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Or you ,may wish to look at something like this;
http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/pa...=3,41399,48019


Thanks, they're in the mail.