warped cedar gate
 

Final stages of completing my gate (thanks for the help along the way
guys). Turns out I have one corner that has warped during the
construction, ie. it is high compared to the remaining face. Currenty
finished in 2 coats of pigmented deck stain.

Anyway to flatten without impacting finish and rest of gate?

Chris

warped cedar gate
 

Anyway to flatten without impacting finish and rest of gate?

Chris

I can't exactly envision how it is warped but it may be possible to
add a permanent cable brace diagionally with a turnbuckel to pull it
into flat.

warped cedar gate
 

On Jul 17, 6:22*pm, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:
Anyway to flatten without impacting finish and rest of gate?

Chris

I can't exactly envision how it is warped but it may be possible to
add a permanent cable brace diagionally with a turnbuckel to pull it
into flat.

Right there with you.

Hey, how deep does the latch post need to be in albuquerque when
surrounded by some of the hardest things I've ever dug through?
--
Uno

warped cedar gate
 

On Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:13:03 -0700 (PDT), frank
wrote the following:

On Jul 17, 6:22*pm, "SonomaProducts.com" wrote:
Anyway to flatten without impacting finish and rest of gate?

Chris

I can't exactly envision how it is warped but it may be possible to
add a permanent cable brace diagionally with a turnbuckel to pull it
into flat.

Right there with you.

I think he meant warped face, as in the gate, if placed "flat" on the
ground, had a high corner.


Hey, how deep does the latch post need to be in albuquerque when
surrounded by some of the hardest things I've ever dug through?

30-36", with cement. And do not disturb areas outside the basic hole.
I'm told that even caliche still gets loose when wet. (mud)

--
Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels,
throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions,
without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act
with cheerfulness. -- Joseph Addison, The Spectator, July 12, 1711

warped cedar gate
 

"cc" wrote

Final stages of completing my gate (thanks for the help along the way
guys). Turns out I have one corner that has warped during the
construction, ie. it is high compared to the remaining face. Currenty
finished in 2 coats of pigmented deck stain.

Anyway to flatten without impacting finish and rest of gate?

Not much hope I guess, but consider aligning the gate posts to match?

Jeff

--
Jeff Gorman, West Yorkshire, UK
email : Username is amgron
ISP is clara.co.uk
www.amgron.clara.net

warped cedar gate
 

cc wrote:
Final stages of completing my gate (thanks for the help along the way
guys). Turns out I have one corner that has warped during the
construction, ie. it is high compared to the remaining face. Currenty
finished in 2 coats of pigmented deck stain.

Anyway to flatten without impacting finish and rest of gate?


Yep, un-dried wood does that.

The only fix I've ever had success with is to replace the picket with
another (that hopefully won't warp when it dries).

As an aside, store your fence pickets - with adequate ventilation - for a
month or more in the garage and return to your supplier those that have
warped.

warped cedar gate
 

"SonomaProducts.com" wrote in message
...
Anyway to flatten without impacting finish and rest of gate?

Chris

I can't exactly envision how it is warped but it may be possible to
add a permanent cable brace diagionally with a turnbuckel to pull it
into flat.


Been there done that, that will tpyically bow the gate especially if there
needs to be much tension to square the set up.

warped cedar gate
 

"cc" wrote in message
...
Final stages of completing my gate (thanks for the help along the way
guys). Turns out I have one corner that has warped during the
construction, ie. it is high compared to the remaining face. Currenty
finished in 2 coats of pigmented deck stain.

Anyway to flatten without impacting finish and rest of gate?

Chris


Have you seen my comment to use a gate kit to use steel angle irons to hold
the 2x4 frame and then add the pickets after the gate frame is swinging on
the post?