How to Adjust Your PVC Fence Gate in Under 3 Minutes
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- We often get asked these questions, "How do I adjust my vinyl gate?" and “How come my PVC gate isn’t latching properly?” Whether it’s a Liberty Fence & Railing vinyl fence gate or a competitor’s, adjustments are quite the same and it’s a relatively easy process. Anthony Strianese, owner of @LibertyFenceRailing, shows you how to adjust your vinyl PVC gate in under three minutes. Grab your crescent wrench (not a vise-grip because you don’t want to destroy the nuts) and watch this helpful video, and you’ll be all set to adjust your vinyl PVC fence gate.
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Video is 7 years old and still helping people like myself. Also appreciate the succinct content. Thank you!!!
How excellent!! We're so happy to hear from people that fixed their fence gate latches with our video. You're welcome!
Oh my gosh I've been suffering with a mismatched latch for 3 years. Thank you so much for posting this!!!! I thought I was going to have to call somebody out to fix it.
Hello Suzie, you're very welcome! We appreciate your feedback and are thrilled that our video was so helpful.
Worked like a charm. Thank you.
Fantastic! Happy we could assist you 😊
This is exactly what I needed! Thank you for posting this and for not removing it. Like someone said, thank you for not assuming the viewer has basic construction knowledge.
Great to hear J W, and so glad the video was able to help you!
You are amazing. You saved me a $500 service call from the local fence company. Awesome video
Awesome! We're so happy to read our video helped and saved you $$$! Thanks for letting us know.
Thank you so much for this. Will definitely be reaching out to replace driveway gate . It’s banged up it still works
Fantastic!
Wife has been sweating me for months😂
Much appreciated Sir!
Excellent, glad we could help!
Exactly what I needed. Thanks! Took 2 minutes
Super! Happy our video could help you adjust your fence gate in just two minutes.
thank you - you are an excellent instructor - you do not assume the viewer knows basic construction stuff. your instructions and illustrations are very clear and thorough. thanks to you I was able to fix my gate after 3 failed attempts from other videos. thanks for posting!
Fantastic! Glad we could help out.
Great video! Clear instructions to follow and you helped me easily fix my gate latch. Thank you for sharing this info!
Fantastic news! Happy this video helped you and others on TH-cam.
Thank you for this video. I had no idea how to adjust my gate. It was scratching my pavers. The winter weather screws things up
You're welcome, Kyle! Glad our video was helpful and you were able to properly adjust your gate latch.
Thank you Anthony! Wish you were in our area so we could use your business.
You're welcome, Mara!
Helped me out tremendously!
Thank you so much!
You’re very welcome! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you SO MUCH! This was so helpful! :)
You are very welcome! We're sp happy this video was helpful for you.
Perfectly clear video and worked just as described. Thanks!!
Thank you, Carlos!
Thank you. This helped me to fix my gate.
That's fantastic! We're glad you were able to do it, and that our video was helpful to you.
Thanks for this. Fixed my two gates that were rubbing against each other.
Nice work! We’re glad the video helped you easily adjust your two gates.
Wow! Thank you I just fixed my gate that wouldn't latch...thanks so much!
So happy you did it and that we could help you out!
Thanks! exactly what I needed
Awesome! Happy we could help you adjust your gate latch!
Thank you, going to try this !
Let us know how it goes!
I need to raise mine a couple inches. Had concrete poured after the install. Is my only option to move the hinges?
Hi Randy, If the hinge wraps around the entire gate upright, you can leave the part that is on the cemented post and take the screws out of the upright that is not filled with cement and raise your gate and reattach the screws. If you happen to have a gate that does not have a continuous upright, then you need to get a rotary hammer and a 3/16 or 1/4 inch concrete bit, depending on the diameter of the screws you have and drill new holes in the post. Not hard to do with a small hammer drill. A regular drill will work with a masonry bit, but it is not too easy to drill. Hope this is helpful.
@@LibertyFenceRailing unfortunately I share it with my neighbor and I can't move it since it will impact his side on his gate.
I have a similiar fence and over the winter my gate appeared to do the reverse and shift up not allowing for a clean open or close. Do you suggest that I adjust the bottom or the top hinge to lower the gate ?
We suggest you adjust the top hinge and attempt to lower the gate by loosening the top. Hopefully the gate will clear the ground when you open it after the adjustment. Sometimes it may be easier to remove the latch bar off the swinging gate side and reposition it. Liberty Fence & Railing sells tiny plugs to fill in any screw holes after repositioning the latch bar.
Thanks for suggesting removing the latch bar and repositioning it. I was going crazy trying to adjust the top and lower hinges and nothing was helping. After I read your suggestion i decided to try that and it solved the problem in only 5 minutes. Thanks
Worked great
Great! We're always happy to hear from those who found our video helpful.
Thank you so much!
You're welcome! We are glad the video helped you adjust your gate latch.
What if there’s no room on bracket for additional tightening on upper gate bracket
If the hardware on your gate is installed with hex head screws, you’re in luck. Remove the hex head screws and replace them with pan head stainless steel screws. This will allow a half-inch more in clearance to adust the gate. We hope this information is helpful!
@@LibertyFenceRailing they are hex head and that’s a great idea! Thank you and Happy New Year
@@flyby8049 Excellent! Let us know how it turns out. You're welcome and happy new year to you too!
Thank you!
You're welcome! Glad our video could help you adjust your gate latch.
Hes said ,“deez nutz“
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You're welcome, Jody!
What if there isn’t space to lift it anymore?
You can change the screws to a more flat headed screw to give more room or you may need to have the width of the gate altered by a qualified fence installer.
how do you adjust the self closing hinge to make the gate close automatically?
Most gate hinges that are self-closing have a spring inside the barrel of the hinge. Most of the time you can find the adjustment pin at the top of the hinge. Once in a while, if the hinge is installed upside down, the adjustment pin will be at the bottom. There is a series of holes in the barrel and you have to insert a small Allen key as leverage to turn the barrel clockwise and reinsert the stop pin. Do not make the gate spring too tight as is could injure a child's fingers if it slams too tightly.
WD40 is a ‘penetrant’... I use a ‘lubricant’ for a better, more lasting helper. The rest of the vid was VERY helpful.
Thanks for the tip, and we're glad you found the video helpful.
The little nut that has to be tightened once in a while, just loosen it, put some crazy glue on the threads and tighten. You’ll never have to tighten it again.😉
It is a good idea if you remove the latch and put the glue on the rear of the plate on threads.
@@LibertyFenceRailing I never had a problem just loosing the screw, exposing the inner threads and putting some crazy glue on those threads and then tighten. Works well with all my screws I need to stay tight.