How to Repair a Fence Gate | This Old House
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 พ.ย. 2014
- This Old House landscape contractor Roger Cook fixes a sagging, damaged gate. (See below for a shopping list and tools.)
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Roger heads to Charleston where he helps a homeowner repair a wooden gate that is sagging because its hinges have become detached. The existing hinges were small and not made for exterior use, so Roger replaced them with weather-resistant "butterfly" hinges that will support the weight of the gate.
Shopping List for How to Repair a Fence Gate:
- butterfly gate hinges, for securing gate to fence post
- lag screws, for attaching hinges
- 2x4 and wood wedge, used to prop up gate during installation
- 1 5/8-inch deck screws, for installing replacement gate picket
Tools for How to Repair a Fence Gate:
- drill/driver, used to drill holes and drive screws
- 3/16-inch drill bit, for boring pilot holes
- socket and hex-shank adapter, for driving lag screws with drill
"Butterfly" gate hinges are available at home improvement centers and hardware stores.
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Didn’t look like the gates lined up to me, but I still love This Old House!
Nice to see Roger doing better.
At the end she opens the gate half way an it drags on the lawn hahaha
No it didn't it doesn't even show it on the screen
LoL it stopped from opening all the way. 4:31
True it did, but because the ground was unlevel, the gate did not sag.
Yep quality work from Roger 🤣
well done as usual Roger
He stole a picket from the back so the neighbors dog can come in .
Thanks for helping a south Carolina person
When i have done this on several fences .I always put the hinges angled slightly upwards instead of level .The weight of the gate will pull it down and it will be level
Good point
i realize I'm kind of randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to stream newly released series online?
@Korbin Jericho i use flixzone. You can find it on google =)
I vote you guys release a bloopers video.
Pickets weren't level on the other end ❓❓
Who really does the work ❓
Here's a fine example of an extremely gorgeous home owner! Geez! Cool project also!
Amen brother, Roger is a snack.
3:22 "Now I'm gonna mahk..."
Is it necessary to space one inch between both gates?
Uhhhhh.... the gates aren't level.
In order to get the correct gate height, I would have ran a string from the top of one picket, across the opening, and to the top of the picket on the other side. Then mount the gate top to the string... Using the method in the video, the fence could be higher one one side than the other side and if you make the gate "level" the height may not be the same where the two gates come together in the middle.
The gates are not even. Take a look, one gate looks different from the other, they are not even in the bottom part.
Angel Luis Trinidad Correct... The tops should be at the same height straight across. I agree.
Angel Luis Trinidad I think it was just the camera angle... at 4:03, they look even
Bryce Butler No they don't, I'm not talking about the top part of the gates, look at the bottom, there are two gates, the one that is closed is lower than the open one. It looks like they are different. You can see it at 4:22.
the gate on the right-hand side is a quarter to a half an inch lower than the one on the left,even after everything was finished
Mate I would've just got a piece of cardboard, traced the profile of the picket, bought a new picket and routered or jigsawed the profile. Saves stealing a picket from the backfence line.
1:08 what did you do to fix the gap you created here?
put the broken on in its place
No one will ever know we replaced it.
Goes and puts large head screws in picket.
If the owner gave u a hand, how much would you charge the project?
Charge extra
the gate drags on the ground and is uneven. what a terrible job. get your money back lady
Steal a picket, why not just make one doesn't look too hard
iShootBandits you steal one so that it closely matches the same weathering that the other one had endured.
That’s a karen