Adjust-A-Gate |
Frequently Asked Questions About the Adjust-A-Gate Kits:
Q1.) I saw the Adjust A Gate on your website. I am building a wood fence that requires a large gate opening (approx 16' wide) to accommodate a large boat. The double swing Adjust A Gate seems as if it may work for my application but it says that it opens in only. Do you have anything or can you suggest? Anything that swings out? I may need to build the gate out of wood with external hinges, but I wanted to ask the experts. Thank You.
A1.) The adjust-a-gate kits come equipped with a standard hardware package that we do not alter and cannot substitute for. The gate kit will arrive with a pair of male lag screws (approx. 4'' long) that screw into a wood post and female strap hinge that fits the square steel upright of the gate frame. The kit also arrives with a simple gravity latch and double kits will include a drop rod. Typically the gate kits are installed so that the male lag screws screw into the wood post on the inside of the gate opening. In other words the male hinge points towards the other gate post, be it another hinge post in the case of a double gate or a latch post in the case of a single gate. This may allow the gate to only open in one direction, typically inwards. Opening the gate outward becomes impossible because the pickets on the wood gate bind with the pickets of the fence section.
 Male Lag Screw |
 Female Strap Hinge |
 Installed Male & Female Hinges |
 Gravity Latch |
There are a couple remedies for this. One, unscrew the male lag screw so that the space allowance for the hinges are increased and allows the gate to open in both directions without binding on the adjacent fence panel. You may need a longer male lag screw or a J-bolt male hinge to accomplish this depending on how thick your pickets and panel are. Longer male lag screws and J-bolt male hinges may be found in our chain link parts catalog here are are compatible with the female hinge that attaches to the gate.
Another option is change the position of where the standard male lag screw is installed. It could be screwed into another side of the hinge post. Consider mounting the male lag screw into the face of the post or the inside of the post. Either change will affect how the gate opens and in which direction. Keep in mind this may put your gate out of alignment with the permanent fence sections by a few inches.
Thirdly, if either of the above options won't work, consider other hardware alternatives. Nearly any type of hinge designed for wood gates will work and we feature a multitude of different sizes and shapes online in our wood gate hardware catalog found here. A pair of strap hinges or tee hinges may be used instead of the standard hardware. You may consider using thru-bolts and nuts to install these type hinges instead of the lag screws typically supplied for larger, heavier gates.
Q2.) I have a round steel galvanized chain link style post. Can I still use this kit?
A2.) Yes you may, but you will need a male hinge that fits your round post. Consider our male strap hinges typically used on a chain link post shown below and found here.
Q3.) What is the difference between the 3-rail kits and the 2-rail kits?
A3.) The difference between the 2-rail kits and the 3-rail kits is the height of steel verticals in the gate kit and the quantity of horizontal rail brackets. The 2-rail gate kits are 45" high and ideal for a gate 4' high which typically has only two horizontal rails. The 3-rail gate kits are 60" high and are ideal for a 5' high gate or taller which normally has three horizontal rails. Height of Gate kits cannot be modified. There are steel mounting tabs which accept the wood 2 x 4 (2 x 4 not included) preinstalled for horizontal rails which will hold the pickets. See pictures below.
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