Gate Stops

Read More: Installing Gate Stops on Swing Gates.

Protect your gate, fence, and gate hinge/ closer investment with a gate stop! Few things are as inexpensive and easy to install as a gate stop and better suited to prevent damage from gates which are swung open too far, or closed past too far. Opening a gate past the point of the hinge design can break hinges, ruin expensive gate closers, shear mounting screws, break springs, and even split the gate or fence material. Repairs can be tricky, expensive, and sometimes leave marks. They can be prevented with a simple Gate Stop for the ‘open’ and ‘close’ position.

Gate Stops prevent swing gates from opening or closing too far. Some gate latches have a gate stop built in, meaning it would be physically impossible to over close the gate without breaking latch, gate upright, or latch post. An example could be a typical gravity latch where the striker overlaps past latch post. Some don’t. If gate overcloses, additional strain may cause damage on gate hinges, gate closer, gate, or fence. A small ‘lip’ of material matching fence/ gate attached to gate to overlap, or latch post can prevent damage (think of a door jamb on a house with trim to prevent overclosing). Our gate stops are designed to mount on gate or latch post to prevent overclosing. We also have Gate Stops to prevent over opening a gate (again - think of the peg on the wall of a house to prevent door from opening too far). With gates, you’ll need to attach gate stop to concrete surface (if one exists), or set an additional post in the ground to mount gate stop too.