Browse Forums DIY, Home Maintenance & Repair 1 Feb 03, 2015 12:52 pm Hi, new user here. We just moved into a house and the metal gate at the front seems to have slid down it's hinges a bit meaning that it won't bolt shut. You basically need to lift the gate with 1 hand and bolt the gate with the other. Here are some photos. What the gate looks like: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ How the hinge sits with gravity: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ When I lift it up: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Bolting mechanism: Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Is there something I should slide between the gap in the hinge to keep the gate at the right height? Any help appreciated. Re: Gate sliding down hinge 2Feb 03, 2015 9:43 pm It doesn't look like there was every anything there. Some times the top hinge floats and the bottom hinge keeps it to height. Is the bottom hinge set up different? Or does it look like there might have been a pin right at the bottom to keep it to height Re: Gate sliding down hinge 4Feb 04, 2015 7:41 pm Or, lift the gate to the height it needs to be, drill a hole into the gate frame just below the hinge and put some sort of pin in to stop it dropping. Or weld a tab on to stop it dropping (what ever you are handier with) I should have followed up on this thread. So, the pier foundation wasn't large enough on the side it was leaning towards, and the NBN cable went through the pier, just… 8 12103 Get some long brass machine screws and bolt right through the gate and put brass acorn nuts and washers on the other side. It will never come off 1 8981 Hi everyone! This is my first time posting here, and I'm looking for some advice regarding my house construction project in North Kellyville. I… 0 6678 |