EFFORTLESS Wood Gate Latch ✅

[@spirahsass]

This is awesome!

[@fastflo1]

Great To Hear!

[@mrcryptozoic817]

If the gate is used a LOT, put a jam nut on the turnbuckle (right hand side).

[@PumpkinShooter]

Tell me just by showing me your hands that you work with concrete. 😂

[@fastflo1]

You know it 😂

[@A_H_M.84]

Top tier work. Good to see a true craftsman at work!

[@fastflo1]

Thanks 👍 I appreciate that !

[@I-sed-no]

I knew about this but forgot. I have this exact problem. Thank you for your video! I'm installing this on my gate soon.

[@fastflo1]

Nice! 👍🏻 you are welcome ! And check back , let me know how it goes!

[@fwmh]

A 45 degree diagonal wooden from the corner above the latch to below the lower hinge would brace the gate so that it would not sag in the first place,. Basic carpentry!

[@fastflo1]

I do like Z Braces. They sag also overtime ….. They all sag no matter what . So add a truss . 👍🏻

[@aaroncortez5928]

​​Not true if done correctly​. A triangle is supposed to be one of the strongest, if not, the strongest shape in construction@@fastflo1

[@eddyflo2978]

Those hands are the hands of a worker, the skill is the skill of a professional but the voice is that of Sinatra, should have done opera my man

[@fastflo1]

I like that ! I have not heard Sinatra yet! I have heard Joe Rogan and Sean Strickland . I will take the Sinatra! That is awesome 😎

[@1014p]

So people don't know they can do this themself apparently?

[@fastflo1]

A lot of people do not know…. It is true

[@co7366]

Exactly how I did my fence with the corner brackets and tension line. I feel better seeing you do it 😀

[@fastflo1]

Very good! That will help for sure🙂

[@CarlosLopez-ft2hs]

Incorrectly made door wouldn't need adjustable if was made right

[@fastflo1]

🙂

[@Ramser03]

Incredible. Thank you so much

[@fastflo1]

You're very welcome!👍🏻

[@elcapitan7]

It also helps that you got that gate kit for the corners. I have always used it works great for anything except really wide gates

[@fastflo1]

I agree. For the price it seems to be a decent kit. I have not had any complaints at all. Like you said, if you do not go overboard it works great.

[@joefountain1373]

Well damn!😮

[@jasongirvan6729]

Use a “Z” brace and the gate won’t sag and you’ll never need to adjust it. Get rid of those janky gate brackets and build a proper gate. Clients don’t like cables stretched across their gates and possibly hurting their kids or pets, you have effectively made a loaded spring and left it exposed

[@fastflo1]

The customer chose the materials to install . So ……

[@jasongirvan6729]

@@fastflo1so…. I guess you don’t understand negligence and liability, so…. What you gonna do when they sue you when that cable snaps and injures someone or their pet.

[@Lyonscarpentry]

@@jasongirvan6729the customer brought the materials so they would be liable if something was to fail no?

[@jasongirvan6729]

@@Lyonscarpentryno you are the installer of the material so you are liable

[@jasongirvan6729]

@Tekagi I guess you really have no idea. I’ve been a contractor for over 25 years and know that anything you put in you are liable for (the business not the employees). It doesn’t matter if the customer supplied the materials you as a business take on all responsibility for anything you install. Yes torsion rods are common but not cables for the fact that they break and cause injuries. In Canada you are liable for 7 years for anything you install for liability. It’s your due diligence that everything you install is safe according to all codes and laws. So as a business maybe go and learn what you are liable for regardless of what the client gives you to install.

[@shelbyconstructions7256]

Very smart

[@fastflo1]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@AdamBechtol]

nice

[@fastflo1]

Right on

[@matson8008]

Or just adjust the gate with the fence then put the latch on last.

[@fastflo1]

You can do that … you will be adjusting sooner that’s all…. This takes the initial sag out so you won’t need to adjust it for a long time . But you are right though you can definitely do that .

[@kendrickbettis3328]

I no longer offer wood framed gates, all galvanized wielded frames for me. Light weight and won't sage

[@fastflo1]

I love the metal frames also. Some customers supply their own materials. In this case they wanted a budget Home Depot fence so I built it for them . I always add the truss so the gate will actually work for a while 😀

[@tonyhudson8698]

@fastflo1 Stop playing with yourself.. It's a shoddy job. Shows you lack simple building skills..lacking Knowledge.. IMHO..

[@fastflo1]

@@tonyhudson8698 it’s a great job with standard materials . Nothing wrong with it all .

[@tonyhudson8698]

@fastflo1 Really?????. It's school boy stuff. Not up to a true contracter standard. Stop playing with yourself, learn to do proper job of it..

[@steveperreira5850]

A wood frame gate can be made NO SAG. Just made another one for a client. Takes engineering skill and extra effort. Not for Con-Qwackters…. Never ever seen any Con-Qwackter of any skill level EVER make a “NO SAG” wooden gate properly …. Always lazy, shortcuts , and lacking engineering knowledge. It’s not in them! Takes a real engineer. Sad to say too, because this is NOT ROCKET SCIENCE.

[@Smallholdingonashoestring]

Or just brace the gate properly when you make it

[@fastflo1]

The customer supplied the materials. I threw in the truss assembly as a freebie.

[@tomweickmann6414]

Thanks. Now how many gate and fence ads will yootoob shove at us?

[@fastflo1]

😀 Oh sheesh the ads they pick .... you will know every latch on sale!

[@tonyhudson8698]

A Timber brace from bottom, hinge side to top open side of gate has always done the JOB.. No rusting , won't sag, cheaper and easy to do.. Stuff your mucking around.. .

[@fastflo1]

😂

[@danielhenry177]

You sound like you belong on the Red Green Show 😂 hell yeah

[@fastflo1]

One of my Favorites! I will take that as a compliment 😀👍🏻

[@danielhenry177]

@fastflo1 it certainly wasn't an insult, brother, one of my favorites as well! I was blown away when they put the entire series on YT for free 🤙🤙

[@fastflo1]

@@danielhenry177 nice! Ya I have spent a lot of time watching those episodes. So cool its available on KZbin😀 literally one of the funniest shows ever made

[@CarlosLopez-se7mz]

Lazy build it right the first time then there is no need for that

[@jeremynguyen2346]

Can you put padlock 🔒 on gate latch

[@fastflo1]

Yes you can . The top holes are the ones to put the lock 🔒 through . If you watch closely you can see there are two holes and when the piece is life red you will see the other one. It looks like one hole until you lift the latch .

[@jeremynguyen2346]

@@fastflo1 is it for security

[@fastflo1]

@@jeremynguyen2346 It is decent...

[@jeremynguyen2346]

@@fastflo1 what do you use

[@willbutler2639]

Locks only keep the honest out. If someone really wanted to get through. They will unfortunately. You can take precautions but it’s nothing to get a running start and pull yourself over.