How to Fix a Large Sagging Gate

[@Hideaway904]

Man, in the beginning, when you said, "I'll come back later and secure it better," and never got around to it. I was thinking, yup, that's the story of my life on small and easy home projects. 😂

[@tragikk03]

Thanks for making this video, man. My mom and dad have the same problem on a new fence and my dad just turned 69 last month.. he can do it, but it's getting harder for him, I think. I'm gonna get it fixed today while he's at work because you put this up to show me how to get it done

[@sukhjinder71]

THANKS, I CAN'T WAIT TO DO THIS ON THE NEXT SUNNY WEEKEND DAY. VERY QUICK, SMART METHOD.

[@leemckenzie3732]

At some point someone added the lock to the gate, while it was already sagging. You 'fixed' the gate by returning it to this sagging (just not sagging as much as before) state. You should have leveled the gate, and then moved the lock to its correct place. This gate looks horrible, it looks worse than before you started. 10 out of 10 for effort, but 1 out of 10 for results.

[@paulsp2k]

Would have been good to get the to of the gates at the same height at least.

[@chewar7537]

That isn't level at all. I would re-do the entire thing. It would drive me crazy.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Likewise.

[@casper22loco74]

Wooow!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍thankyou for the video. I have the same problem. and now I know how to fix it

[@jerryw5508]

That looks like my gate exactly. I would have thought he was fixing my gate.

[@katemacknight3605]

Came for the gate, stayed for the cat

[@powerstuffup]

I didnt get it at first . But it's a quick fix and very helpful will be trying this out. Thank your sir

[@Days1485]

Gates are still pissed

[@Paul-tq3tn]

I thought it as I read it

[@Danman1972]

Pretty simple and quick. Defiantly add the wheel. As a farther step you can mark the outside lines of where the brace and fence rails meet (on the brace and the rails of the fence). The remove the brace and use a circular saw to slit those areas between the lines halfway through the rail and braces where they meet. Then clean it up with a chisel to make a notch in the rail and the brace. This will make a half lap in 3 spots. Then apply water proof wood glue like titebond III joint. Then put the braces in and screw it together. Also from the front can screw the pickets into the brace. It will add a extra step or two, but it will look much better from the back and add another layer of stability with the pickets helping the hold the brace and distribute weight. My gate sags bad for other reasons (posts are week and set in a area where drainage pools). The gate it fine... its the rest of the fence that is not holding. I hope to rebuild it and make some additions to fence this year. Going to set the posts a few feet more down and add a bunch of gravel before the cement to help keep it from flexing. I will also be using thicker walled pipe for the corner post and the gate pivot. They are really close together. Will also be tying them together top and bottom.

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Great info for alternative ways

[@Danman1972]

@@ASliceofWoodWorkshop The way you did it makes it super easy to find all the angles you want. The half lap is more looks, but will only a slight bite more strength.

[@haciendadad]

You can see another problem that he doesn't notice. The top horizontal support 2x4 looks about 4 inches from the top of the gates picket on the right side, vs the other end of the same 2x4 on the left side where the distance to the top looks about 5 or more inches. I do like the tip to screw in a short board to push up the bottom of the gate,

[@AlvinMcManus]

Yeah the dang stringers are sagged! Nicely bowed. Level will depend on where you put the tool. LOL.

[@bsrsonptyltd5854]

Knowing it wasn't level and having to mount the latches to compensate for it, why even bother if you are not going to level it up aesthetically and move the latches. The biggest problem wasn't while you were opening it and having to lift the gate a little, it was that it looked shit while it was shut.

[@yonderisgone9894]

I love your assistant

[@TheNanaweaver]

Thank you I m old lady and by myself I need to do this myself .

[@Weaseldog2001]

On the long gate, the folks who assembled, made the cross spars crooked. That's why the gare doesn't look right, when they are level.

[@heroknaderi]

That is a great Idea.i enjoyed watching. anothe idea i though about too is try a piece of plywood thats the same size as the gate and it will also hold up very well too.😀

[@nancybryson5488]

Thank you so much. Now I know what to do. Love the cat!!

[@hectora3692]

Thanks four the instructions how to fix a sagging fares 🤞 BUT on side still sagging is NOT level with the other one 👎🏻

[@carolmartin7042]

Glen A nice quick fix.

[@nickolaushildebrandt3339]

Was very helpful for a smaller scale gate ty

[@CVMGAM]

I would look into glasses before your next project. Just a thought.

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Can't get better than 20/20

[@copelandart]

NO!!!! The other commenter, Lee McKZenzie was right: it looks worse. And you've added weight, which will make it try to sag more, and possibly pull the gate post crooked. What would have been better would have been some heavy wire, turnbuckles, and screw-eyes. Attach to the bottom inside of the gate, pull it up level by attaching to the top of the gate post. Then attach another wire from there to the bottom of the next post, to balance the force against the post, so all the force on it goes straight down. You may need to make a slight adjustment later, but that'll pretty much do the job!

[@2wrdr]

Wait, I'm no home DIYer person but what about the actual gate post that hold the gate assembles. It would seem that should come first to make sure those post are vertically level AND will stay level over time. Adding the 2x4s just made each gate assembly heavier.

[@chrisgoudy1954]

Great video. Thank you

[@richieadams6701]

My actual gate is slanted down but it won't lift up. I've had a couple people try to help but it would snap before it will lift.

[@nicw1387]

mine too!! mine is old though from past owners of the house, considering ripping it out and making a new one

[@johno4521]

You should have used 2 diagonals per gate, fixing them INSIDE the horizontals, butted up against them, then you could have also put a screw through each (or every other) vertical slat also, making it stronger.

[@gordonvorenkamp6306]

My dad's steel gate is dragging. The diagonal brace was done the opposite way with steel rod for tension. The threaded portion of the rod for tensioning and posssibly raising is fully tightened.

[@cliffcarlo180]

Use a vehicle jack. Works like a charm.

[@BigJimboSlade]

My gate installer put the hinges on the inside of the gate. In other words, pretend your hinges were on the side you are working on and your gate opened inwards. Would I need to put the brace then on the outside of my gate or still do it on the inside and just not put it so close to the hinge in the bottom corners? The hinges had to go on that side due to the gate being up against my house and not being able to open outward.

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Still inside. You want to hide the bracing

[@peterbarlow8912]

That’s still catty wampus! The diagonal brace is depending on screws in shear. Those screws will slowly migrate in the soft plantation grown PT. the gates need full perimeter frames with the braces in the same plane butting said frame. Then the racking loads will bear on wood in compression not just screws in shear. .

[@earthwatcher2012]

4:31 - cat is up on the left side on the fence now 🐈 lol

[@alexandregoncalves4414]

Thank you!

[@John34.]

Are those 4x4's holding a gate that large? You should have put 6x6's for a gate that large. I cant really tell by the video but it looks like 4x4s

[@felonies]

Is the brace you added touching the post? Is that how it’s holding the gate level. I’m not quite understanding how adding the 2x4 makes it not sag lol

[@TheShorts1122]

Is not he just added support to the structure to keep it from continuing sagging but is not level at all

[@Mattyouyous]

Never trust anyone in a lime green shirt

[@gusespe4458]

Am I being pranked ??? Lol 😂 😂

[@faheemmajeed6848]

You done it very well without making it complex. It's simple and it's working. 👍

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

Thanks.

[@rdamyan3201]

Thanks this helped me a lot. God bless😀

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

Gate still sagging just as much, needs a frame, not just runners sticking out into nowhere with pickets.

[@djfunkycraig]

I think your level is broken, thanks for the vid

[@hjwang4477]

That’s not proper bracing. You need to put brace in between the horizontal 2x4. So the weight can be compressed against the bracing. Instead of just a few screws

[@lloydhaydel8029]

Mine is doing the exact samething and giving me fits

[@ueck1125]

What I think happened was Scotty here built a 3 railed fence and was damn proud of it too. Well his wife 3 years later said she was about to get her recently deceased, uncles mobile home and needed a RV access gate, so Scotty not having much money thought fast... He slapped on hinges, He got out the sawzall, cut that beautifil 16 foot section (that didnt have a 4x4 post to begin with) right in half. And he walked in and said baby! You got yourself a brand new RV access gate. Needless to say Scotty got laid that night.

[@sswood3891]

Thats some funny shit bryan🤣🤣🤣🤣I couldn't stop laughing when I watched this.

[@ueck1125]

@@sswood3891 you gotta give him credit for gumption

[@jasonking2943]

Great video! I also have a huge gate like you do on the south end of my property. It barely gets used. If I need to get into the back yard with equipment or something it's there. When I put up the fence which is 1x6 I cut dog ears on and 4x4 post 3 feet deep with a bag of concrete in each hole. Corner and gate post are 6x6. Alot of beer went into this fence! I used a small cable with a turnbuckle to brace my gates. I had an old rusty wagon I robbed wheels off of that I lag bolted so the gates could ride on. Had I thought about it before hand I would have left the 6x6 taller and ran the cable from the top of the 6x6 down to the top corners of the gate. Funny how I always look back on thing and say I wish I would have guess my problem is I need to plan better.!!

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

We live and learn. Most things people will do can be done better. The next thing I will be adding is a wheel on a spring to help hold the gate when it is fully opened. I usually go through this gate at least 4 or 5 times a week.

[@jasonking2943]

@@ASliceofWoodWorkshop yea hind site is 20/20 haha

[@cliffbradford4679]

You should have put the level on top of the pickets

[@Androth12]

Looking at that gate, ‘leveled’ would drive me nuts.

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

I have went back and overleveled one side to make it look more of a step down.

[@Androth12]

The wood not lining up, is what would drive me insane. I made my gate one piece. Then I just cut it down the center so that way everything lined up.

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

The spacing was 11ft. The panels are only 8ft. I wish I could have it all one piece. Also it is on a hill.

[@crp9347]

Won't work, the angle is more than 45 degrees

[@nigel-b]

Lol ... I think you need to get yourself a new level and while you're out maybe pop in at the opticians.

[@Turbonator49]

Hahahaha.. Well Thanx for showing me how to raise my gate.. as for yours.. (His) lololol.. one side is this high, one side is that high.. 🤪 I'd have pushed the bad one up to meet the short.. or at least up enough that the bottom didn't look stupid..

[@ASliceofWoodWorkshop]

It is on a hill, that is the reason one side is higher than the other. If they were the same height I would have an 8 inch gap under one side.

[@Jonnn21]

Would ha e been better off getting an Adjust A Gate and use the turnbuckles

[@Jmunoz1675]

Lol it looks the same at the end as it did in the beginning 😅

[@billk5255]

I was wanting to learn it when I watched it, Found a few tips but that looks pretty crappy still ! reading all the comments, What a waste of my time during some shoddy workmanship. Sorry nice presentation, but honestly was looking for more craftsmanship, I need to find something more than hacking

[@russellevans8043]

Your gate is higher than your fence

[@isackhernandez3691]

You need a longer level

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

That's what she said

[@105tomo]

Still looks like it's sagging

[@laswart1]

Your gate is still sagging just as bad as before lol

[@germanarellano5119]

Sorry but your level must be off, because from a long distance view you can clearly see one panel is higher than the other.

[@russellevans8043]

You didn't make a frame

[@SydeshowMO]

This guy was struggling the whole ass video.

[@moonpiespotlight4759]

Everyone is an expert if they have a camera and upload ability.

[@SASlair]

Still looks like shit. How can you stand to look at that sagging gate everyday?

[@richardsmith3905]

Poor alignment at top of gate.

[@madmade6877]

Bad bad bad..temp 2 week fix

[@ApacheGarage]

Clapped

[@cliffbradford4679]

Bro that looks horrible lol

[@akathecops]

Drugs are bad. Everyone say it. Drugs are bad.

[@patrickdesilva6193]

Well that was an embarrassing tutorial. It was a crappy job to begin with and continues to be a crappy job...and you put it on the internet for others to witness. People never cease to amaze me.

[@jenniferwhite6089]

sometimes you need to leave it for professionals to do this work too and this person was not

[@lhogie1962]

Sorry it’s a BIG FAT NO …fail results

[@jorgemacedo377]

🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@roofertilldeath2071]

Nooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!

[@williamhibbs4632]

What da hell is going on with the picket level at the top,at least 4 inches off. Stop smoking dope.............

[@jackealy6251]

Hell it still isn't right

[@jackealy6251]

When are you going to get the gate even duh

[@marvellstarks2434]

That looks awful. Should of made it unlevel

[@jorgemacedo377]

🤔🤔🤔

[@keithmilburn4866]

I would definitely state that at least half you North American’s need elocution lessons.

[@landon776]

Lol

[@curtisbruce81]

Thags definitely an ugly ass fix , and isn’t that part of the actual gate’s structure? So is this a gate that was never finished 😂

[@ronnierhodes7458]

Wth

[@princemack1506]

Get yourself a real drill

[@alexs_garage_]

That looks like shit