Mr. Fence...is there a standard or standards?
That doesn't make sense. If you didn't hang it level why didn't you go ahead and match the slope?LOL
Some of you forget not all land is as flat as you're used to. Around here you're more likely to find a gate a foot high at the hinge and dragging the ground on the other end than you are to find one hanging level.
If the slope is wide enough for the gate we do. I know it doesn't make sense without seeing the terrain here, but its not uncommon for gates to need to be placed in some very uneven places. Even in the flat ones, once we drive through it during the winter mud season, the mud takes a new shape.That doesn't make sense. If you didn't hang it level why didn't you go ahead and match the slope?
When you say a foot high at one end and dragging at the other I'm thinking the gates hung level and the ground isn't.If the slope is wide enough for the gate we do. I know it doesn't make sense without seeing the terrain here, but its not uncommon for gates to need to be placed in some very uneven places. Even in the flat ones, once we drive through it during the winter mud season, the mud takes a new shape.
How and what do you build the gates out of Fence?4-8" for cattle and 2" for sheep/goat pets predator etc. Always hinges on the downhill side and swing downhill. the slope. Certain applications call for the gate to be built to match the slope.
String tied on ground at high side pulled tight and level to low side post.measure distance from string to ground. Build your gate that amount out of square and it'll fit like a part of the fence. Has to be hinges on downhill side.
Are you saying to hang the gate so it only opens one way? Sometimes I hang a one way but most times I want it to swing both ways.4-8" for cattle and 2" for sheep/goat pets predator etc. Always hinges on the downhill side and swing downhill. the slope. Certain applications call for the gate to be built to match the slope.
String tied on ground at high side pulled tight and level to low side post.measure distance from string to ground. Build your gate that amount out of square and it'll fit like a part of the fence. Has to be hinges on downhill side.