Fixing a Sagging Iron Gate (Video)
0:45Filmed on the job by Shield Gate Repair
What this video shows
A sagging iron gate dragging on the driveway. The hinges and the post are assessed together with the gate, because straightening the leaf without addressing the post means it will drag again within a season.
The fault
- A heavy wrought iron leaf had begun catching on the driveway and no longer met its latch. The operator was straining audibly on every cycle.
How it was diagnosed
- Checked the gate against a level and against its own frame — the leaf itself was still true.
- Checked the post. It was out of plumb, and the footing had moved.
- Hinge wear had accelerated as a result, because the leaf was hanging at an angle it was never designed to carry.
The fix
- Reset the post footing to proper depth, re-plumbed it, replaced the worn hinges, and re-hung the leaf square.
- Re-checked the operator afterwards. With the gate swinging freely again the strain disappeared and no operator work was needed.
Ground movement shifts gate posts, and expansive clay soils make this common. Straightening or adjusting the gate without addressing the post produces a repair that lasts until the next dry season — and in the meantime the operator is being destroyed by the load.
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