You're halfway through a Saturday-morning gate repair when the problem becomes obvious. The wooden side gate drags across the paving, then swings back hard enough to rattle the latch. Tightening hinge screws may steady it for a while, but it won't control the gate's momentum or make it close reliably. A correctly fitted spring does […]
You've fitted a spring on a gate, closed it by hand, and watched it either slam into the post or stop short of the latch. A pool gate may creep shut while an inspector waits, or a driveway gate may swing with enough force to shake the hinges. Those failures usually aren't caused by the […]
You're probably here because your chain link gate keeps ending up open when it shouldn't. Maybe the dog noses through it, maybe delivery people leave it swinging, or maybe you're dealing with a pool area where “close enough” isn't safe enough. A gate that swings shut once in a while isn't the same as a […]
A self closing gate usually becomes important the day after someone forgets to shut one. It might be the side gate that swings open toward the street, the pool gate that doesn’t quite latch unless you give it an extra push, or the service gate behind a small commercial building that staff assume someone else […]