Gate Repair and Installation in Phoenix

Why gates sag

A gate hangs off one post, and all its weight pulls on the top hinge. Over time the screws loosen, the hinge bends, or the post itself starts to lean. The latch side drops a little at a time until the gate drags on the ground or the latch no longer lines up.

Check the post first

Before fixing the gate, push on the post. If it moves, no amount of work on the gate will hold. A wood post that's loose has usually rotted at the ground line, where it stays damp from irrigation. A steel post set in concrete can work loose when the concrete cracks. A post on a block wall can pull its anchors.

A loose post gets reset in fresh concrete, braced with a steel post anchor, or re-anchored to the block. Then the gate gets hung on something that doesn't move.

Squaring the gate

A wood gate that's gone out of square gets pulled back. That means a diagonal brace running from the bottom hinge corner up to the top latch corner, so the gate can't drop. Or it means a tension cable with a turnbuckle running the other way, from the top hinge corner down to the bottom latch corner, so the gate can be pulled back up over the years. Heavier hinges finish the job. The thin hinges that come on most gates aren't enough for a six-foot wood gate.

Latches that don't catch

Once the gate is square, the latch usually lines up again. A latch that's broken, rusted, or the wrong type for the gate gets replaced. A gate that needs to lock gets a lockable latch or a slide bolt with a padlock hasp. A gate that needs to close behind you gets a spring hinge or a closer.

Dragging on the ground

A gate that drags has dropped, or the ground has come up. Resetting the gate fixes the first. Trimming the bottom of the gate fixes the second when the gate can spare an inch. Gates over gravel and dirt collect debris in the swing path, and a strip of pavers or a concrete sill under the swing keeps it clear.

New gates

A side-yard gate, a double RV gate wide enough for a trailer, a pet gate between the yard and the pool deck, or a gate in a block wall where there wasn't one. New gates get hung on posts set in concrete, with hinges sized to the weight, and a latch that works from both sides. A gate in a block wall needs a column or a steel post anchored to the wall.

Problems we fix on this page

• Gate sags
• Gate drags on the ground
• Gate won't latch
• Gate latch broken
• Gate hinge broken
• Gate post leaning
• Gate swings open in the wind
• Gate hard to open
• Want a new side-yard gate
• Want an RV gate
• Want a pet gate
• Want a lockable gate latch
• Gate bangs in the wind
• Gate wood bleached and split
• Gate blown open and damaged
• Can a sagging gate be fixed or does it need replacing
• Pool gate won't latch with kids home
• Gate blown open and dog got out

How it starts

Send a photo of the gate closed, one of the hinge post, and one of the latch. Tell us whether it drags, won't latch, or won't close at all. You get one price for the job before we start. Levi is on site, and we stand behind the work for a year.