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How Do You Install Chain Link Gates?

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How Do You Install Chain Link Gates?

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If you’re building a chain link fence, the gates aren’t just convenient features, they’re the easiest starting points for installation. The posts will be spaced exactly right to fit the gates if you set the gate posts, hang the gates and add the latch posts first. Install the rest of the fence starting from those posts and then adjust any spacing later between other posts where the distance isn’t as critical. Home improvement stores sell premade chain link gates or you can make your own with metal tubing and chain link fence fabric. Once you’ve assembled the gate itself, you can install either kind the same way. Dig a hole 30 inches deep for the gate post, which will support the hinges. Set the post in the hole and fill the hole with wet concrete to within 3 inches of the surface. Make sure the post is vertical by comparing it to a plumb bob or carpenter’s level and let the concrete dry. Fill in the top of the hole with dirt. Slip two female hinges on the gate frame, one within 6 inche

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