A garden gate gets used every single day, so it has to be hung right — swing clean, latch first time, and not drop or drag after a season. That comes down to the posts.
Ben makes and hangs garden gates and side gates across South Wales — the access gate down the side of the house, a gate into a back garden, a gate built into a fence run. They are made to measure to fit the opening properly rather than forced from a stock size, hung on posts set deep and strong, and fitted with a latch and catch that work cleanly from day one.
The posts are everything. A gate is a lever, and every open and close pulls on the hinge post, so an under-set post lets the gate drop until it drags on the path and stops latching. Ben sets garden gate posts deeper and stronger than an ordinary fence post — the bit you never see that decides whether the gate is a pleasure or an aggravation for the next ten years.
Timber to match the fence, a cleaner contemporary slatted gate, or composite to skip the upkeep — Ben builds the gate to suit the garden and ties it into the boundary so it reads as one job, not a gate bolted onto a fence as an afterthought. Priced fixed on the free site visit.
Almost always the hinge post was not set deep or strong enough. A gate puts constant leverage on its hinge post, so a shallow or undersized post works loose and the gate drops until it drags and misses the latch. Setting the posts properly first time — deeper and stronger than a normal fence post — prevents it. Ben can re-hang a dropped gate on properly set posts.
Yes — Ben makes gates to measure in timber to match an existing or new fence, in a contemporary slatted style, or in composite to skip the upkeep, and ties the gate cleanly into the fence run so it looks built-in rather than added on. Matching it to the fence is part of doing the job properly.
It depends on the size, the timber or material, and whether new posts are needed. A made-to-measure side gate hung on properly set posts costs more than a stock gate screwed to existing posts — and lasts far longer without dropping. Ben measures the opening and gives a fixed price free on the site visit.
More on our common questions page.
Driveway gates, side gates and full boundary runs — hung true, swinging right first time.
Gates in Bridgend →Timber and composite driveway gates — single and double, hung on posts set to carry the weight.
Driveway gates →Driveway gates, side gates and full boundary runs — hung true, swinging right first time.
Gates in Cardiff →See all the areas we cover, or read our common questions.
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