May 3, 2010
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Adjust-A-Gate AG 72 2-Rail Consumer Quality Gate Kit, 36-Inch
Ideal for repairing an old gate or building a new gate. Equipped with all necessary parts and installation hardware. Can be assembled on-site. Adjustable frame and truss system for quick installation with professional results for almost any application. A ll steel frame prevents sagging and dragging. Create a double drive gate using 2 adjust a gates systems. Fade resistant all steel wood color powder-coated 1-1/2” square frame and hardware. Adjustable diagonal truss cable keeps gate straight.
Adjust-A-Gate AG 72 2-Rail Consumer Quality Gate Kit, 36-Inch to 72-Inch by 45-Inch High
Features
- Adjustable frame and truss system for quick installation with professional results for almost any application.
- All steel frame prevents sagging and dragging.
- All galvanized steel with UV powder coating finish.
- Create a double drive gate using two Adjust-A-Gate systems.
- Industry leading consumer packaging.
User Reviews
This gate is a joke.
I'm no professional, but I know how to make a quality fence and gate to go along with it. The posts were already placed and my friend and I thought we'd save some time building a gate from scratch and go with an adjustable frame.
Materials:
One thing the company should think about: Rectangular tubing is good material for structural purposes, it's light and doesn't bend easily, however, when mounting screws in it, they have a tendency to strip when their holding surface area is only 1/32 of an inch thick. What the hell were you people thinking!? every single screw stripped without fail after it was turned about 180 degrees past 'snug'. I'm not stupid here I know how to assemble things and I have a good feel for things and how tight they would be, and for a gate, snug just doesn't cut it if you want it to stay together for more than a week. We had to Macgyver everything that was not attached to wood by boring out the holes and running bolts all the way through to attach the other side.
The guy wire tensioner was cross threaded at the factory so badly that I am certain that whoever assembled it was intentionally trying to mess with me or they hire such incompetent idiots that signs need to be posted every five feet with detailed instructions reminding their employees how to breathe. Just for fun, after assembling this gate, we made another from scratch. In the time it took us to finish mounting our adjust a gate (2.5 hours), we had finished a handmade gate that was twice the quality.
DO NOT BUY -- Torture
Just finished installing 3 of these. 2 for a double gate and 1 for a single. These are the only way to go if you're thinking of building a fence gate. Quality construction, decent parts and good instructions. Super easy to install if you have any clue about simple measuring and some screws.
One note about security though, there's nothing to hold the hinges permanently on. You can lift it straight up and off its hinges. -- The ONLY way to go for gates
Purchased and installed this using a 4 foot width. Since my posts were already in place, the adjustable feature (36-72 inches), saved me a lot of work. You can install pickets up to 6 ft high. The item appears to be of good quality, and installation took a little over 2 hours.
Installation issues.
1. I couldn't find an up/down marking on the frames, and installed the hinge frame upside down. Didn't find out until I was at the final step. Rather than uninstall everything, I drilled an extra hole in the frame for the upper S hook. Added time-5 minutes.
2. I wasn't sure if the supplied screws were for treated wood, so I used my own.
3. The supplied gate latch didn't appear to be bent to the proper angle, so the gate block kept the latch from engaging. It's possible my posts weren't quite even. Rather than risk breaking the latch by bending it, I installed a 5/8 picket on the inside of my 4x4 post, and chisled out a space for the gate block. This solved the problem. Added time-15 minutes.
4. When installing the screws through the frame and wood, you need to drill through the metal. The holes will not properly line up for most people, because of the adjustablity feature. Easy step, but not stated.
5. The rest of my 6 ft fence is 3 rail, but the 2 rail gate is solid.
6. For those thinking about installing a double gate. Even though the mfg states 2 gates can be combined, there are no predrilled holes for this. The double gate option appears to be an afterthought. Good luck if you go this way.
I now have a really nice wood gate, and plan to install a second. -- Solid gate. Not quite as simple an installation as stated.
