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Dan - 31 May 2005 18:10 GMT

A couple of questions:

1) I want to build a 10' gate using the gate ell's and 10' rails. Is there
any way to cross brace it so it doesn't sag? Maybe using a wire strung
diagonally from the top ell near the post to the bottom ell of the other
end?

2) What's the best way to make all the post line up with each other at the
top and still follow the slope of the land if any?

Dan

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Dan Deckert - 31 May 2005 19:08 GMT

> A couple of questions:
>
> 1) I want to build a 10' gate using the gate ell's and 10' rails. Is there
> any way to cross brace it so it doesn't sag? Maybe using a wire strung
> diagonally from the top ell near the post to the bottom ell of the other
> end?

In the commercial world of chain link, our 10' gates are completely welded
with eyes on opposite diagonal corners & use a 1/4" diagonal brace rod
threaded on 1 end. The gates are fastened to gate posts of sufficient size,
placed in 3' of concrete, to carry the weight of the gate. (swinging or
slider) The first section of the fence is also the brace bay for the gate
and the fence run.

> 2) What's the best way to make all the post line up with each other at the
> top and still follow the slope of the land if any?

Level ground for aesthetics! Otherwise, the chainlink follows (should) the
contour of the land.

Dan

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