The wire didn't shrink, so the tension it produced must have been able
to move the posts. Brace the posts properly (or replace them if loose
or rotted, then a "square" gate will fit.
Pete Stanaitis
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samson wrote:
> The wire on our garden fence has pulled the posts
> on both sides of the gate area apart by 1 1/4 inches.
> What makes the most sense, to build the picket gate to
> fit the skewed proportions, or go ahead and build a
> square gate and let there be a 1 1/4 gap at the top?
>
> Thanks,
>
> S.
"samson" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> The wire on our garden fence has pulled the posts
> on both sides of the gate area apart by 1 1/4 inches.
> What makes the most sense, to build the picket gate to
> fit the skewed proportions, or go ahead and build a
> square gate and let there be a 1 1/4 gap at the top?
Fix the posts first. There is only one RIGHT way.