Gate - Uneven walls, how would you fix this?

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Had a day of DIY on Sunday putting a gate up for my mother in law. Ran into a problem though in that the walls on either side of the gates arent straight which has left a considerable gap at the bottom of one side. How would you fix the below?

Wall A is slightly sloping in. Garage door B is more than slightly sloping in.

Gap at C at top is 1/2". Gap at E at bottom is 2 1/2" ! The area is well known for ground movement so it doesnt suprise me.

What I was thinking of doing is packing the posts at D and E at the bottom an 1" each side. Its going to look a bit rough though as then there will be gaps between the posts. Any thoughts on a better way? Thanks!

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I would have use 75mm timber on house side & planned down at bottom, so post becomes vertical when attached to wall, so the gate is hanging correctly.
Then fit wood fillets to garage wall to mount other gate post to, you could trim either the fillet or post to get post vertical.
You would need a length of trim to cover fillets on garage side.
Shame the gate is pre-made, as it would have been easier to make a gate to accommodate the actual finished opening.
 
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You could add a matching panel to the rear of the gate itself to mask the gap. Not ideal, but a reasonably snappy and neat solution when viewed from the front. Who's going to be looking at the back of the gate anyway? :)
 
Replace post B with a larger one to cover the gap + 1cm

Make a vertical rebate to the back of the new post, so that the gate fits into it and the rebate covers the gap at the top and bottom.
 
Quick fix for me on that one is to replace the last slat on the gate (right hand labelled E) with a wider piece and trim it to fit the gap. Although it would mean the slat would be a different size but it would fill the gap and mean you would not have to replace anything else or even take the gate down.
 
bitslice said:
Replace post B with a larger one to cover the gap + 1cm

Make a vertical rebate to the back of the new post, so that the gate fits into it and the rebate covers the gap at the top and bottom.
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I understood all of this apart from the word 'rebate' :)
 
Thanks for the replies guys, its given me something to think about. I'll have a few sleeps on it and go round this weekend.
 
While you do your modifications, you could also get a thin strip of wood to pin to the top of the gate to cover the end grain.

I can't tell from the pic but it's also advisable to put an angle on the top of the posts so that rain water doesn't sit on top of the end grain. Stain or paint the back of the post before fixing it back to the wall if you haven't already and leave a small gap under the posts so it's not sitting in water.
 
tribz said:
I understood all of this apart from the word 'rebate' :)
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He's basically saying to use a post that the non-hinge side of the gate sits against when closed. Rebating it means effectively cutting out a section the thickness of the gate into the post for the gate to sit "inside" the post. The rebate would be angled to match the gate all the way from top to bottom.
 
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