Gate - Uneven walls, how would you fix this?

[tribz]

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!

 

[tribz]

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.

I understood all of this apart from the word 'rebate'

 

[tribz]

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.

 

[tribz]

Good point, I'll pull the posts of this weekend and stain the wall facing bits.