Anatomy of a Gate Hinge and Latch Post
INSERT ALUMINUM GATE
POST STIFFENER INSIDE
POST FOR FASTER,
CLEANER INSTALLATION
POST SUPPORT OPTIONS
USE (2) PIECES OF 1/2"
REBAR IN HINGE, LATCH AND
END POSTS. POSITION
REBAR IN OPPOSING CORNERS
OF EACH POST WITH REBAR
SEPARATOR CLIPS
REBAR
SEPARATOR CLIP
1/2" REBAR
DIG HOLE 30" DEEP OR TO FROST LINE.
KEEP WALLS STRAIGHT; FILL HOLE WITH
CONCRETE TO APPROX. 2" BELOW GRADE
4" LAYER OF FINE GRAVEL
OR DIRT FOR DRAINAGE
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1" GAP FOR HINGE,
3/4" GAP FOR LATCH
GATE HARDWARE
MUST BE MOUNTED ON
2 SIDES OF EACH POST
HINGE BRACKET MOUNTS ON
GATE UPRIGHT
TOP OF HINGE LINES UP WITH
BOTTOM OF TOP RAIL
BOTTOM OF HINGE LINES UP
WITH TOP OF BOTTOM RAIL
ALLOW 2" CLEARANCE FROM
BOTTOM OF RAIL TO GRADE
HOLE SIZE FOR
4 X 4 POST = 10"
5 X 5 POST = 12"