Fence Gate Drop Rod Installation

Figure out where you want to mount the drop rod on the gate.

Fence gate drop rod installation.

Hold the 1 2 conduit vertically against the gate and attach the straps. Thank you for your purchase of our estate residential fence and gate panels. I used deck screws suitable for treated wood to attach the straps. For best results work on a clean at stable surface when mounting hinges to gates.

This is much easier to install on a large gate than a regular locking handle would be because you can make a larger hole to deal with alignment issues. I put one strap on the middle rail and one on the lower rail. For equal spacing we recommend the bottom hinge be placed 6 from the bottom gate upright and the top hinge be placed 6 from the top upright. If it is bare dirt.

Cane bolts drop rods cane bolts drop rods are used to lock a sliding or swinging gate into position by dropping a metal rod into a hole in the ground. Close the gate and put the drop rods down the holes in the end of the fence rail. Place the paver with the piece of fence rail down in the hole and make the paver level with the fence rail sticking straight up. It depends on how hard or easy you want to go about this.

Make positional adjustments as required so both drop rods fit into the end of the fence rail. Either put in some 2 pvc and pour in some cement and put in a sleeve for the bolt to drop into that hole.