The heavier a gate or door is, the more important it is to hang it plumb and level; firstly, so it can be opened and closed easily, but also to reduce any uneven stress on whatever the hinges are attached to. In this case, it was those red-rubber carved brick pillars. With this in mind, we had some shims and washers nearby to fine tune the fit.

When we fitted the original hinges to the new Accoya gate, we went to lengths to ensure the holes we drilled were at a perfect 90 degrees to the face of the timber. We were certainly glad we did! On the first trial fit, everything dropped in nicely and the gate swung smoothly and easily.

Having refurbished and refitted all the original gate hardware, we were especially pleased that the gate latched perfectly.