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Originally Posted by john70t
The gate might be toast to my eyes.
As a minimum unscrew it,
set flat in driveway,
wood bleach/cleaner it and let soak in,
power wash, let dry a week or two,
unscrew, bar clamp it back to square, You can 'handshake' these to any length
screw back together with new hardware (stuff rotten holes with toothpicks),
soak with good stain ~ cherry colored two coats would be a guess but always err on the light side
add corner brackets https://www.strongtie.com/solutions Simpson now makes nice thick black pieces |
Corner braces are good but it will still sag over short period of time. If look isn't a huge concern, I have fixed my in law's big old swinging garage doors that been working fine for over 15 years with a couple pieces of plywood. This thing was built in the mid 20s. Square up your gate by squeezing the gate square with pipe clamps or by twisting a rope with t stick and a couple of screw eyes if you are cheap
. Apply a 1 1/2' wide piece of 1/2' thick exterior plywood, glued and screwed (exterior wood glue. I use Franklin Titebond III with great result or urethane if you like to turn your fingers blacks for days) to both outer corners. Run plywood from top to bottom. Do it on the side that's less likely to be seen or the ugly side. You will get 10 years out of that in mild climates like Norcal easily. Notch around the hardware if necessary.