Thanks for all your suggestions. I'm going to try to get my hands on some of those hinges that Mursal suggested. If that fails I'll consider a stable door.
Charlie
Thanks Freddy. I had considered a gate spring but I had ruled it out because 1) I thought it might be too powerful for a lightweight gate and would be unnecessarily hard to open and might slam shut on a chicken 2) it wouldn't look very nice attached to the back of my house and 3) having read...
Grateful for advice please. We've recently started keeping chickens in the garden, and when we have the back door open they are inclined to wander into the kitchen. As a temporary measure we are using a barrier to keep them out - but we have to lift it out of the way every time we go in or out...
Morning all. I'm erecting a greenhouse on a bit of patio at the side of the house. I've had the slabs relaid to ensure they are flat and they are. But they are the textured sort - so there are going to be small gaps between the metal greenhouse base and the slabs. The gaps are no bigger than...