Help on attaching gate t-hinge.

[OasisFan79]

Hi all,

I’ve put up a small fence in the garden and the last part is to attach the gate hinges then the gate.

Realised when I offered up the hinge that one of the horizontal rails is in the way.

Am I best to chop a little bit of the horizontal rail out so the hinge will attach?

I’d rather not lower the horizontal rail.

 

[foxhole]

Lower the rail, or raise the gate.

 

[Wayners]

Why you complicating it..
Cut the blue bit off horizontal.
Maybe round it off nicely.
Screw hinge tie post

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Realised when I offered up the hinge that one of the horizontal rails is in the way.

Forward planning, would have made that so easy.

 

[OasisFan79]

Why you complicating it..
Cut the blue bit off horizontal.
Maybe round it off nicely.
Screw hinge tie postView attachment 413547

Yeah this was my thinking as well. Cheers.

 

[OasisFan79]

Forward planning, would have made that so easy.

Yeah yeah first time doing this sort of thing lol.

 

[KentExpert]

Why you complicating it..
Cut the blue bit off horizontal.
Maybe round it off nicely.
Screw hinge tie postView attachment 413547

This is the best option.

It may be difficult to get a saw in there, so a multi tool if you have one. If not, drill a number of small holes and then use a wood chisel to cut the rail.