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BEFORE YOU BEGIN:
Verify location of underground utilities before you dig!
Locate property lines.
Review local and regional building codes, regulations and zoning laws
which may affect your fence.
Obtain all necessary permits as required by local building codes
Santa Fe & Mesa Gate Installation Instructions
Tape Measure
Drill
3/8” Hex Nut Driver
9/16” End Wrench
Ø1/4” Drill Bit
Philips Head Driver
9/16” Socket
Socket Wrench
The 48” Santa Fe and Mesa Gate Kit Assembly comes partially assembled requiring minimal steps to
install your gate to complete your fence. Please read and follow these instruction to obtain a profes-
sional gate installation. This gate is designed to fit within a gate opening of 48 inches.
The first step to install the Santa Fe and
Mesa Gate is to establish the orientation of
the gate. You will need to decide:
Which side of the gate the hinges will
be placed
The direction of the swing of the gate
The side of the gate you want to face
which direction.
48”
GATE HINGE POST
TOOLS REQUIRED:
GATE HINGE POST
Included in each gate kit will be an additional post and hardware to build a gate hinge post. Using a
doubled gate hinge post will provide a stronger more stable post to hang your gate on. Assemble and
install the gate hinge post as defined below.
Next slide another post onto the posts with the bolt and
channel nut as shown. You will have to loosed or tight-
en the bolt and channel accordingly so that the post can
freely slide down the first post. Verify that channel nuts
do not rotate and that the grooves in channel nut proper-
ly engage with post lips as shown.
Install bolt and channel nut in every other hole in the
post as shown making sure the recess grooves of the
channel nut face inward towards the solid face of the
post. Do not tighten bolt yet.
Using 9/16” socket and socket wrench secure the 2 posts
together by tightening all the bolts and channel nuts. Make
sure that channel nuts have remained properly aligned so
that they capture the edges of the outer post.
Install gate hinge post by digging a 12” diameter post hole 24”
deep in proper location.
Verify proper hole depth by placing post in hole and making sure
the post extends 69” above ground level. It may be necessary to
add or remove additional dirt from hole to obtain proper height.
Once proper hole depth is achieved place post in hole and align
open channel of post to direction of the fence with the closed face
facing the gate opening. Set post in place using concrete filling to
approximately 2” below grade. Before concrete sets be sure to
plumb and level post and align.
Allow concrete to properly cure properly in accordance with with
manufacturer’s instructions before proceeding to the next step.
69”
2”
2”
Hinges
Next attach the upper and lower hinges to
the gate by:
First laying the gate on a non-scratch
surface with the in-swing side of the gate
facing up
Position the hinges on the gate hinge
side vertical beam as shown and attach
each hinge using 4 self-drill screws.
Next attach the gate to gate
post by:
Positioning the gate as-
sembly in gate opening
in the orientation you se-
lected earlier. Using
scrap pieces of wood
shim the gate to the
proper height so that the
top of the gate is flush
with the top of the fence
on the gate post side.
Attach the gate hinges to
the gate post by using 4
self-drill screws on each
hinge.
Shims
Gate Flush with top of Gate Hinge Post
Install the Latch Assembly by:
Attach the post side of the latch as-
sembly using 2 self drilling screw ap-
proximately 42” above the ground.
Drill a ø1/4” hole in the upper hole lo-
cation through the post.
Insert the plastic bushing
Secure latch handle using the supplied
philips head screw.
Once the gate hinges are attached remove the shim
blocks from under the gate. The gate should now
swing freely on the gate post. The gate should fully
swing into the gate opening and the gaps between the
posts and the gate should be even. If the gate hits the
posts when it swings in or the gaps are uneven adjust
the spacing with the two nuts on the hinges using a
9/16” end wrench. Once the gate is properly positioned
secure the gate in position by tightening the 2 nuts on
each hinge.
Complete the installation by attaching the latch
catch as shown.
With gate in the closed position, attach the
catch side of the latch with self-drilling screws
so the latch assembly properly latches and
releases
Congratulations! Your have just successfully installed your gate.
Enjoy!
42”
Drill Ø1/4” hole
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