My neighbor said my fence gate was 'angry' and he wasn't wrong

Built a gate in my backyard last spring in Spokane. Looked fine to me. My neighbor, retired carpenter, walked over and said 'that gate looks angry, man.' He was right. The hinges were fighting and the latch was off by half an inch. Took his advice, shimmed the hinges, reset the latch. Swings smooth now. What's the most random feedback someone gave you that actually fixed your project?

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alice_allen51mo ago

Wow, I always thought gates just needed muscle but this totally changed my mind!

taylor_patel29d ago

Yeah but I think there's more to it than just that. A gate can be built perfectly strong and still be useless if the hinges are off or the latches don't line up right.

grantw4129d ago

Nah, strong hinges matter but muscle still does a lot of the heavy lifting.