I’m in Austin Texas. We installed a fence three years ago and the posts between the gate door have shifted about four inches. This makes closing the door a pain in the ass, as the latch quickly becomes misaligned. A few times a year I move the latch bracket down to align it with the other part of the latch. My fence post is full of holes, and along with the constant slamming necessary when it gets out of line, it has started splitting.

How do I end this cycle? How do I keep it from moving so much?

  • nukeworker10@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If they are moving vertically it sounds like the ground under them is subsiding. Either that or it’s being removed. Is the whole fence doing this or just one or two spots.

    • Scientician@waveform.socialOPEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Now that I take pics I see the latch side is leaning, which makes sense, since the whole fence is probably settling and pulling it.

      • nukeworker10@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        Looking at your pics, it looks there are underground valves right there. Check if one of those is leaking and the water is causing the soil to migrate away.