WalterSobcheck
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So in keeping with the times my wife is looking to place small dog/toddler barn door style gates at the top and bottom of our stairwell. No problem, I have plenty of cedar left over from summer fence repair so I was just going to throw something together with that. My question is on mounting it.
The stud on the wall is not aligned with the starting newel; not at 90 degrees anyway. It's about four inches removed, away from the stairs. I don't want to just mount it askew out of convenience because my OCD would keep me up at night, but I'm not sure how to go about hanging it. Would it seem tacky to mount a six inch wide plank directly to the misaligned stud? I'd mount the edge of the plank on the stud with the excess toward the stairs, which would allow me to hang the gate on the opposite edge of the plank. I know it's not ideal but I can't think of anything else. Creative juices aren't flowing this morning. Thanks in advance for any help.
The stud on the wall is not aligned with the starting newel; not at 90 degrees anyway. It's about four inches removed, away from the stairs. I don't want to just mount it askew out of convenience because my OCD would keep me up at night, but I'm not sure how to go about hanging it. Would it seem tacky to mount a six inch wide plank directly to the misaligned stud? I'd mount the edge of the plank on the stud with the excess toward the stairs, which would allow me to hang the gate on the opposite edge of the plank. I know it's not ideal but I can't think of anything else. Creative juices aren't flowing this morning. Thanks in advance for any help.
