Electric gates, driveway gates and garden gates
Made to the opening, hung to swing true and made electric if you want, across Surrey and north Hampshire.
What we make and hang
Side gate in a fence lineGarden and side gates
Wooden garden gates and the side gate down the side of the house, built to the opening you have, with a latch that works with your hands full.
Ask about a side gate
Driveway gates, pairWooden driveway gates
A pair across the drive, or a single leaf where there is no room to swing two. Hung on posts set for the weight, and made electric if you want, motor and wiring included.
Ask about driveway gates
Five bar field gateFive bar and field gates
The traditional wooden five bar gate for a paddock, a field entrance or a long drive. Hung to swing and stay where you put it.
Ask about a five bar gate
Electric gates in Surrey
Electric and automatic gates, swing or sliding, for driveways across Surrey. We supply the gates, set the posts, hang them, and fit the motor, the wiring and the controls. One team runs the whole job, from the first visit to the first time they open.
Swing or sliding gates
Swing gates need room to open. Sliding gates need a straight run beside the drive. We look at what your drive can take.
Timber or metal
Timber to match your fence, or steel and aluminium, made to measure for the opening.
Gate intercom, keypad or phone
Open them with a fob, a keypad, a gate intercom with a camera, or from your phone. Safety sensors stop them if a car, a child or a dog is in the way.
The cost of electric gates depends on the size and weight of the gates, swing or sliding, how far the power has to run and how you want to open them. So every electric gate starts with a free site survey and one fixed price in writing, with the gates, posts, motor, wiring and controls all in it.
A gate is the part of a fence that has to work every day
A fence stands still. A gate gets opened a few thousand times a year, in rain, with shopping in one hand. Most gate problems are not the gate. They are the post it hangs on, or the gap it was hung with.
The hanging post carries everything
It takes the whole weight of the gate on one edge. It is set deeper and heavier than the rest of the line.
Timber moves, so the gap allows for it
Hang it tight in summer and it jams in winter. We leave it room.
Hinges and latch to suit the gate
Galvanised, so they do not rust, and sized to the gate. A heavy driveway gate and a light side gate do not take the same ironwork.
Questions we get asked
Can you make a gate to fit an odd opening?
Yes. Most side returns are not a standard width, so the gate is built to the hole rather than the hole being made to fit a gate.
Will the gate still shut in winter?
Timber moves with the weather. We hang gates with a gap that allows for it, so a gate that shuts in August still shuts in February.
Do you install electric gates?
Yes. We supply the gates, hang them on posts made for the weight, and fit the motor, the wiring and the controls, with a keypad or intercom if you want one.
How much do electric gates cost?
It depends on the gates, the motor, swing or sliding, and how far the power has to run, so we survey first, for free. You get one fixed price in writing with everything in it: gates, posts, motor, wiring and controls.
Do I need planning permission for electric gates or a sliding gate?
Not usually, if they are no taller than 1 metre next to a road used by vehicles, or 2 metres anywhere else. Taller gates by the road, a listed building and some conservation areas need permission. We check at the survey, and apply for it if it is needed.
Do electric gates add value to a house?
They make a house more secure and easier to live with, which is what buyers notice. Nobody can honestly promise a figure on value.
What are the downsides of electric gates?
They need a power supply and a yearly service, like a boiler. We plan the power at the survey and can look after the service afterwards.
What about a five bar gate for a driveway or paddock?
Yes. It hangs on a timber or steel post sized for the weight of the gate and the ground it goes into, so the far end does not drop.
Do you make garden gates?
Yes. Garden gates and side gates built to the opening, in the same timber as the fence, across Farnham, Guildford, Cobham and the rest of Surrey.
How much does a side gate cost?
It depends on the width, the height, the timber and the post it hangs on. We measure it with the rest of the job and include it in the same quote.
Can you automate my existing gates?
Often, yes. If the gates and posts are sound and strong enough for a motor, we add the gate automation, the wiring and the controls. We check at the survey.
Do you repair electric gates?
Yes. Gates that have dropped, motors that have stopped and sensors that play up. We find out why first, then fix it properly.
Can you make a gate to match my fence?
Yes. A side gate built from the same boards as the fence sits in the run as if it was always meant to be there. There are photos of ours on the Our work page.
Do you fit metal gates?
Yes. Steel mesh gates, ornate iron driveway gates and steel-framed timber gates, supplied, hung and made electric if you want.
Get a price
Every garden is different, so every price is too. Send a photo and a rough idea of the job, and we will come and look for free, then give you one fixed price in writing. Nothing is added on the day.