Gate Services: Walk Gates, Driveway Gates and Sliding Gates in Charlotte

• Walk gates in wood, vinyl, aluminum, chain link and steel, matched to the fence they sit in.
• Double gates for mowers, trailers and backyard access.
• Driveway swing gates, single or double leaf, in wood on steel frames, aluminum and ornamental steel.
• Sliding and cantilever gates for wide or sloped entrances.
• Pool gates that close and latch on their own.
• Steel-framed gates for dumpster enclosures.
• Gates prepared for an operator, or automated at the time of installation.

A fence panel is held at both ends. A gate hangs from one side, and all of its weight pulls on that post every hour of every day. A gate post set to the same depth as a line post will lean. A wide wood gate without a steel frame or a diagonal brace will rack into a parallelogram. Hinges sized for looks instead of load will wear until the latch misses.

We set gate posts deeper and in more concrete than line posts, frame wide gates in steel, brace wood gates so the load runs back to the bottom hinge, and use hinges and latches that adjust. On sloped driveways we check the swing arc before choosing between a swing gate and a slider, because a gate that opens uphill hits the pavement.

Swing gates are simpler and suit most residential driveways. They need level ground through the whole arc and room to open without blocking a car. Sliding gates need neither, but they need clear space beside the opening equal to the gate width plus a tail section. A cantilever gate rides on rollers above the ground, so there is no track across the drive to clog with leaves, gravel or ice.

Either type can be automated. See automatic gates for operators and gate security systems for keypads, readers and intercoms.