![]() ![]() Gate motors range in price from a few hundred pounds for low intensity articulated arm motors used on lightweight gates, up to more than £1000 for a pair of underground motors and their foundation boxes. Gate motors physically open and close gates and can be called external gate closers or gate openers, electric gate operators or gate automation motors. Stainless steel gates are corrosion resistant but expensive, heavy and time-consuming to manufacture. As iron oxidises when exposed to water and oxygen to form iron oxide (rust), iron gates also need careful maintenance. Ornate iron gates are usually the most expensive. As aluminium gates are designed to look like wooden gates, they provide the perfect alternative to wood without any of the drawbacks.Īluminium gates range in cost from a few hundred pounds for pedestrian gates up to a £2000 to £4000 for bespoke, contemporary or classically designed driveway gates. They don’t absorb water and are protected from the elements by a surface coating that gives them their wood-effect finish or colour. The cost of aluminium gates is close to hardwood gates and they don’t require any maintenance other than occasional cleaning. Eventually, as water penetrates the wood more and more, rot develops. This causes bolts and screws to work loose and joints to open up. They expand as they soak up water and shrink when they dry out. Unfortunately, even hardwood gates will eventually deteriorate even if carefully maintained. This means that they cost more to own and they will need replacing sooner than an equivalent hardwood gate. Timber gates made from softwood are cheaper than hardwood gates but require significantly more maintenance and don’t last as long. The material used to make the gates also affects the cost. ![]() Ornate gate designs will always be more expensive than simpler designs and non-standard finishes and colours will add to the cost of new gates. The most significant effect on the price of gates is down to how they look and what they’re made of. The largest physical components of any electric gate system are the gates themselves. An annual budget for the operation and servicing of the gates and gate automation.The price of the installation of the gates including a safety audit, system design, ground works, power supply, programming and commissioning the automatic gate system and all installation labour.The cost of the gate automation including electric gate motors prices, gate locks, limit switches, remote control transmitters, receivers, and costs for safety devices like photocells plus any access control equipment including gate intercoms and keypads.The price of the gates and gate hardware such as hinges and gate stops, and roller supports, track, rack and gate wheels for sliding gates. ![]()
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