beaver34
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| posted on 31/5/15 at 06:42 PM |
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electric sliding gates
any one fitted one?
currently have two wooden gates but would like to bolt them and fit a sliding gate kit
any recommendations for where to buy or any do's or dont's? gates are fairly lightweight items so ill not need anything special to move
them
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fazerruss
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| posted on 31/5/15 at 07:40 PM |
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http://www.rollingcenter.co.uk/#
Probably not far from you either.
"if assholes could fly this place would be an airport"
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Barkalarr
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| posted on 31/5/15 at 08:44 PM |
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One of my mates is an electric gate installer - where are you based ? He's in St Albans.
Any good ?
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badassboy64
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| posted on 31/5/15 at 11:05 PM |
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Hi Beaver I fitted a sliding gate at my mothers in Bradford about 5 or 6 years ago its the type with rollers on the top to support the gate its about
10 foot long and has been faultless the main points are to make sure your track is level and your posts are plumbed most use a rack and pinion to
drive gate open and shut .
I bought the kit from F H Brundle and found fitting easy and kit quality good, there website is very good for info and prices but there are plenty
others to pick from.
hope this helps
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Mikef
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| posted on 1/6/15 at 11:51 AM |
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Did a lot of looking at a similar project. I have decided to go for hinged openers. I just felt it was a lot easier to do and cost no more.
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beaver34
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| posted on 1/6/15 at 12:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mikef
Did a lot of looking at a similar project. I have decided to go for hinged openers. I just felt it was a lot easier to do and cost no more.
seems a fair comment, with my gates being fairly lightweight i was worried about them moving in the wind kind of thing if that were not fastened
together?
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Mikef
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| posted on 1/6/15 at 12:08 PM |
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Most suppliers do a mag lock. If the actuators are mounted half way up the gates it would spread the load a bit. It was only a thought I know that the
sliding gates have to be fairly spot on.
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badassboy64
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| posted on 1/6/15 at 01:06 PM |
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Both hinged and sliding have their own merits and usually gate position and space dictate which you use but most put gate's at the end of their
property so cannot swing out into road and if the drive is short or vehicle long ( as in my mum's case ) the sliding type leave most room .
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froggy
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| posted on 1/6/15 at 08:05 PM |
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I have a kit for my sliding gate and helped a mate fit his and tbh it's far quicker to get out and open it manually unless it's raining
[IMG]http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r187/froggy_0[IMG]
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