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Gates & entrances
A gate gets used every single day, so it has to work every single day. The recipe isn't complicated — a solid gate post that doesn't move, a frame that stays square, hinges sized for the weight and a latch that meets its catch. Get those right and a gate swings shut with one finger and latches first time, year after year.
Pedestrian and driveway gates
For town sections, timber side gates and front gates are built to match the fence — same palings, same finish, so the entrance looks like part of the boundary rather than an afterthought. Driveway gates get heavier framing and hardware to match: wider spans sag if the frame and bracing aren't up to it, so diagonal bracing runs from the bottom hinge side to the top latch side, the way gates have been built for generations.
Self-closing hinges and latches at the right height matter where kids or dogs are about. If the gate guards a pool area, say so on the phone — pool fencing in New Zealand has specific rules, and the gate is the part the rules care about most.
Farm and lifestyle-block gates
Rural gates take different punishment: stock leaning on them, utes clipping them, wind working them all winter. Steel field gates on well-stayed posts suit paddock entrances, and placement matters as much as construction — gates go where vehicles and stock naturally flow, with room to swing clear and ground that doesn't turn to soup in August.
Repairs to existing gates
Dragging gates, dropped corners, hinges pulling out of soft posts — most gate problems trace back to the post or the frame going out of square. A re-hang with proper packing, fresh hinges or a rebuilt frame costs a fraction of a new gate and usually cures it. Phone 03 349 0227 and describe what the gate is doing; a photo of the hinges and the post base tells most of the story.
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