Client Brief:To provide a new automatic boundary gates – double entrance
Wooden Gates to be sturdy, easy to operate and be in keeping with the village location. Also, garage door and 3 no. pedestrian gates
If you are looking for that classic rural feel there is no better than the curved heel 5 bar gate, also referred to as a raised helve or Suffolk Style gate.
This gate was commissioned alongside a matching colour automatic garage door, pedestrian side gate and a larger pair of wooden manual access gates. A later addition to the property was a second exit gate.
The gates are traditionally constructed from Iroko hardwood with a fully stained finish. The gates were hung from specially reinforced stone piers.
Automation is installed through the FAAC 415 electro mechanical surface mounted operator arm with a security electro mag-lock fitted to the slam post. This prevents the gate from being forced open and damaging the operator. The gates are operated via hand held transmitters which are set up the work the garage doors from a different button on the remote handset. Visitors are catered for by the wireless RF intercom and built-in key pad - this means that when a visitor presses the intercom button, the cordless rechargeable phoneset in the house rings. The house owner then presses the large red button to answer the caller, before pressing a second button to open the gate.
Safety equipment installedare a set of photocell beams and two underground induction safety loop detector. Once the client gained planning approval we came along and installed a duplicate gate system thus providing an in and out gate entrance to the property.
AGD Specification
| Gate Type |
Inward Swinging curved heel 5 Bar gate(s) |
| Material |
Solid Iroko - light oak stained |
| Size |
Vehicle Gates 12’ x 4’ approx |
| Posts |
Stone Piers - reinforced |
| Automation |
Rear Surface Mounted Ram with MagLock |
| Make/Type |
FAAC 415LS Electro-mechanical with limit switches |
| Safety |
One set of safe beams and an underground detector loop |
| Access Control |
Wireless Intercom/codepad, Remote Control Handsets to work both gates and automatic garage door |
| Power supply |
Power supply to both entrances by client’s contractor |
| Project Cost |
£5900.00 plus Vat – supplied and installed – per entrance |
