Choosing the Best Gate Type for Your Property
Designer Gates offer a diverse selection of automatic driveway gates, each designed to meet different needs and preferences. Explore our range of gate types to find the perfect solution for your property.
SLIDING GATES
Space-saving Sliding Gates
Slide open and closed along a track, usually along the fence-line at the front of the property. Ideal for driveways with limited clearance inside the property or to save driveway space.
Requires Flat Surface
Needs a straight fenceline to slide in behind and a flat concrete foundation to move across. Our team can take care of a foundation for your gate to slide on.
SWING GATES
Difficult Shaped Entrance
Perfect for entrance-ways that can't accommodate a sliding gate or have angles involved.
Requires Space Inside
Needs ample clearance on the side the gate swings open to avoid hitting objects.
CANTILEVER GATES
Uneven Section
Sliding gates that are suspended above a driveway. They operate without ground tracks, supported by a cantilever system to the side of the entrance. Ideal for gravel, uneven or slopped entrances.
Requires Additional Support
Cantilever gates need additional structural support to achieve the cantilever design.
SECTIONAL SLIDING GATES
Space Efficient
Gates that slide in sections, including around a corner, making them ideal for confined spaces where there is not enough room for a single panel sliding gate.
Requires Even Ground
Needs a level and stable surface along the property line to support the gate and its track system.
TELESCOPIC GATES
Maximising Driveway usage
Telescopic sliding gates have multiple overlapping panels that retract into a compact space, making them excellent for properties with limited space.
Requires Clearance
Telescopic gates require less space overall, but need clearance for both the gate opening and the area where the gate panels will stack.
All-in-One Gate Solutions: From Groundwork to Smart Automation
When we say we handle your gate project, we don't just mean building and hanging a gate. We manage the entire process from the ground up, removing the hassle of hiring multiple contractors.
You won't need to coordinate separate concrete layers, electricians, or security technicians—our team delivers a complete, turnkey solution.
Get in touch when you want it all:
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Full Civil & Site Prep: We take care of all ground preparation, concrete footings, structural pillars, and feature posts.
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Custom Fabrication & Installation: From bespoke gate fabrication to matching boundary fencing and pedestrian gates.
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Advanced Automation & Access Control: We handle complex electrical wiring, smart app integration, intercom systems, and seamless syncing with your existing garage doors.
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Solar Powered Gates: Used where running power to the gate would be difficult. Uses solar panels and batteries to power the automation system independently from your home.
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Heavy-Duty Commercial Infrastructure: We engineer and install high-security, heavy-use commercial gate systems for industrial facilities and large-scale enterprises, far beyond standard residential designs.
Why Choose Custom Made?
Our goal is for you to have the best outcome for your property.
It breaks our hearts when we see a new gate and fence by another company that has uneven panels, awkward gaps, mismatched lines, ugly hardware and poor functionality for the client.
What you get with Designer Gates are solutions to the tricky problems:
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We make the gate to fit the gap - don't settle for a gate that reduces your driveway functionality
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We can modify the design to fit your needs - have a small dog? Let's make those bars closer together
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We can merge multiple designs that you like to create an original piece - we create gates from scratch so it's easy for us to merge and modify designs
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Gaps can easily become safety and security problems - we ensure that the design allows for minimum gaps underneath gates and to the sides
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Got a tricky gap? - We are gate specialists so we can provide sliding, swinging, cantilever, sectional and telescopic gate options
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