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
What Our Clients Say…
Thanks so much for getting the gate up and running today, we’re so delighted.
We’re also really pleased with your service, communications and everything else - we’ll definitely be recommending you whenever we get the chance.
We absolutely love it! Thanks so much
Andrea Jarvis | North Canterbury
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A big thanks to your whole team for a superb job on our gate. We are more than happy with the result and will be recommending your services to family and friends. We’re thrilled with our new gate!
Meari Ono | Christchurch
Just a note to say thank you for the installation of our replacement gate. I didn't dream that we could possibly have it done before Christmas. It is much nicer than the previous one and we are thrilled with it.
The young men who did the job were just super to have working here, and were most obliging when I had to ask them to let me out when they were having their morning tea break. Nothing was a trouble. They were neat and tidy and went to no end of trouble to make sure Tony knew how to work everything. Thank you again.
Gay Abell | North Canterbury
We are really happy with the gate and appreciate both James and Caleb’s communication and the work Caleb has done.
I will highly recommend your business to anyone I know if they need a gate.
Blair Shepherd | Christchurch
Could not recommend James highly enough. I had over four different companies come to my property and everyone told me that what I wanted couldn't be done. James came and provided a great solution and the project was completed very very fast and efficiently.
I found James's communication very quick and I would not hesitate to recommend Designer Gates, fantastic service and great quality product. Thanks.
Courtney Keast | North Canterbury
I am very pleased with the result. The experience and talent of the Designer Gates team is superb!!! Thank you very much!!!
Renee Nelson | North Canterbury
Benefits of Choosing Designer Gates
Local
Locally made in Christchurch, servicing North Canterbury, Christchurch, Ashburton and in between
Quality
Custom designed and built with excellent workmanship and quality materials giving you total peace of mind
Support
A team ready to support with ongoing service, maintenance and repairs, ensuring your asset is always at peak performance
Knowledge
A team with in depth knowledge and practical experience offering a range of technologies to protect every property