Driveway, Electric & Automatic Gate Installers in Plymouth
Plymouth Gates & Railings connects Plymouth homeowners with trusted local driveway, electric and automatic gate installers.
Made-to-measure gates can suit the opening, access needs and style of your property.
Send photos and rough measurements of the opening, plus any preference for manual or powered operation. A site survey confirms the final design and price.
Call 01752 741454 for a free survey and quote.
How Plymouth Gates & Railings Works
Tell us about the job and Plymouth Gates & Railings introduces you to an independent provider for gates, railings or metalwork.
Any accepted project runs directly between you and the provider. Plymouth Gates & Railings remains available during the introduction; the provider quotes for, contracts for and carries out the work.
The Driveway Gates Available
Swing Gates
Traditional single or twin-leaf gates that open inwards or outwards. Best where there is room for the leaf to swing clear and the ground is reasonably level.
Sliding & Cantilever Gates
A single leaf that slides across the opening. The right choice for sloping driveways, short run-backs or wider entrances where a swing gate would foul the fall.
Automated Gates
Powered gates can add motors and access controls to a suitable gate. Availability must be confirmed first, along with responsibility for the power supply, civil work, manual release, safety assessment, commissioning and handover.
Access control options include:
- Intercoms for visitor entry from inside the house.
- Keypads for code access at the gate.
- Remotes for opening from your car.
For non-automated garden, side and wrought-iron gates, see our metal gates page. For an existing gate that has stopped working, see gate repair and servicing.
How It Works
1. Site Survey
Your installer measures the opening, checks the levels and fall, and looks at how you want to use the gate. On a sloping or tight site, sliding is recommended over swing.
2. Design & Quote
You get a detailed quote covering the gate design, metal, finish, any automation, and the timeline. Your installer agrees the design before fabrication.
3. Fabrication & Finishing
The gate is fabricated to your opening, then galvanised and powder-coated for the coast.
4. Installation & Commissioning
The provider installs the agreed gate and checks the finished work with you. Any automation, commissioning and handover requirements must be written into the provider’s quote.
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Built For The Coast
Driveway gates near the Devon and Cornwall coast take constant salt air and wind-driven rain. And they take it on a moving, hinged structure, which is exactly where corrosion starts. So your installer treats every gate for its climate.
Hot-dip galvanising
Hot-dip galvanising for a long-life, corrosion-resistant base layer.
Powder-coat top layer
A powder-coat on top for colour and a weather seal.
Marine-grade fixings
Marine-grade fixings on exposed coastal sites.
Common Mistakes vs What Happens Instead
Heavy swing gate on a slope
Common mistake: hanging a heavy twin-leaf swing gate on a sloping driveway, so it drops and drags within months. What happens instead: your installer surveys the fall first and uses sliding or cantilever where the ground demands it.
Automation without a site-specific safety plan
Common mistake: choosing automation before access, power, controls, manual release and safety needs have been assessed. What happens instead: availability and the safe specification must be confirmed by the provider before powered-gate work is agreed.
Powder-coat on bare steel
Common mistake: powder-coating bare steel near the sea, so the finish lifts and the gate rusts underneath. What happens instead: your installer galvanises first, then powder-coats, for a finish built for salt air.
What Driveway Gates Cost in Plymouth
The provider’s written quote should state the gate design, finish, posts or foundations, fitting, and any powered controls or civil work. Check what is included, excluded and separately priced.
Manually hung driveway gate
For a manual gate, the quote should confirm the opening width, leaf arrangement, posts or foundations, hardware, finish and installation.
Automated driveway gate
For a powered gate, the quote should also confirm automation availability, power and civil work, controls, manual release, safety assessment, commissioning, handover and aftercare.
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Areas Covered
Driveway, electric and automatic gates across Plymouth and the surrounding areas.
Plymouth Gates & Railings serves Plymouth and the surrounding towns and villages, including Plymstock, Ivybridge, Saltash, Plympton, Wembury, Yelverton and Kingsbridge.
Plymouth Gates & Railings also covers Mannamead, Peverell, Tavistock and the wider South Hams. Call 01752 741454 if you are unsure whether your area is covered.
Plymouth Gates & Railings is a division of Grow Magnet Ltd.
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