Gates in Dolgellau
Garden, driveway and farm gates, made to measure and fitted. Hung on solid posts with good hardware, so they open easily, close properly and keep doing it through the wettest winter.
Garden, driveway and farm gates
A good gate does two jobs: it keeps things in or out, and it looks right in the gap it fills. We’ll help you choose the timber, the style and the hardware.
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Garden gates
A single gate into the garden or down the side of the house, matched to the fence or wall either side, with a latch that’s easy to use and a closer if you want one.
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Driveway gates
Single or double gates across a drive, solid for privacy or open for the view, hung so they clear the ground and meet in the middle.
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Farm and field gates
Heavy timber field gates on posts that can take the strain, wide enough for the tractor or trailer, with fastenings stock can’t work open.
Hung to swing true
Most gate problems aren’t the gate. They’re the post it hangs from. A gate is a long lever, and over time it drags a weak post over until the gate drops and scrapes the ground.
So we start with the hanging post: set firmly, the right size for the weight of the gate, and in line with the post it closes against. Then hinges and latches strong enough for the gate, fixed so they won’t work loose.
Where there’s a stone wall, we can build piers or set posts tight against it, as in the photo, so wall, gate and fence finish as one job.
What we’ll ask you
Have a think about these before you ring. If you don’t know the answers yet, that’s fine. We’ll work them out with you on site.
How wide is the opening?
And what needs to get through it: people, a car, a tractor, a trailer, a horse box?
Which way should it open?
Into the property or out, and would a pair of gates suit better than one wide one?
Is the ground level?
A gateway that rises or falls changes how the gate needs to be hung.
What will it hang on?
Existing stone piers, timber posts, or a new wall or fence we’re building?
Privacy or view?
Solid boards to screen the drive, or open rails to keep the view.
Latches and locks
Who needs to open it, from which side, and does it need to lock?
Gate questions
Where we fit gates
In and around Dolgellau, including Llanelltyd, Ganllwyd, Rhydymain and Arthog.
Are your gates made to measure?
Yes. We measure the opening and the ground, and the gate is made to fit it, rather than squeezing a standard size into a gap it doesn’t suit.
Can you hang a new gate on my old posts or stone piers?
Often, if they’re sound. A gate puts a lot of weight on the post it hangs from, so we check it before fixing anything to it, and we’ll tell you honestly if it needs replacing.
Do you fit farm and field gates?
Yes, from a single field gate to a run of stock fencing with gates along it.
Can a gate go across a slope?
Yes. If the ground rises across the gateway, the gate has to be hung so it clears the ground as it opens. We look at the slope first and plan the hanging, the swing and the stop around it.
Need a gate made and hung?
Tell us the width of the opening and what it’s for, and we’ll give you a free quote.