Our Work

Gates, operators and keypads from our own jobs, grouped by the kind of work, with a few words on how each is done.

These photos come from our own gate jobs: new driveway and walk gates, the operators that move them and the keypads that open them. Each group starts with what that kind of work involves, so you can see what goes into a gate besides the part you look at.

Driveway and Walk Gates

New gates start with the posts. Each one goes on a footing sized for frost depth and is set plumb before the concrete goes in, because a post that leans a little on day one leans more after a few winters on clay soil. The gate is then hung level, with the hinges or rollers adjusted until it swings or slides freely by hand and the latch meets its keeper without lifting.

The gates here show the range: a slatted slide gate that runs along a track beside the opening, a double swing gate with mixed bars, a composite gate with a wood-grain face in a steel frame, and a walk gate carried on heavy hinges. Composite and steel frames hold up well against road salt; the hinges and posts are what decide how long they stay in line.

Black double swing driveway gate with mixed vertical and horizontal bars, hung between red-brick piers

Charcoal slatted slide gate closed across a paved driveway beside a brick pier with a photo eye

Wood-look composite double swing gate in a charcoal steel frame on a gravel drive beside a brick pillar

Gray wood-grain composite walk gate hung on heavy black hinges at a brick pier

Gate Operators

An operator is added only once the gate moves freely by hand, since a stiff gate wears a new motor out early. A swing operator mounts between the hinge post and the leaf; a slide operator sits on its own pad beside the opening and drives the gate along a rack. Either way the photo eyes and edge sensors are set and tested, and the manual release is checked so the gate can be opened by hand in an outage.

Swing gate operator arm on the hinge post of a black ornamental driveway gate, with a keypad mounted on the post

Slide gate operator on a concrete pad at the end of a black spear-top slide gate, with its guide frame

Keypads and Entry

A keypad belongs where a driver can reach it from the car window without leaving the drive, and where plowed snow will not bury it. It is wired back to the operator, or paired with it on a wireless model, and the codes are set up before the job is finished. Remotes and intercom access are planned the same way, around who needs to get in and when.

Gray wood-grain composite double gate in a black frame with an access keypad on the right-hand post

Repairs and Maintenance

Much of our work leaves no new gate to photograph: a sagging leaf rehung, a worn roller or hinge replaced, a post reset after frost or a bump from a car, or a maintenance visit before winter. The gate repair page explains those jobs.

Have a gate like one of these in mind? Call or schedule a visit.

Call (952) 209-0421 Schedule Service