Automatic Wooden Swing Wing Gates

We have a large selection of wooden gates with solid wooden frames and inserts to metal framed with wooden infills and wooden cladded gates, to solid quality solid oak gates, all tailored to suit your requirements. Listed below you will find a small selection of wooden gates, for more detailed information download our catalogues.

All timber constructions are subject to movement caused by weather and temperature changes as wood is a natural breathing material, any additional loads created by automation can considerably reduce the life of wooden gates, twisting and stress can be avoided by designing the system correctly from the outset, which of course we take care of.

Additional strengthening of the gates may be required with the addition of metal bracing across major timber joints. In particular some wider 5 bar gates (as they are known) would require an additional timber rail and bracing bar along their length.  

Solid Oak Gates 

Metal Frames Gates Manual & Automatic GatesSolid Wooden GatesSliding Wooden GatesSwinging Wooden Gates

Automatic Wooden Swinging Gates

Automatic Motorize Garage Wooden Swing Gates can comprise either one gate leaf or two, and can be automated on either basis. Swing gates can also open inward or outward, depending on the location, terrain and other factors The majority of swing automatic gate systems tend to be inward-opening twin-leaf. Twin-leaf systems have the effect of halving the area into which each gate leaf opens, thereby limiting intrusion and generally speeds up the operation of the system. Outward-opening swing gate systems are generally installed where the road or driveway inclines, sometimes quite steeply, toward the property. By opening outward little modification in gate design is required, but consideration has to be given to the gate approach, access control and certain safety aspects. However, under certain circumstances, inward swinging gates can be designed to navigate "up the hill" by means of special hinge arrangements, known as "kicking hinges" or "rising hinges". Such systems can be installed where outward swinging gates are neither practical nor desirable.

Types of Automatic Wooden Swinging Gate Systems , Swing gates can be powered by essentially three types of mechanisms

Underground Automatic Gate Motors 

Surface Automatic Gate Arms

Universal Arms (sometimes known as Articulated or Jointed Arms), the latter two types of systems noted above are catgorised as "above ground" systems.

Underground motors are often referred to as "hidden" systems, since virtually nothing is visible above ground level. Within the first two types above, the drive units can be hydraulic or electo-mechanical in design. Some electro-mechanical systems operate at 240V AC, while others operate with high-efficiency low-voltage systems (typically 24V DC). Universal arms are always electro-mechanical in design.  

Automatic Wooden Swing Gates - Underground Systems

In MAdoors's experience these are by far the most popular types of systems, even though they tend to be more expensive to install than "above ground" systems. As a rule the equipment costs more because it is more complicated, plus it requires more time and skill, to install. Once installed they are far more aesthetically pleasing. In particular, where a new set of gates are to be installed, the "hidden" motors do not detract in any way from the "look" of the gates. However there other factors which can favour underground systems: They generally do not require supporting steel posts, They can be fitted neatly against new or existing pillars. Due to their design they can open up to 180° - very useful in some driveways which "fan out" out behind the opening and where the gates might encroach on internal part of the driveway When fitted to outward opening gates