Local driveway double gates specialist covering Cheshunt & waltham cross
We approach driveway double gates in Cheshunt from the failure end backwards. Not levelling the closing point — one leaf drags on the drive within a year — that's the single most common thing we're called back to fix, and it's the first thing our spec addresses. Recent work on Flamstead End Road and Windmill Lane. We orient jobs off Cedars Park. Turners Hill driveway gates. Hardwood double gates manual-bolted to existing piers. Sized to fit awkward 3.6m opening with 50mm fall.
We approach driveway double gates in Cheshunt from the failure end backwards. Not levelling the closing point — one leaf drags on the drive within a year — that's the single most common thing we're called back to fix, and it's the first thing our spec addresses. Recent work on Flamstead End Road and Windmill Lane. We orient jobs off Cedars Park. Turners Hill driveway gates. Hardwood double gates manual-bolted to existing piers. Sized to fit awkward 3.6m opening with 50mm fall.
Typical driveway double gates briefs in Cheshunt
- → matched pedestrian gate alongside 3.6m double vehicle gates on a corner-plot driveway
- → 4.0m composite-faced double gates prepared for underground automation
Why this spec, for homes with off-street parking wanting matched double vehicle gates, manual or automated
- measured on site off the actual brick piers, not a builder's plan set
- prepared for future automation even when you're not fitting it yet — cabling ducts under the drive, hinges rated for it
- matched pedestrian gate carried in the same visit so alignment and finish are identical
How we build driveway double gates in Cheshunt
44mm framed, tongue-and-groove or composite infill, hot-dip galvanised or stainless ironmongery, sized to the actual masonry opening not the drawing. On Cheshunt jobs we adjust for ground water near the lee valley means post bases need extra care to prevent rot.
Property mix locally: mid-century semis and bungalows, plus newer riverside developments toward Goffs Oak. Typical gardens: long flat gardens — many back onto the Lee Valley with high-water-table conditions. Postcodes we regularly service: EN7, EN8.
Where driveway double gates isn't the right answer
- — spans over 4m where a cantilever slider is a better answer than a two-leaf swing
- — sloping driveways where full-close geometry isn't achievable without a rising hinge system
Driveway Double Gates FAQs — Cheshunt
How much clearance do you leave under a driveway gate?
On driveway double gates jobs in Cheshunt (EN7), our default answer is: 44mm framed, tongue-and-groove or composite infill, hot-dip galvanised or stainless ironmongery, sized to the actual masonry opening not the drawing. For context: prepared for future automation even when you're not fitting it yet — cabling ducts under the drive, hinges rated for it. Structural spans and post depths calculated, not guessed.
What's the widest span before double gates need a wheel or cantilever?
Across Cheshunt we spec around ground water near the lee valley means post bases need extra care to prevent rot, so on driveway double gates that usually means iroko hardwood on galvanised ironmongery. We'll walk you through measured on site off the actual brick piers, not a builder's plan set on the site visit before you commit.
How do you stop a heavy gate dropping on the closing point?
Broxbourne Borough coverage means we can survey most EN7 addresses inside a week — homes with off-street parking wanting matched double vehicle gates, manual or automated. We'll walk you through measured on site off the actual brick piers, not a builder's plan set on the site visit before you commit.
Can pedestrian and vehicle gates share the same finish and ironmongery?
Practically: 3.0m opening hardwood double gates on ball-race hinges with drop bolt and top slide bolt. That's the Cheshunt version of this job, not a generic one. For context: prepared for future automation even when you're not fitting it yet — cabling ducts under the drive, hinges rated for it. Structural spans and post depths calculated, not guessed.
Do you fit into existing brick piers or install new?
On driveway double gates jobs in Cheshunt (EN7), our default answer is: 44mm framed, tongue-and-groove or composite infill, hot-dip galvanised or stainless ironmongery, sized to the actual masonry opening not the drawing. The honest trade-off is not levelling the closing point — one leaf drags on the drive within a year — which is exactly what our default spec designs out.
Recent driveway double gates work
Whether the brief is 3.0m opening hardwood double gates on ball-race hinges with drop bolt and top slide bolt or 4.0m composite-faced double gates prepared for underground automation, we quote it from a site visit, not a photo. Cheshunt is inside our core working patch and most jobs are booked in inside a fortnight. Recent work on Crossbrook Street and Flamstead End Road. We orient jobs off Cheshunt station. Crossbrook Street rear deck. Composite deck with skirts, raised over slope to clear flood line. Replaced rotted softwood deck that had failed at the joists.
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