Timber and metal gates in Broadstairs.

Pedestrian gates

Standard pedestrian gate on a garden boundary sits at 900mm wide, 1.5m to 1.8m tall, in timber (braced ledge) or steel-framed. Timber gates run £180 to £400 supplied and fitted, metal gates £350 to £800. On the Broadstairs coastal belt we default to hot-dip galvanised hinges, stainless coach bolts, and either galv or brass latches. Zinc-plated hardware rusts through in three years within sight of the sea, and a rusted gate hinge is the item that fails first on almost every seaside gate we replace.

Driveway gates - single

Single-swing driveway gates are the standard for a normal Broadstairs driveway. Width typically 2.4m to 3.0m, height 1.5m to 1.8m. Timber (usually cottage-style braced ledge or contemporary horizontal-slat) £900 to £1800. Metal (steel-framed, powder-coat) £1200 to £2400. Automation adds £900 to £1600 for a Faac or Nice hydraulic ram kit with wall-mounted receiver.

Driveway gates - double

Two-leaf driveway gates for wider entrances, typically 3.5m to 4.5m clear opening. Timber £1600 to £3200, metal £2200 to £4500. Automation £1400 to £2400 for a dual-motor swing kit. On the Kingsgate and North Foreland clifftop belt, gate posts need to be sized up for the wind loading: a leaf that big is a serious sail.

Sliding cantilever gates

Where the driveway does not have room for a swing gate to open, a cantilever sliding gate runs on a track parallel to the boundary. Higher spec, £3500 to £7500 for a decent 4m to 6m clear opening, automation included.

Hardware and materials

Salt-air Broadstairs standard: hot-dip galvanised hinges (not zinc plated), stainless coach bolts, brass or stainless latch mechanism, marine-grade timber preservative on any timber gate, hardwood upgrade where the budget allows. Gate posts are always concrete-set, 750mm deep, mixed concrete not postcrete on any driveway gate.