Choosing a steel gate for your home can provide you with that added sense of security for your home, all while adding to your home’s overall aesthetic. Steel railings and gates can still offer the same aesthetic value as wrought iron style ones. 

Not only do you need to choose a style of a gate which adds value to your home, but also the surrounding neighbourhood.

So what do you need to consider when choosing the right design for your property?

Factors to Consider When Choosing Steel Gates

Structural steel gates can do wonders for a home’s exterior space; they can add a sense of elegance and style to a property, whilst simultaneously keeping it safe. Ultimately, you want your metal gate to complement your property, rather than take away from it. Steel gates are often installed at a driveway edge, a garden entrance or to separate a front porch with the back garden. 

While you should think carefully about the area for your steel gate installation, you should also consider its purpose. If you’re primarily concerned with the security of your property and the people who live there, you may want a lockable, tall gate which doesn’t allow easy access. Alternatively, you may want something more decorative, intricately-designed and inviting for potential visitors to your home.

All automatic gate systems must be installed with the Machinery Directive (MD2006/42/EC).

Whether you’re replacing an existing structural steel gate, or installing a brand new one, you need to weigh up how it opens as well. Check which side you need or want the gate to open, and if there is anything that might prevent it from opening on one side.

In summary, you should consider:

• Steel gate size
• Where it is going to be installed
• Steel gate design
• How and which way it opens
• Its use and purpose

While thinking about this might seem daunting on paper, the reality is that there are so many tangible advantages of metal garden gates that make them so worth the investment.

It is primarily down to the properties, physical characteristics and visual appeal of structural steel, which make it so great for home installation projects.

Why Choose Steel for Gates?

Steel is an excellent choice of material to use for gate installations, and here is why.

1. It’s durable – properly-designed steel, that’s also been installed in the right way will provide a long-lasting, reliable option. Steel beams, steel columns, channels and almost any other product are all manufactured to withstand corrosion, but additional protective coatings can be added if there are severe exposure conditions. For fabricated structural steel, or others like hollow steel sections, you can add a zinc powder coat or primer.

2. It can be fabricated into numerous designs – the beauty of having access to a reliable, local steel fabrication company, means that they have the skills, resources and equipment to be able to make almost any design possible with steel. These can include anything from steel frame buildings to stainless steel railings.

3. It’s low maintenance – hot and cold-rolled structural steel requires very little, if any, maintenance whatsoever. In a domestic environment, the only maintenance anyone will need to do is to ensure that it’s clean, but steel’s strength and durability will not be compromised the longer it is outside.

4. It’s sustainable – for the environmentally-conscious, steel is arguably the most recycled material on the planet. When it’s recycled, it loses none of its inherent properties, which means that if you’re replacing an existing steel gate, you can have greater peace of mind knowing the materials will not go to waste.

There are numerous benefits of steel gates, which you can read more about here. As a structural steel fabrication company, we are no strangers to concerns you may have. Give us a call if you have any queries.

Qualities of Good Steel Gates

To summarise, a domestic steel gate should be:

• The appropriate height for your property
• Made to measure in width
• Fabricated to the specifications and designs you want
• Secure and reliable
• Designed with high-quality locks or latches
• Fit-for-purpose alongside any existing posts or obstructions

If you are interested in having a steel gate installed, then look no further.

Bespoke Steel Fabrication

Baker Steel Trading are steel fabrication experts, based in Woking, who can provide you with the high-quality, stable and reliable steel gates you deserve. 

We provide a range of metal products and custom steel fabrication services. Our team of fabricators, coded welders and design experts will work diligently to ensure the whole project is run smoothly from start to finish, and it meets your specification requirements.

Get a free estimate from us today to see how we can help.