
Period & Listed Property
Next to a listed building the gate has to sit comfortably with what is already there. That usually means timber or a painted steel, and a design agreed before anything is cut.
Long Ashton mixes period cottages along the main street with modern detached housing on the roads towards Ashton Court.
The village street is narrow and busy, so gates on the main road need to open inwards and hold a car clear of the traffic while they do. The newer estates are far more straightforward, with level drives and power close by.
Long Ashton is about thirty-five minutes from us, just off the A370. Send us a couple of photographs and rough measurements of your entrance and we will come back with a realistic figure before anyone books a visit.

Electric gates in Long Ashton are fitted by us end to end, in aluminium, timber and steel, with the automation sized to the weight of the leaf. Essential starts at £6,995 including VAT and Premium at £10,200 including VAT, both figures fully installed rather than supply-only.
The finished gate is force tested, the safety devices are set, and you get a handover pack covering isolation and the manual release before we leave. You can price an aluminium entrance yourself with our gate builder before speaking to anyone.
The automatic gates we fit around Long Ashton are commissioned and force-tested before we leave site.

Next to a listed building the gate has to sit comfortably with what is already there. That usually means timber or a painted steel, and a design agreed before anything is cut.

A swing pair suits most driveways and costs less than a tracked system. You need room for the leaves to open into and reasonably level ground.

A matching side gate keeps people out of the vehicle opening, which is better for safety and saves cycling the main gates a dozen times a day.

The answer where the drive slopes, where the opening is wide, or where you cannot give up the space behind the gate line. The motor sits in the post and the leaf runs along the boundary.
Older driveway gates in Long Ashton often need nothing more than new photocells, a control board or a proper service.
We service and repair any make of automation in the village, including systems we did not install.
Repairs and servicing in Long Ashton cover any make of automation, including systems we did not install. The annual service is £234 per gate system, including VAT.
The posts decide whether gate automation in Long Ashton is straightforward — undersized posts are the usual sticking point.
Our garage doors in Long Ashton come in up and over, roller shutter and sectional, all available with electric operation.
We quote gate repairs in Long Ashton before starting, not after.
Wind damage and vehicle strikes on leaves, posts and rams. Straightened, repaired or replaced, and re-force-tested afterwards.
See and speak to whoever is at the gate and let them in without leaving the house. Radio, GSM and video systems, wired or app-based.
Coded keypad entry for family and trades, plus programmed handsets. Every automated gate we install comes with remotes as standard.
Whether you call them electric gates, automatic gates or automated gates, they are the same thing — and our electric gate installers fit, automate and look after all of it in Long Ashton and the surrounding area.
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For most homes in Long Ashton the answer starts at £6,995 including VAT for a fitted aluminium double gate with above-ground automation. The survey confirms a fixed price, and its fee comes off the installation if you go ahead.
Yes, and most repairs we attend in Long Ashton were installed by somebody else, sometimes by a firm that has since stopped trading. We work on all the major makes of automation and would far rather mend something sound than sell you a replacement.
There is a manual release on every installation. We walk you through it before we leave your Long Ashton property, and it is checked again at each annual service.
Often not, though it depends on the height and how close your Long Ashton entrance sits to the road. Conservation areas and listed properties are the usual reasons a gate needs consent. A call to the local authority first is worth it, and we are happy to talk it through.
Tell us about your opening and we will come back with a realistic price, then arrange a site survey in Long Ashton.