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Bankside
The Bankside timber gates are usually installed as swing gates, simply because of their basic design, featuring a downward sloping top profile for a distinct appearance. The gates are constructed with solid vertical boarding to the bottom half and open bar sections in the top half. Width and height dimensions will change the final design and appearance considerably. We can also manufacture as an electric sliding gate.
This style of gate is definitely best manufactured in a stable hardwood such as Iroko, Accoya or Idigbo. The complexity of design and timber graining in all directions needs stability and strength, especially in larger sizes. These are beautiful gates suited to larger heights generally.
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Guaranteed to provide charm and character to any driveway entrance, the AGD Bankside Timber Gates are simply magnificent in their design options. Larger gates like this as hinged swing gates will be ideal for any entrance exposed to high winds as there is less pressure overall with half the gate letting the wind through the open bars.
They feature a curved dropping top profile for a distinct appearance; the gates are further enhanced with the addition of timber infill bars. The solid vertical timber in the lower half of the gate leaf can have the board widths specified between around 100 - 150mm wide and this will affect the final overall appearance anywhere between modern and a very period, traditional look.
Like most of our medium to large size electric driveway gates we use any one of several hardwoods for the very best strength and stability but also for longevity. Making a pair of swing gates like this for any reasonable size entrance requires professional manufacturing processes and timber treatment and final finishing.
Any of our electric timber gate models are available in a wide range of factory finished colours and finishes. It is so important to get the preparation and finishing of external timber done properly and preferably in a controlled environment like the factory in which the gates are made.
Untreated
We do not recommend you have any timber gates or garage doors untreated but it is a resonable common request when other external timber has been left untreated on a property already and the gates are to match.
Untreated timber will weather quickly to a natural silver-grey colour giving that aged, traditional look. Often the choice when there are other timber features on the property that have aged, allowing the garage doors to blend seamlessly. Oak will still maintain it’s very distinctive and characterful grain, whereas timbers such as Iroko and Cedar will fade to a smooth silver-grey..
Stained
Staining is an excellent way to both preserve and change the colour of external timber.
Being much more durable than oil, it will last 3 to 6 years before a re-coat is required, dependent on location and exposure levels. For a perfect finish, Sadolin’s Woodstain range is utilised, designed to weather naturally, fading slowly into the silver-grey of the timber. This is unlike other brands of woodstain that can go bubbly and flake off, leaving the gates looking patchy and unattractive. When showing signs of weathering, the doors can be left to weather, or if you wish to keep them the same colour, they will need sanding back and re-staining.
Oiled
Our timber gates can be treated with Marine Grade Deks oil. The oil is designed to penetrate into the timber and prevent it from rotting and help slow down the rate of weathering – it is not a UV oil so whilst it won't prevent weathering, it will slow down the process by keeping the timber moist.
The benefit of this oil over any other finish is that although it needs to be kept up more frequently than other finishes, it is unlikely to blister over time and is very quick and easy to reapply with little preparation work. The frequency of re- application is down to the client’s estimation of how dry the timber is. If the timber starts to dry out, this is when the gates will start to weather quickest and can be reduced by applying the oil again to moisturise the timber.
Painted
Our team expertly specify for timber gates and posts to be complete with quality, full finishes at specialist timber paint shops in the UK. Painted driveway gates are often matched to other colours on a property such as windows and doors, and colours can be done in any standard RAL number. We can also match to other paint brands such as Farrow and Ball, etc.. upon request. All of the components for the gates are painted before the gates are assembled, and a topcoat is applied once they have been fully assembled. This means that you will not get patches of unpainted wood appearing if the timber moves during the natural weathering process.
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