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Sloping driveway gates

3 years ago

What solutions have people found for installing gates and pedestrian gate to a sloping driveway, slope is gently up towards house and also gently downwards left to right at boundary. We are thinking of bifold gates, manual or electric but struggling to find anyone in our area who does these.

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Carolina
3 years ago
Would a gate that slides to the side be a solution?
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Jonathan
3 years ago
A special hinge deals with a slope

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BWhLwWaaDgA
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Penny Birch
Original Author
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Sadly we have a stone wall to the side, so no room for a sliding gate, and also there would be a large gap at one end under the gate. The rising hinges are a definite possibility, thank you.

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