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Hardwood Gates in Kent
Driveway and side gates braced to stay square through a wet winter.
- Free measured survey
- Fixed written quote
- Workshop-made, site-fitted
- 10-year workmanship guarantee
- Fully insured
Kent is a county of weatherboarded cottages, Victorian coastal terraces and large post-war suburbs. That is exactly the kind of building stock a pair of hardwood gates has to be drawn around, so we allow for it at survey stage rather than on fitting day — walls get checked for wind and plumb, floors for level, and the setting-out is taken from the worst reading, not the best.
How we approach it
Every pair of hardwood gates we make starts with a site survey and a set of setting-out drawings, not a catalogue page. We measure the opening in Kent, check the walls for wind and the floor for fall, then cut a carcass that fits the room you actually have.
How we build it
Carcass work is birch ply or MR MDF depending on span and load. Face frames and doors are solid hardwood. Everything is machined on the same setting so stiles, rails and reveals line through, and shadow gaps stay parallel from one end of the run to the other.
Finish and materials
Every finished job gets a short handover: what the surface is, how to clean it, and how to adjust a hinge if a door drops after the heating has been on for a season. Adjustment is normal in timber and takes about two minutes once you know which screw to turn.
| Guide price | from £1,450 per linear metre, fitted |
|---|---|
| Lead time | 6-8 weeks from signed drawings |
| Construction | Iroko, stainless ironmongery |
| Survey area | All of Kent, including Maidstone, Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells, Ashford |
Want a number now? The indicative price tool gives a range in about a minute. A free survey in Kent turns it into a fixed written quote.
Towns we cover
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What happens next
Four steps, no surprises
Survey
A joiner visits, measures the opening, checks for level and plumb, and talks through how you want to use the space.
Drawings & quote
You get a setting-out drawing and a fixed written price. Nothing is ordered until you have approved both.
Workshop
Parts are machined, assembled and finished under cover while the site carries on with other trades.
Fit & handover
We fit, scribe, adjust and touch in, then walk you through care and adjustment before we leave.
Straight answers
Hardwood Gates in Kent — common questions
Will they match my fencing?
We can match the boarding pattern and spacing so the gate reads as part of the run rather than as an insert. Same species matters too, since different hardwoods silver to different greys.
What stops a wooden gate dropping?
Bracing that runs from the bottom hinge upward, so the diagonal works in compression. Run it the other way and it works in tension, the joints open and the gate sags. This is the single most common fault we are called out to.
What ironmongery do you use?
Stainless or galvanised throughout, and sized generously. Gate hardware fails long before the timber does, and undersized hinges on a heavy hardwood gate will tear out.
How wide can a single leaf be?
Around 1.2 metres before the leverage starts working against you. Beyond that a pair is better than one very wide leaf, both for the hardware and for the swing space.
Is bespoke joinery more expensive than a fitted furniture chain?
On a like-for-like specification it is usually comparable, and often less. Chains price a standard carcass and then charge for every deviation. A bespoke maker prices the actual room once. Where bespoke does cost more is in the materials — solid hardwood and sprayed finishes cost more than foil-wrapped board, and they last a great deal longer.
Start with a measurement
Tell us the space in Kent — we’ll tell you what it costs
Every quote starts with a free measured survey, so the price you get is the price you pay. No deposit is taken until you have drawings you are happy with.