Whether you’re looking for improved security or to boost your property’s curb appeal, a steel gate is a perfect accent to the end of your driveway. If you’ve been looking at adding a driveway gate to your residential or commercial property, you’re spoilt for choice with how many options, designs and levels of automation are available.
A driveway gate offers improved security, privacy and can add a new aesthetic to your property. The best front gates match the design and theme of your home or company. When done well, a gate/fence combo can frame your home or business and add a tailored feature that sets you apart from the rest of the street.
Here are some gate design ideas that will add a bold statement to your home or business.
First Of All, Why Steel?
Steel is a lightweight, low-reactive alloy that offers superior protection and longevity to other popular materials. This alloy has incredible tensile strength and is low cost, meaning you’re getting unmatched strength for cheaper than other options.
Modern Slats
Sleek, functional and bold – a modern slat fence is a popular choice because of its affordable, yet aesthetically pleasing design. These steel gates are relatively easy to produce and still add great texture to your property. Using horizontal or vertical lines offers great security protection and still gives passersby a peek into your yard or business operations. It’s an excellent option for people who don’t want total block-out but still want enough privacy so it’s not easy to observe what’s going on inside.
Textured Gates
Many modern gate designs want quirky designs or grabbing textures. By creating a barrier with miscellaneous steel pieces in a nonparallel style, you can get a trendy and somewhat unconventional looking pattern. This offers much more viewability than traditional slats and still retains a strong structure.
Custom Cut Steel Fencing
Benefit from an unlimited range of choice with a custom cut steel gate or fence. By using laser cutting technology, your gate can bear a plethora of designs or patterns. Custom metalwork gives your property a ‘wow factor’ that no other building in the area can rival. This modern gate design is striking and extremely strong, so you know you’re getting a feature that will last as long, if not longer than your house. It can also be applied pretty much anywhere in the house or workplace and is durable enough to thrive inside or out.
Automatic Gates
Sometimes function can make a remarkable statement. A sliding or self-opening driveway gate is sure to add a feeling of class or sophistication to your yard or commercial business. Plus, you’ll love the practicality of opening and closing your gate with the touch of a button.
Steel is an excellent material for sliding doors because its tensile strength enables it to flex and move without complication, and its lightweight structure can easily be moved by an automated sliding mechanism. Steel is also corrosion-resistant, so rust won’t clog up or damage the runners.
A Touch Of Colour
Depending on the look you want to achieve, a steel gate can be coloured to match your desires. Steel can be tinted in a range of colours during the fabrication process, and if you want something bolder, it’s easy to cover it in a protective powder coat or spray paint coat. Tinted steel maintains a metallic quality, while paint can achieve any gloss or matte finish. Paint and powder coating actually protects the metal, giving your steel gate an extra protective barrier between it and the elements. Steel is non-reactive but does rust eventually, so a protective layer prevents corrosion.
Gate & Matching Features
Integrating a design that matches your house or brand is a fantastic way to add uniform style to your property. Similarly to how we match our outfits, matching your driveway gate to your home or business features is a quick way to spice things up. Furthermore, this choice makes the gate look like it always existed with the building and less like a new addition. Implementing privacy screens, shutters, or deck fencing are popular methods that we’ve seen.
Metal Elements
The full metal look isn’t for everyone, but many modern house and corporate gate designs love the look of metal elements. Be that a steel gate frame covered by timber or steel viewing holes in the fence, metal adds practically and style to a property.
Get In Touch Today!
When it comes time to build your custom steel gate, get in touch with the team at E M Steel. We can create, fabricate and cut steel products to your liking. If you want to make a statement with your steel gate, we’re the team who will make it happen.
