Electric Gates
Prestonpans
Looking for electric gate installation in Prestonpans? Our fabricator is based four miles away in Musselburgh — supplying and fitting swing gates, sliding gates, matching pedestrian gates and full driveway automation.
A look at our work in Scotland
Every gate is made to measure for the property it goes on. Here is a small selection of recent installations by your local fabricator.
Holds its colour through Scottish winters with none of the annual treating timber needs.
Keypad, fob, intercom or phone app — specified around how the entrance actually gets used.
Slides parallel to the boundary, so a short driveway is no obstacle.
Don't forget the way in on foot
The thing most people overlook when planning an electric gate is how anyone gets in without a car. Postal deliveries, a neighbour with a spare key, family arriving on foot, you coming back from the shops. Operating a four metre driveway gate every time somebody walks up to the house gets old quickly, and it puts unnecessary cycles on the motor.
A separate pedestrian gate solves it properly. Fabricated at the same time and in the same style, it reads as part of one piece of work rather than an afterthought, and it can be fitted with its own keypad, intercom release or simple thumb-turn depending on how you want it to work. Where there is no room alongside for a separate gate, a wicket gate set within one of the main leaves is an alternative worth discussing.
It is far cheaper done at the same time than added later, since the metalwork is drawn and made in one go. Worth raising at enquiry rather than deciding afterwards that you needed one.
Coverage area: Prestonpans and the East Lothian coast
Electric gate types & services
Electric Swing Gates
The most popular residential choice. Composite or traditional wrought iron, fabricated to suit the property.
Learn more →Electric Sliding Gates
Travels parallel to the boundary, so no swing clearance is needed. Suits shallow driveways and wide openings.
Learn more →Cantilever Gates
Slides with no ground track at all — nothing to fill with snow, grit or leaves. Worth considering here.
Learn more →Driveway Automation
Full systems including video intercom, keypads, remote fobs, vehicle detection loops and app control.
Learn more →Automate Existing Gates
Already have gates? In many cases motors can be added without replacing them, subject to condition and weight.
Find out more →Railings & Gate Repairs
Matching railings fabricated alongside your gate, plus repairs to motors, panels and access control.
Learn more →How much do electric gates cost in Prestonpans?
There are enough variables in an electric gate that a single price would be misleading, so these are starting figures rather than ranges. Each one reflects a full-size double driveway gate — 2 metres or more per leaf, at intermediate specification — rather than the smallest thing that could be built.
Prices and minimum specifications vary by region and installer. A precise quote follows a site survey, which is free and carries no obligation.
Full cost guide →Starting figures for a 2m+ double driveway gate at intermediate specification. Groundwork varies by site.
Frequently asked questions about electric gates in Prestonpans
Should I have a separate pedestrian gate?
Almost always worth it. Without one, the main gate cycles every time anyone walks up to the house, which is inconvenient and adds unnecessary wear to the motor. A pedestrian gate made at the same time and in the same style costs considerably less than adding one later.
What if there is no room for a separate gate?
A wicket gate set within one of the main leaves is the usual answer — a smaller door within the gate itself. It is less common and needs designing in from the start, but it works where the entrance has no space alongside.
How does the postman get in?
However you choose to set it up. Options include a keypad on the pedestrian gate, an intercom release from inside the house, a secure parcel box mounted outside the gate line, or a timed release during delivery hours. Worth deciding at survey rather than after installation.
Do you install electric gates throughout Prestonpans?
Yes — our fabricator is based in Musselburgh, about four miles away, and covers Prestonpans along with Cockenzie, Port Seton, Longniddry and Tranent.
Will a gate this close to the sea corrode?
It will if it is not specified for the setting. Salt-laden air is corrosive along this coast, so hot-dip galvanising before powder coating, stainless fixings and sealed control enclosures are the sensible baseline. Composite infill does not corrode at all.
Worth reading first
Scottish planning rules
Scotland has its own planning legislation. Our guide has a dedicated Scottish section.
Planning guide →Cantilever gates
No ground track to fill with snow or grit. Worth considering in a Scottish winter.
Cantilever gates →What safe looks like
BS EN 12453 applies UK-wide — force limitation, safety edges and photocells.
Safety guide →What it will cost
How gate type, size, material and groundwork move the final figure.
Cost guide →Send us your postcode and the width of your entrance using the form below and Dale will come back to you directly.
Electric gate installers across Scotland
We cover the central belt, Fife and the Borders, with 33 towns each having their own page and the surrounding villages of each covered too.
Edinburgh & the Lothians
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Glasgow & the West
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Fife
Forth Valley
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Scottish Borders
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