Electric Gates
Taverham
Looking for electric gate installation in Taverham? We work with a trusted fabricator covering the village and north-west Norwich — supplying and fitting swing gates, sliding gates, driveway automation and electric bollards.
A look at our work
Every gate we fit is made to measure for the property it goes on. Here is a small selection of recent installations — traditional and contemporary, swing and sliding.
What actually happens on bin day
People give the design of a gate hours of thought and the day-to-day practicalities none, and it is the practicalities that decide whether you end up glad you fitted it.
Deliveries are the first. A courier will not wait, so the answer is usually a keypad or intercom at the gate, a secure parcel box sited outside the gate line, or an app that lets you open it from wherever you are. Bins are the second — if the collection point is beyond the gate, either they go out the night before or the gate needs opening from outside without a fob, which means a keypad the crew can actually reach. Cleaners, gardeners and family need a way in that does not involve handing over a remote you may not get back.
None of this is difficult, but all of it is easier decided at survey than discovered in the first fortnight. A gate that is inconvenient gets propped open, and a gate propped open is doing nothing at all.
Coverage area: Taverham and north-west Norwich
Electric gate types & services
Electric Swing Gates
The most popular residential choice. Two leaves hinged to piers, in composite, steel, aluminium or wrought iron.
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 crossing the driveway to fill with grit or leaves.
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 →Electric Bollards
Automatic rising bollards for driveways and commercial entrances. Raised for security, lowered flush for a clear opening.
Learn more →Gate Repairs & Servicing
Motor faults, damaged panels, failed intercoms and annual servicing to keep the safety system compliant.
Learn more →How much do electric gates cost in Taverham?
Prices depend on gate size, material, type and automation spec. Groundwork matters too — ground conditions, cable runs and the state of any existing piers all move a job within these ranges.
Prices and minimum specifications vary by region and installer. Send a few photographs with your enquiry and your fabricator can give you a realistic figure before anyone arranges a visit.
Full cost guide →Frequently asked questions about electric gates in Taverham
How do deliveries work with an electric gate?
Several ways, and worth deciding before installation. A keypad or intercom lets a courier call you. An app lets you open the gate from anywhere. A secure parcel box outside the gate line removes the problem entirely. Most households end up using a combination.
What about bin collections?
If the collection point is beyond your gate, either the bins go out the night before or you need a way of opening the gate from outside without a fob — a keypad handles that. Worth mentioning at survey so it is sited somewhere the crew can reach.
How do I let a tradesperson in without giving them a fob?
App-based access with individual user codes is the cleanest answer, since access can be granted and revoked without touching anyone else's. A keypad with a separate temporary code works too. See our access control page for the options.
Do you install electric gates throughout Taverham?
Yes — our fabricator covers Taverham along with Drayton, Costessey, Horsford, Ringland, Felthorpe and Hellesdon, and into Norwich.
My house is on a modern estate. What should I check first?
Whether the developer left ducting to the boundary for power, since many did not and that means trenching. And whether your deeds carry covenants restricting boundary treatments, which is separate from planning permission.
Worth reading first
Which gate type suits you
How much space each type needs, materials compared, and how the automation works.
Buyer’s guide →Whether you need consent
The one metre rule, listed buildings and conservation areas, explained plainly.
Planning guide →What safe looks like
BS EN 12453, force limitation and safety edges — and how to spot a quote that omits them.
Safety guide →What it will cost
Real price ranges by gate type, and the factors that move a job within them.
Cost guide →Send your postcode, the width of your opening and a few photographs using the form below and your local fabricator will come back to you directly.
Electric gate installers across Norfolk
We cover the whole county, from King’s Lynn and the fens through Norwich and its villages out to the north coast. These towns each have their own page, and the surrounding villages of each are covered too.
Elsewhere in England
Covered by our fabricators
Scotland
33 towns across the central belt, Fife and the Borders
Don’t see your town? Send us an enquiry — the surrounding villages of each are covered too, or see all areas we cover.