While Driveway Gates Are Quite Sturdy, They Nevertheless Need Routine Maintenance

A nice, beautiful-looking house deserves an aesthetically designed driveway gate. Apart from improving curb appeal, a driveway gate can add value to the property and keep the residents fully secured. But no matter how strong and efficient a driveway gate is or whether it is a modern wooden driveway gate or a gate made from iron, it is important you take its maintenance routine seriously and get in touch with repair professionals immediately if you notice any issue.

In this blog, we’ll be taking a look at some issues for which you should call repair professionals. Let’s take a look at them.

  • Needless to say when a vehicle ramps into your gate, you will need to repair it. But it is important to understand that even those negligible-looking collisions can very easily cause misalignment. Even if a motorcycle collides with the gate, make sure you have it checked for alignment purposes

  • Automatic driveway gates are some of the most popular gates for residences. Such gates rely on stable electrical power source to open and close without any issue. After big power outages, especially when your driveway gate starts exhibiting some issues, you should have it inspected so that proper functioning of the automatic gate is not affected

  • Another issue that driveway gates sometimes experience is the improper closing of the gate; they fail to close fully due to either chain damage or blocked tracks. The issue behind incomplete closing of the gate can be an internal problem if nothing seems to be blocking the gate. So, in order to maintain your residence’s safety, have this problem inspected immediately

  • Apart from collisions, severe weather conditions can also cause damage to the gate. After a massive rainstorm, make sure to check the proper functioning of the gate as well as its appearance to note any visible damage. Since automatic gates work with the help of electrical components, torrential rains and high winds could affect such components so have them checked by repair professionals afterwards

  • If your driveway gate is making unusual noises while opening and closing, then there is a need for an adjustment or some sort of repair job to be done on its moving component. Those noises sound like scraping, grinding, and squealing

Harwell Fencing & Gates makes some of the best driveway gates in Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, and Manhattan Beach. The gates we make our aesthetically pleasing, reliable, and long lasting. You can go for our steel driveway gates installation service as most of our clients find it quite strong and perfect for their security purposes.

Arian Harwell, Lead Designer

I grew up building custom furniture in Taos, New Mexico with my Dad. We did it all. When we moved west we liked the weather and decided to build outdoors. Over the years we met a bunch of skilled craftsmen who like making fences and gates with us.