Caernarfon Driveway Gates
Our Caernarfon gates feature a rising (or falling) curved swan necked style head that rises by 150m from the lower point.
More commonly requested as rising to the centre (high centre), the Caernarfon can also be manufactured with a low centre (dropping to the centre),
Online sizes from 1050 to 2100mm (highest points) in height & opening widths from 1600mm upto 4000mm. For any sizes outside these please contact us.
For heights we require the height at the lowest point. For widths we require the overall two gate combined width
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Current lead times are approx 12-14 weeks at present
Description
Made to measure in a choice of five timbers, you can choose the Caernarfon gates with the swan neck as either a high centre (rising from the hinge side of the gates) or low centre (dropping from the hinge side) all manufactured using our trademark through wedged mortice and tenon joint frame for exceptional strength.
The Caernarfon can be manufactured to suit both above ground automation (with addition of double bracing) and below ground automation (with addition of double bracing plus a full thickness bottom rail) and can also be manufactured either fully boarded or as an open boarded pair of gates.
Usually the swan neck head rises (or drops!) 6″ /150mm as standard. Got a specific rise in mind for the swan neck head? These can usually be accommodated – please get in touch with your requirements.
Caernarfon driveway gate specs
Automation – Can be manufactured to suit automation, for below ground automation then a full thickness/solid bottom rail is required. For above ground automation then the gate is double braced.
Construction – Through wedged, morticed & tenoned
Height – Made to measure, the Serpentine head usually rises by 6″/150mm from the lowest point
(other rises can be accommodated – please contact us)
Width – Made to Measure
Stiles – 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ / 70mm x 70mm
Top rail/ Serpentine Head – 2 3/4″ x 2 3/4″ / 70mm x 70mm
Barefaced rails (visible from rear only) – 2 3/4″ x 1 7/8″ / 70mm x 48mm
Boarding – 3 3/4″ x 5/8″ / 95mm x 15mm
Available in the following timbers –
Prime European Oak (Hardwood),
Accoya (Modified Softwood),
Idigbo (Hardwood),
Meranti (Hardwood),
Scandinavian Redwood (Softwood)
Matching Pedestrian Gates?
We only manufacture the Beaumaris as a pair of driveway gates, for single pedestrian gates to match try one of the following –
Arched headed – Match the overall height of our arched headed gate with the highest point of the Beaumaris.
Curved headed – As with the Arched headed gate, match the height of the Curved headed gate with the highest point of your Beaumaris.
St Asaph gates – Match the height of the St Asaph pedestrian gates to either the lowest or highest point of the Beaumaris pair.
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Gate Expectation’s mission is to bring the highest quality bespoke measured wooden gates, side hung wooden garage doors and general joinery items to the market at a quality and price point that can’t be matched.
If not completely satisfied we offer 30-day no hassle returns on all our off-the-shelf range.
Three generations of master carpentry and joinery experience in each and every product. Read more about our history here.
Ordering / Delivery
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About Us
Measuring Up
Timbers
Ordering / Delivery
Every thing we manufacture is made to measure by our British Woodworking Federation Approved Joiners.
Upon receipt of any order then an full order confirmation is sent out (this will follow the auto generated email that you receive immediately after placing an order).
This order confirmation email gives you a chance to double check sizes and for us to confirm final details.
Once an order is received you will receive a ‘completion week’ within your order confirmation email. Once the gate is ready for despatch we will contact you to arrange a suitable day for delivery, we do not just send the completed gates out and hope for the best!
Deliveries are Tuesdays-Fridays only, excluding any Bank Holidays/Public Holidays.
Where possible we try and use a dedicated van for deliveries so like to try and group several deliveries within the same area on the same day, but we do also use Nationwide carriers as well.
For deliveries further afield we will ship on a carrier.
All prices gate prices include delivery to most parts of the UK mainland. Exclusions to this are highlands or Scotland and off shore areas of the UK (Scottish Islands, Isle of Wight, Isle of Man, Channel Islands).
Additional delivery charges
Scottish Highlands (3-5 day) £46
Scilly / Scottish Islands (3-5day) £56
Isle of Wight £36
Isle of Man (3-5 day) £76
Channel Islands (3-5 day) £56
All inc VAT
Please note that due to Brexit we are currently not shipping to Northern Ireland or Europe.
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Gate Automation
We do not supply gate automation systems with our gates, for gates that are being automated you should source a trained gate automater as it is not a fit and forget install, it is also impossible to supply a gate automation system without the automater first doing a site survey.
Gates once automated are legally classed as a machine and need testing (and signing off as being safe) after install and every 12 months after.
For clearances on installs that are being automated, recommended post sizes and hinge/ironmongery requiremnts then your gate automater should advise as different systems have different specs and requirements.
All our gates can be manufactured to suit both below ground and above ground automation systems. If automating using an above ground system then you will require the gates double bracing. For gates being automated using a below ground system then you will require both double bracing and a full thickness bottom rail.
About Us
Three generations of time served craftsman…
We’re a small family run company, who come from a long line of carpenters and joiners, you could say it’s in our blood.
Based in Rhyl, on the beautiful North Wales coast we produce made to measure wooden gates, side hung wooden garage doors and general joinery items. We began making our own range of gates and garage doors back in 1989, but our business is based on decades of carpentry and joinery expertise that stretches back over three generations. Our work today is still based on the teaching, techniques and craftsmanship of our forefathers.
Measuring Up
All you need to supply us with at this stage to get a price/proceed with an order is the gate height required (at highest point) and the overall opening width.
Between brickwork openings
If you just have a brickwork opening with no posts in place then just measure the opening width (in three places – top, middle & bottom) and use the smallest measurement. Posts can be added as you travel through the steps to order your gates. Keep a note on all three measurements.
You have posts in place – again measure the opening width in three places (top, middle & bottom) and use the smallest measurement. Again keep a note of all three measurements however.
Gates hung on posts sunk into the ground –
If you’ve already posts sunk ito the ground then it’s just a case of measuring the width between these posts. Again measure the opening top, middle and bottom and let us have the smallest measurement.
If you require posts
Clearances – At this stage do not worry about clearances on your gates in width. Clearances will vary depending on how you intend to hang the gates and once an order is received we will contact you to discuss this.
Timbers
We use 5 timbers –
Unsorted Scandinavian Redwood (Softwood)
Meranti (Hardwood)
Idigbo (Hardwood)
A1 Accoya (Modified Softwood)
Prime European Oak (Hardwood)
Our Scandinavian Redwood products are supplied preservative treated (straw coloured) ready for decoration.
Clear preservatives can be added to all our other timbers (with exception of the Accoya) and all are then supplied ready for decoration.
If painting then the Scan Redwood, Meranti or Accoya are the best options. All our timbers can be stained, however is planning on staining the Accoya then please do let us know, as a by product of the modification process the Accoya can have visible black staining/marks which we have to remove, this can result in the gates finishing at 65mm thick rather than our usual 70mm thick.
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