Composite Gates Exeter
Composite driveway gates, garden gates and side gates for homes in Exeter, made to measure on a steel frame and fitted by the experienced local fabricator who covers the area. Covering Heavitree, St Leonards, Pennsylvania, Pinhoe, Alphington, Topsham and Cranbrook.
Photos first, then a price. Send a few photos and the width of your opening, and you will have a provisional price before anyone travels out.
Composite driveway gates
Recent driveway gates from the fabricators on our network: a chocolate pair with a screen top, an arched grey pair, a timber-effect pair, and a dark brown pair with spear finials.
Seen something close to what you want? Send photos of your opening for a provisional price.
Side gates and garden gates
An arched gate with a built-in letterbox, horizontal boards with fencing to match, a light oak side gate, and a grey gate between brick piers.
Want a side gate to match your driveway gates? Mention it when you send your photos.
Guide prices
Side and garden gates
£900 to £1,500A single gate, fabricated and fitted. The boards, the lock and a letterbox decide where it falls.
Driveway gates
£1,800 to £5,000+Fabricated and fitted. The width, the top and the finish decide where it falls.
Width of the opening — the biggest single factor, and what decides between a single gate, a pair and a sliding gate.
Older streets — gates that suit Georgian and Victorian fronts in the conservation areas.
Red stone walls — Heavitree stone and old brick, with a steel post alongside where needed.
New estates — side gates and bin stores for Cranbrook, Monkerton and Newcourt.
Guide prices only. Your provisional price is worked out from your photos and measurements.
Photos first, then a price
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Send photos and a width
A few photos of the opening from the street and from inside, and its rough width.
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Get a provisional price
A local fabricator looks at your photos and comes back with a provisional price and any questions.
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Measured on site
If you are happy with the price, the fabricator visits to measure accurately and confirm the details.
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Made and fitted
Your gate is made to those measurements on a steel frame and fitted by the same fabricator.
What Exeter asks of a gate
Georgian and Victorian streets
St Leonards, Pennsylvania, Mount Radford and the streets around Southernhay are full of Georgian and Victorian houses, and much of that part of the city sits in conservation areas. Exeter City Council has extra control over changes at the front of houses there. A gate that suits the period, at the height of the existing wall, with an arched top or finials where the house calls for it, is usually the simplest route. Check with the council first if you live in one of those areas.
Heavitree stone and old brick
Exeter is known for its red Heavitree stone, and plenty of garden walls across Heavitree, St Thomas and the older villages are built from it or from soft old brick. Those walls look solid but were never meant to carry a steel-framed gate. Where the wall is not up to it, a slim steel post is set in concrete alongside and powder coated to match the gate, so the old stone is left as it is.
Side gates on the new estates
Cranbrook, Monkerton, Newcourt and the newer roads around Pinhoe have homes with narrow side passages and bins kept round the back. A side gate there needs to be wide enough for a wheelie bin, lockable from both sides, and in a colour that sits with grey windows and render. Anthracite frames and horizontal boards are the usual choice, and a matching gate can be made for the back garden too.
Boards and frame colours
Composite boards
Board ranges vary from one fabricator to another, but they can fit almost any make. If you have seen a board you like, send the name or a photo and the fabricator will tell you whether it can be used.
Steel frames
Frames can be powder coated in almost any RAL colour. Black suits the older streets, and anthracite sits well with newer homes.
Areas we cover around Exeter
Exeter and the towns and villages around it are covered. If your area is not named, send your postcode and we will confirm.
Nearby towns
Also covered: Heavitree, St Leonards, Pennsylvania, Mount Radford, St Thomas, Alphington, Exwick, Whipton, Pinhoe, Beacon Heath, Monkerton, Topsham, Clyst St Mary, Cranbrook and Exminster.
The rest of the county is on our Devon page.
What we make and fit
- Composite driveway gates Hinged pairs, single leaves and sliding gates, built ready for a motor if you want one.
- Composite garden gates Side gates, back gates and pedestrian gates to match your driveway gates.
- Metal gates Steel and metal-framed gates, made to measure.
- Composite fencing Matching fence panels fitted alongside a new gate.
FAQs about Composite Gates in Exeter
How much do composite gates cost in Exeter?
As a guide, a single side or garden gate is around £900 to £1,500 fabricated and fitted, and a pair of driveway gates runs from around £1,800 to £5,000 or more. The width, the shape, the lock and the finish all move it. Send photos and a width for a provisional price for your opening.
I live in a conservation area. Can I have a composite gate?
Often, yes, if it suits the house and the street. Check with Exeter City Council first; a gate at the height of the existing wall is usually the simplest route.
Can a gate be fixed to an old stone wall?
If the stone is sound. If not, a slim steel post is set alongside so the wall is not asked to take the weight.
Will a side gate fit a wheelie bin through?
Yes. Tell us what needs to pass through and the gate is made wide enough, with a lock you can open from both sides.
Why do you ask for photos before visiting?
The fabricators on our network cover a wide area, so a visit can mean a long round trip. Photos and a rough width let them give you a provisional price first, and the visit to measure only happens once you are happy with it. You are not waiting in for someone only to find the price does not suit.
Do you cover Topsham, Pinhoe and Cranbrook?
Yes, along with Heavitree, St Thomas, Alphington, Exwick, Exminster and the areas around them. If you are not sure about your street, send your postcode and we will confirm.
Ready for a price? Send a few photos and the width of your opening, and a local fabricator will come back to you with a provisional price.
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