Palisade Gate Weaving: Improving Privacy and the Appearance of Your Entrance
A gate is often the first part of a property that visitors see. It forms part of the entrance, affects the overall appearance of the perimeter and provides an important access point. When a property has woven palisade fencing but an open gate, the difference can be noticeable.
Palisade gate weaving provides a way to create a more consistent appearance while reducing the open spaces in suitable palisade gates.
What Is Palisade Gate Weaving?
Palisade gate weaving involves installing galvanised steel strips through the rails of a suitable palisade gate. The strips reduce the gaps and create a woven appearance.
The same basic concept used for palisade fence weaving can therefore be applied to appropriate pedestrian and vehicle gates.
Why Weave a Palisade Gate?
One of the main reasons is consistency. If the perimeter fence is woven but the gate remains open, there can be a large visual difference between the two.
Woven gate sections can help the entrance match the surrounding fence.
Gate weaving can also reduce direct visibility through the gate. This can be useful for properties where the owner wants additional privacy around the entrance or driveway.
Privacy at the Entrance
Vehicle and pedestrian entrances can expose parts of a property to people outside. A completely open palisade gate allows clear views through the structure.
Adding woven steel strips can reduce these views.
For residential properties, this may help screen a driveway, courtyard or garden area. For businesses, it can help reduce visibility into the premises from the entrance.
Gate weaving is a privacy solution rather than a complete security system, so other access-control and security measures may still be appropriate.
Pedestrian Gates and Vehicle Gates
Both pedestrian and vehicle gates can be considered for weaving, depending on their construction.
A woven pedestrian gate can match a woven palisade boundary around a home, complex, school or business.
Vehicle gates can also be woven to create a consistent entrance and provide additional screening.
Matching the Fence
If the fence is Black, Charcoal, Bushveld or another colour, matching the gate weaving can help create a unified appearance.
This can be particularly important for businesses, guesthouses, complexes and estates where the entrance contributes to the overall presentation of the property.
Palisade Gate Extensions
In some situations, the gate may also need to be increased in height to match an extended fence. Palisade extensions can potentially be used where the existing structure and gate are suitable for the planned work.
Professional Installation
Gates move regularly and therefore require careful installation. The weaving needs to be secure and positioned so that it does not interfere with normal gate operation.
A professional installer can assess the gate construction, hinges, frame, latch and surrounding fence before the work begins.
A Simple Way to Improve an Entrance
For property owners who already have a palisade gate, weaving can provide a practical way to change its appearance and increase screening without automatically replacing the complete gate.
It can be particularly useful when the surrounding palisade fence has already been woven.
Suitable for Many Properties
Palisade gate weaving can be considered for homes, businesses, schools, complexes, estates, guesthouses and other properties with suitable palisade gates.
Wicked Weaving provides professional gate weaving, palisade weaving, privacy panels and palisade extensions.
Contact Wicked Weaving on 064 100 6607 or 084 830 5004, email info@wickedweaving.co.za, or visit www.wickedweaving.co.za.
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