Bellevue Electric Gates
Facts You Need to Know Before You Invest in an Electric Gate for Your Bellevue Home
An automated driveway gate is an investment that can add value and beauty to your Bellevue home. Get the facts now and you’ll be well-prepared at every step.
Bellevue Electric Gate Permits
Depending on where you live, it may be necessary to get a gate installation license for any Bellevue electric gates on your property. Bellevue City Hall will be able to help you obtain required gate installation permits to get your driveway gate project going. Learn more about Bellevue, Washington driveway gate permit requirements. It is also important to ensure that your gate installer obtains the necessary electrical permits to carry out the work.
Electricity to Power Your Gate
A power supply is essential to open and close your newly installed automated driveway gate. Figure out if you have a source of electrical power adjacent to your gate location. If not, even in cloudy Bellevue, Washington, solar power can provide enough power to your electric gate and could even be more cost effective as time passes.
Security and Access Control
In Bellevue, and many other areas, security is often the number one reason a household buys automated driveway gate. The gate that deters would-be hooligans from entering your property is the same gate that allows easy access to relatives, friends and delivery truck drivers. Your access control system makes things simple for you to remain aware of who comes in and out. Popular driveway gate access systems in Bellevue include keyless, digital entry pads (like a 4-digit code), card readers, intercoms, and telephone entry systems. The amount and frequency of people entering and exiting through your home driveway gate determines the most suitable type of access control system to select for your home.
Types of Driveway Gates
When it comes to residential driveway gates, there are two basic types: slide and swing. Space is often the determining factor for the type you select. If your Bellevue home has plenty of space on either side of your entrance or a very short driveway, a sliding gate (which slides across the driveway), will probably be the most suitable fit. However, if you are limited in space on either side of the entrance and you have extra driveway space, a swinging gate (that opens parallel to the driveway), is often the best fit. A reputable driveway gate specialist will visit your Bellevue home to see the size and layout of your entry and driveway first-hand. Then he or she can make recommendations that consider both the space and your thoughts for your home.
Bellevue Electric Gate Maintenance and Repair
Our damp Bellevue weather is tough on automated driveway gates. Routine maintenance for your driveway gate system supplies benefits similar to routine car maintenance – it helps you extend the functional life of your driveway gate to work as long as possible. A vehicle gate that doesn’t function properly could leave your Bellevue home a target for criminal activity or pose a potential safety risk. Getting the correct gate equipment manuals and having a detailed walk-through when your gate installation is completed, is essential to being knowledgeable about your driveway gates’ functionality – helping you to know when to make a call for automated gate maintenance or repair.
Safety Features
Without safety features, an automated driveway gate can pose significant safety risks. Safety devises can prevent physical entrapment and protect vehicles. These are several standard safety features to consider. Gate edges are devices which function when contact is made – in that they operate when touched, using pressure to activate. If an obstacle is encountered, the device commands the automated gate to stop and/or reverse. Photo eyes are “non-contact” devices that operate by shooting a beam of light across the gate opening. Interrupting the beam will prevent the electric gate from closing, or will stop the gate and reverse its movement. Loop detectors, primarily meant for vehicle safety, are installed underneath the driveway and order the gate to open or prevent it from closing on a vehicle in the path of the gate.
Get in touch with the friendly automated gate specialists at Automated Gates soon to talk to an expert about a driveway gate for your home.