Gate motor installation and repair in Cape Town

A sliding gate motor supplied and installed starts around R4,500, including two remotes. Swing gate motors, heavier estate gates and installations that need new brackets or a rack cost more. The survey and quote are free.

Yes. Every motor we install includes battery backup, so the gate keeps working through a power cut. How many cycles you get depends on the battery and the weight of the gate, and we size it for your gate rather than fitting the smallest one that fits.

It depends on the gate you already have. Sliding gates run on a rack along the gate and need clear space to slide into. Swing gates use arm or ram motors on the posts. If you are replacing the gate too, we will talk through which suits the driveway.

Often, yes. Most failures we see are worn racks, failed batteries, burnt limit switches or a control board that has taken a surge, and those are all repairs. If the motor itself is finished we will tell you straight rather than charging for a repair that will not last.

Yes, and we recommend them on every installation. Beams stop the gate closing on a car, a pet or a child. Anti-crush sensing on the motor helps but beams are what actually catch something in the gateway.

Two are included with a standard installation. Extra remotes, keypads and intercom integration can be added, and we can usually code new remotes to a motor that is already installed.

A straightforward sliding gate motor is typically half a day, including fitting the rack, setting the limits and pairing the remotes. Swing gates and installations needing new brackets or electrical work take longer.

Yes. We can wire the motor to an intercom so visitors can be let in from inside the house, and set it up alongside a camera at the gate if you want to see who is there.

The honest answer is that the brand matters less than whether the parts are on a shelf in Cape Town when it fails. We fit proven units with local spares and local support, and we size the motor to the weight of your gate and how many times a day it runs. A cheaper motor on a heavy gate is a false economy that comes back within two years.

Usually, yes. The common faults are all repairs: limit settings that have drifted, a battery that has given up, a worn rack, a remote that needs recoding, a photocell knocked out of alignment, or a control board that has taken a surge. We diagnose before quoting, and if the motor itself is finished we say so rather than charging for a repair that buys three months.

Often, depending on where you are and what the day looks like. Phone 067 706 5216 and we will tell you honestly whether today is possible instead of booking a slot we cannot make.

Five to ten years is a fair expectation on a decent unit that was sized correctly and gets the occasional service. What shortens it is a motor working harder than it was built for, a rack that has never been adjusted, and a battery that has been cycling through load shedding for years without being replaced.

In rough order of how often we see it: a flat or failed backup battery, a control board damaged by a surge, water getting into the housing, worn brushes, a limit magnet that has moved, a loose or worn rack, and photocells out of alignment. Several of those are cheap. That is why we diagnose first.

Yes, and it is worth doing. A steel lock box over the motor, anti-lift brackets, a lockable manual release and cabling that is not left exposed all make a difference. We can harden an installation somebody else did as a standalone job.

Yes. We supply and code compatible remotes, and we can usually code new ones to a motor that is already installed without replacing anything. If a remote has been lost rather than broken, it is worth clearing the motor's memory and recoding the whole set so the lost one stops working.

A service is quoted on what the gate needs rather than as a flat rate, because a rack that needs replacing is a different job from a clean, lubricate and reset. We tell you the figure before we start. Servicing is what keeps a motor at the ten-year end of its life rather than the five.

Yes. A gate that runs fifty times a day needs a higher duty-cycle motor than a house gate, and usually loop detectors, access control and proper safety. Commercial and body corporate sites get a site walk and a written quote before anything is ordered.

Yes. A GSM or Wi-Fi module added to the motor lets you open the gate from your phone wherever you are, and give access to other people without handing out remotes. It pairs naturally with an intercom if you also want to see who is asking.

A 12-month workmanship warranty on our installation, plus whatever the manufacturer gives on the motor and accessories. The workmanship warranty covers our work: if something we installed fails because of how it was installed, we come back and fix it.