gate motor installation in Harare

Gate Motor Installation

Your gate is the one piece of security equipment you use every single day, so it has to work in the rain, in the dark and when the power is out. We survey it before quoting: the weight and length of the gate, the condition of the track or hinges, the slope of the driveway and how far the cabling has to run. That is what decides the motor size — and an undersized motor on a heavy gate is the single most common reason gates fail inside a year.

On installation day we mount the motor and rack, set the travel limits and anti-crush force, fit the safety beams, pair your remotes and run the gate through a full cycle in both automatic and manual mode. Before we leave we show you the manual release, where the backup battery sits and what the warning beeps actually mean. The workmanship is backed for twelve months and we carry spares for the motors we fit.

gate motor installation

About Service

Sliding, swing and roller gates at homes, complexes, schools and yards. New installations, replacement of a motor that has burnt out, or automation of a gate you already have. Every quote names the motor, its rating and what the battery will carry.

  • Free on-site survey
  • Correctly sized motor
  • Safety beams as standard
  • Battery backup fitted
  • Remotes paired and tested

Popular Question

Usually, yes. If the gate runs freely by hand, sits straight and the track or hinges are sound, automating it costs far less than replacing it. We check for sag, seized wheels and a level track first, because a motor fitted to a gate that drags will fail early. If something needs repairing we tell you before we quote, not after the motor is already on the wall.
Yes. Every gate motor we quote includes a backup battery, and we tell you roughly how many open-and-close cycles it will give you before it needs mains again. We also walk you through the manual release key, so that even on a flat battery you are never locked in or locked out. If your household loses power often, say so at the survey and we will size the battery accordingly.
Two things, and we fit both. Safety beams across the opening stop and reverse the gate the moment the beam is broken, and the motor's anti-crush force is set during commissioning so the gate backs off if it meets resistance. We test both in front of you at handover. Beams are standard on every installation we do — they are not an upsell.
A straightforward sliding gate motor is a single day, including the concrete plinth, cabling, beams and setup. Swing gates with two rams, long cable runs from the distribution board, or jobs combined with an intercom take a second day. We give you the expected duration in the quote, arrive when we say we will, and leave the driveway swept.