Wrought Iron Driveway Gate

A wrought iron driveway gate puts an impressive finishing touch onto your property. It says something about substantiality and sustainability.

For more than two decades, Exterior Worlds has been helping clients in the Houston area with wrought iron driveway gates in their landscape design. We suggest this type of gate for aesthetic reasons and for its practical uses.

Wrought iron entered the decorative arts in The Middle Ages and still flourishes today. In the early modern era, iron was used for industrial purposes, like water and steam pipes, warships and railways, and nuts, bolts and horseshoes, all items that illustrate its inherent strength. For today’s landscaping products, a form of iron called mild steel is most often used. It is less expensive to produce, but still retains its strength and malleability.

Inspired decorative flourishes still remain, too. While these days we may use a different form of steel and electric welding, you still get the essence of real wrought iron. It is as if you can still see the yellow and red incandescence of the fire in the metal. Heat transforms a rod into a spiral or rosette, trefoil or quatrefoil, songbird or deer. The modern artisan forges these classic and contemporary forms to adorn any surroundings. They sculpt the steel, with heat, talent, and dexterity.

For wrought iron driveway gates, Exterior Worlds has suggested a wide range of iron objects, including flowers, grape clusters, leaves, and geometric patterns. There are marvelous twists, scrolls, folds and filigrees not normally expected from hard material. These finely detailed, elaborate motifs add panache to your landscape design.

On the practical side, there are other considerations for wrought iron driveway gates:
• Access control—gates can be configured to open automatically or upon command. Sensors and other devices such as automatic gate openers, remote controls and code entry keypads can be set up to allow the gate to open with the command given from the car. These devices can be coordinated to work with your garage door opener.

• Double swing or sliding gates—gates can be adapted for different circumstances. For openings of more than 14-feet long or if the opening is on an incline, for example.

• Ongoing maintenance—as a full service landscape company, Exterior Worlds can handle a long list of outside-the-home services that upscale homes require. These home garden services include the repair of automatic gates. We also handle fence installation, repair and maintenance, including painting of fences and gates. Our clients find that it is a better use of their time to be in the office working rather than meeting with contractors, coordinating schedules and handling disputes. They make one call to us and we handle everything else.

In a related landscape topic, we also do gates and fences for custom swimming pools. Just as with driveway gates, the great tradition of using decorative arts, such as ornamental iron railings and antique ornamental iron elements, turns even the most ordinary fencing around a pool into a noteworthy feature of your landscape design.