Gate Automation Installation Supplied, fitted and commissioned across Oman

Supplied and fitted, sliding gate motors run from OMR 180 to OMR 500, swing gate motors from OMR 250 to OMR 800, and parking barriers from OMR 400 to OMR 1,500. Where you land inside a band depends on the weight of the gate, how far the power has to travel, and whether the gate runs freely before we touch it. The motor is only part of the figure. We survey and quote free, in writing, so you see the whole number before you commit to anything.

A straightforward sliding or swing gate is usually one day on site. A barrier on a new foundation needs two visits, because the concrete has to cure before the barrier is set on it. Anything involving trenching for power adds a day.

Usually yes. What matters is whether the gate runs freely by hand. If it binds, drops at the far end or the wheels have worn flat, that has to be corrected first, otherwise the motor is doing the work the gate should be doing and it will fail early. We check this at the survey and tell you plainly.

Most people do not, and that is fine. Send us a photograph with something for scale and tell us the opening width, and we can estimate closely enough to quote. A solid steel sheet gate of six metres will usually be somewhere between 500 kg and 900 kg. An open bar gate of the same width is often half that. We confirm it properly at the survey, and we always specify a motor with headroom above the estimate rather than one that is working at its limit.

A single phase 230 V supply at the gate position, on its own protected circuit. Most operators draw very little in normal use. If there is no power near the gate we quote the cable run and the conduit as a separate line so you can see exactly what that part costs. Solar is possible for a light gate in a remote location, and we will tell you honestly whether your gate is a realistic candidate.

Every operator we fit has a manual release. You unlock it with the supplied key and move the gate by hand. If you would rather the gate kept working normally, a backup battery typically gives you somewhere around ten to fifteen open and close cycles before mains returns, depending on the gate. That is quoted separately because most villa customers decide they do not need it.

A correctly specified residential operator that is serviced should give ten to fifteen years. A commercial gate running two hundred cycles a day is a different matter and may need replacing in five to eight years, because it is the cycle count that wears the machine out, not the calendar. The two things that shorten this most are undersizing the motor for the gate and never servicing it. Both are avoidable.

They are the two things that kill gate motors here, and it is worth understanding why. Above 45 degrees a motor that is already working hard will hit its thermal cutout and stop until it cools, which owners often mistake for a fault. Blown sand settles into sliding gate tracks and rollers, and the extra rolling resistance makes the motor work harder still, which brings the heat problem forward.

Two things prevent most of it. Specify a motor with real headroom over the gate weight rather than one that just about copes, and keep the track clear. We size for the climate as standard, not as an upgrade.

Twice a year for a villa gate in Oman, which is more often than the manufacturer will tell you, because manufacturers write for European conditions. A service means clearing the track, checking and lubricating rollers and hinges, cleaning and realigning the photocells, retesting the force settings and checking the manual release still works. A commercial or compound gate running all day should be looked at quarterly.

Yes, on most modern control boards. It is a module that connects the controller to your home network, and then the gate opens from an app on any phone you authorise. It is genuinely useful when you need to let a driver or a guest in while you are not at home. Tell us at the survey if you want it, because it is easier and cheaper to include from the start than to add later.

Two remote handsets are included and paired before we leave. Extra handsets can be added at any time, and we can pair them for you or show you how to do it yourself. A keypad, a card or tag reader, an intercom or a long range RFID reader for vehicles can all be wired into the same controller. Those are quoted separately because most villa customers do not need them and we would rather not pad the price.

Yes, and most repairs are cheaper than people expect. The common causes are a photocell knocked out of alignment, a flat remote battery, a tripped breaker, a worn roller loading the motor, or a control board damaged by heat. Send us a photograph of the model plate on the motor and tell us what the gate is doing, and we can usually identify the fault and give you a figure before anyone drives out to you.

Yes, we fit customer supplied equipment. The labour warranty still applies to our work. The equipment warranty is a matter between you and wherever you bought it, and if the unit is underspecified for the gate we will say so before fitting it.

The manufacturer warranty on the equipment plus our warranty on the installation, both written on your invoice at handover. Because we supply and fit, there is no argument about whether a fault is the product or the installation. It is ours either way.

Yes. A large part of our work is supplying and commissioning for construction contractors and electrical subcontractors. Trade terms are available, message us and tell us what you are working on.