Spectacular first impressions are standard with
every Sanctum sliding gate…

Street appeal starts at the kerb…

So it makes sense to make sure that you get your property entrance right, with a custom sliding gate from Sanctum.

Enjoy the confidence of working with a team that is obsessive about quality and design. We don’t do average well.

Our whole focus is on helping you capture the individuality and personality of your property, and then working with you to bring that to life.

Every Sanctum sliding gate is hand-crafted to fit your property perfectly.

From the frame to the infill panels, to the automation, to the accessories that make it function so well, we proceed step-by-step through the process to ensure a stunning result that will look great, work perfectly and protect your family and assets for years to come.

Best of all, an investment in a Sanctum sliding driveway gate will ensure your property is finished to the same high standards as the rest of the build.

A clear brief is the starting point…

At Sanctum, our preference is to do the job once, properly, and we generally specify robust, high-grade components as standard.

Our sliding driveway gates are finished to the same standard that we would do if we were installing them on our own homes.

There are some smart ways to cut budgets without cutting quality and we can help you navigate your options more fully during our preliminary discussions.

We start by confirming the exact size and design requirements for your gates.  Then we measure openings, wall heights, the slope on the driveway, and we confirm existing and planned finishes.

After collecting the essential data, we also help you to bring your vision to life by clarifying design objectives, colour options and functionality requirements.

Once we have a roadmap, we can get to work.

Screen design and finishing

One of the main things that sets Sanctum apart from other screen suppliers is the quality and detail in our artwork.

Our artist Meagan has a 30-year professional background in commercial design, and a crazy love of both graphic design and architecture.

We can extend any of our screen designs into large formats as required to be used in sliding driveway gate installations.

Often this requires seamlessly combining multiple images and / or creating new artwork from scratch.

Sometimes it is more practical to spread the one image across multiple panels, and we also have high-end ability to complete this process with the highest levels of detail and precision.

We will create artwork and supply detailed proofs for your approval prior to cutting anything.

To ensure the best quality results, we also regularly test cut components of the job in advance of supplying the artwork, just to be sure we can deliver you the best possible result.

We also have large capacity cutting equipment in-house and can supply screens up to 5200mm x 1800mm as a single panel if required. Obviously, there are some increased logistics and costs involved with creating and handling panels of this size, but they look fantastic and results speak for themselves.

Our sliding driveway gates are typically cut in high-grade 3mm aluminium – it’s a beautiful product that looks great, and will serve you well for many years.

For premium and commercial installations, we will commonly recommend using 4mm marine-grade aluminium.

It may not sound much, but 1mm of extra metal equates to 33% more bulk, with equivalent gains in strength and stiffness, and the finished results are truly stunning.

Once fabricated, all frames, screens, fittings and fixings are all powder coated to match in your choice of more than 100 Dulux or Interpon powder coat colours.

Prior to shipping, we will then assemble your screens into the frames, using adhesive sealant (which bonds the screens into the frames and kills any screen rattle), plus additional colour matched rivets for extra strength.

Most Sanctum sliding gates are fabricated from heavy duty, rust free aluminium extrusion.

The frames provide a rigid and robust structure to fit our screens to, and allows us to add the necessary functionality to make your gate work properly.

The most common configuration is to use a 100 x 50mm bottom rail, with 50 x 50mm side and top rails.

For added strength, we will commonly also add vertical middle rails.

A 300 – 400mm ‘tail’ is left on the bottom rail to accommodate the electronic motor when hidden behind the wall / fence.

The top rail of the gate uses a specially shaped extrusion with an extra L section on the back.

This L-shaped piece fits into a nylon slide block and holds the screen vertical when in use.

We leave an extra tail on the top rail as well, so we can keep the slide mechanism hidden from the street.

See the attached pics for more detail on how this works.

The simplest (and therefore most economical) way to then complete the gate is to screw screens to the face of the frame once complete.

From the road, the frame is hidden behind the screens, so we call this a HIDDEN FRAME.

Our most popular option adds another step to the framing.

The Sanctum signature gate takes the finish to another level of detail with the addition of a 20 x 20 x 3mm frame fixed inside the first.

Essentially this is a double frame made of heavy gauge aluminium.

This second frame forms a reveal, and the screens are fitted ‘into’ the main frame and against this inner frame. We call this a REVEAL FRAME or a FEATURE FRAME, as the design makes a feature of the frame.

The gate frame effective forms a picture frame around the screens, and all screen edges and corners are protected.