Wooden gate with aboveground motor
This is a wooden gate with surface-mounted motor, as we call it. On a closed-gate model, that surface-mounted engine is not visible from the street side, but it is - of course - on the inside.
Advantages
- Aboveground motor is more robust
- Provides more stability
- More suitable for larger gates
Disadvantages
- Aesthetically less pleasing
- Takes up extra space
Wooden gate with underground motor
Many times, customers experience underground motors as 'nicer' because everything is neatly hidden in the ground. That is a fact. Supposing additional maintenance is ever needed, it is just as easy as for an aboveground motor, because only the cover plate needs to be removed.
Advantages
- As functional and strong as aboveground motors
- Motor is invisible, only the cover plate in view
Disadvantages
- More sensitive to weather conditions, leaves, dirt, water and frost
- Generally more expensive than aboveground motor
- Installation in the ground
Above- or underground - De Sutter helps your choose
Not really sure? Make a no-obligation appointment at De Sutter Naturally and we will help you get started. It is always useful to see some examples in our showroom. And definitely don't be put off by the earthworks at a wooden gate with an underground motor. Our wooden gates come with rock-solid service and project support - including clinker, electricity & earthworks. A gate without worries, that is.
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