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Listed below are the four applications for CPW's signature Driveway Gates, representing a benchmark of innovative design and workmanship for a patronage with an appreciation for quality.

 

1)

12-ft overall width or less.  Gate thickness: 2-1/4"

 

2)

12-16 ft overall width. Surface mounts onto steel frames. Gate thickness: 2-1/4".

 

3)

Embedded Steel Gate. 12-16 ft overall width.  Gate thickness: 3"

 

4)

Sliding Gates. 10-16 ft overall width.   Mounts to Single-Span Steel Frame.  Gate thickness: 2-1/4".

 

5)

Flanking your Driveway Gate with the CPW Lighted Gate Columns

From the Galleries, each product page shows a percentage above or below the Base Cost, depending on the complexity of the design.  Find your application below and add to this the percentage listed on the specific gate style that interests you from the gallery.


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OPTION #1
(12' or less Overall Width)

Our simplest, most economical, and certainly most popular Driveway Gate Assembly is for those with a rough opening between posts or column that is 12' or less. This is a pair of gates that are 2-1/4" thick, with interlocking joints to preserve the structural integrity without ever sagging. It is hinged with 4" ball-bearing hinges and mounts in the same simple procedure as the pedestrian gates, to either 6x6 wood posts, or when mounting to stucco or masonry columns, the gates are accompanied with a pair of jambs, reducing the overall opening by 3".

The Gates are built to your specified site dimensions.

For automated gates, we suggest the armature style motors that mount on one end directly to the posts/columns, and the other end to the bottom horizontal rails of the gates. It mounts as the final step in installation of the gates.  Consult with your automation contractor for their preferred manufacturer.

All gates are made to your specified dimensions.

#1 Base Price Table

Overall Width
(2-1/4" Thickness)

Up to 6' ht
to spring-point

 To 7' ht
to spring-point

Up to 10'

$4,600/pair
$4,100/pair

$5,600/pair
$4,900/pair

Up to 12'

$6,800/pair
$6,120/pair

$7,400/pair
$6,660/pair

Don't forget the percentage assigned to the specific Gate styles.

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OPTION #2
(EXPOSED STEEL FRAME)

12'-16' overall width

--2-1/4" thick gates that are surface-mounted to an exposed steel frame. The steel frame is constructed by your automation contractor, following the dimensional specifications called out on the CPW drawings to insure the frame and the gate are aligned properly. The steel frame hinging becomes the responsibility of the automation contractor. Either steel posts, or masonry columns with an embedded steel plate are required to mount this assembly.

Your automation contractor will supply:
a) The exposed 2" x 2" steel tube frames.
b) The motors.
c) The activation keypads or remotes.
d) Mounting the wood gates to the steel frame.

All gates are made to your specified dimensions.

#2 Base Price Table

 Overall Width
(2-1/4" thickness)

Up to 6' ht at spring-point

From 10' to 12'

$6,800/pair
$6,120/pair

From 12' to 14'

$7,800/pair
$6,850/pair

From 14' to 16'

$8,800/pair
$7,750/pair

Don't forget the percentage assigned to the specific gate styles.

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OPTION #3
EMBEDDED STEEL FRAME
12-16' overall width


--3" thick gates. Essentially we double the gate, double the joinery, laminate them together with the steel frame embedded within the laminations. We will provide exposed hinge plates to whatever hinging method your contractor prefers.

All gates are made to your specified dimensions.

#3 Base Price Table

 

*Embedded and invisible steel frame.
* 3" thickness
*Requiring steel posts or masonry columns w/steel post cores.

Overall Width
(2-1/4" Thickness)

Up to 6' ht to spring-point

From 12' to 14'

$10,900/pair
$8,750/pair

From 14' to 16'

$15,000/pair
$12,000/pair

Don't forget the percentage assigned to the specific gate styles.

 


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OPTION #4
SLIDING DRIVEWAY GATES

Double Driveway Gates sliding as a single span. --2-1/4" thickness, surface-mounted to a single exposed steel frame. The steel frame is constructed by your automation contractor, following the dimensional specifications called out on the CPW drawings to insure the frame and the gate are aligned properly. The posting can be 6x6 wood posts or masonry columns, as neither actually bear the load of the gate itself and simply act as alignment guides for the sliding rollers.

Examples of a sliding gate can be viewed at Drive Gate #24

All Gates are made to your specified dimensions

OPTION #4 Base Price Table

 

*Sliding gates as pairs
* 2-1/4" thickness
*Mounting to an exposed single-span steel frame provided by automation contractor.

Overall Width
(2-1/4" Thickness)

Up to 6' ht to spring-point

From 10' to 12'

$6,800/pair
$6,120/pair

From 12' to 14'

$7,800/pair
$6,850/pair

From 14' to 16'

$8,800/pair
$7,750/pair


Don't forget the percentage assigned to the specific gate styles.


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With CPW GATE COLUMNS

-Any of the above assemblies can be mounted to the lighted or unlighted CPW Columns as an architectural shoulder to your gates. The Columns are designed to provide a more pleasing assembly and in lieu of standard wood or steel posts. The pattern of the upper grid section of the columns can be modified to compliment the pattern of the Driveway Gate.

Gate Columns are two-sided grids and pickets, with the other two sides as solid.  They arrive with one removable side to allow the Column to slip around the site posts, furred for a snug fit to any post dimension.

When using 6x6 steel posts to hinge your gates, the Gate Columns are mortised to accept the welded arm drawn off the steel post, and slip over the post as 3-sided assemblies, with the fourth side applied on site.

When using 6x6 wood posts, the same procedure as above is followed, with the exception that the hinges are standard 4" ball-bearing butt hinges and hinge directly to the Gate Column.

*With the Gate Columns, approximately 3-1/2" is lost from the overall opening width between the steel posts.

Gate Column Price Table

 

* CPW Columns on Gallery 5: Click Here

Base Price Table for CPW Columns.

Columns are
10-1/8" SQ

Unlighted
(W/Cap Style #1)

Lighted
(W/Cap style #1)

Lighted
( W/Cap Style #2)

To 72" ht

$2200/pair

$2850/pair

$3400/pr

To 84" ht

$2400/pr

$3050/pr

$3600/pr

 
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Extraneous Notes and Explanations
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How to Proceed?  Email or call CPW with the following information:

 

1)

Gate Style as selected from either the Garden Gate galleries or the Driveway Gate gallery #2.

 

2)

The appropriate Option from the above tables.

 

3)

Dimensions:

 

A)

Overall width

 

B)

Overall height from grade. 

 

4)

CPW Gate Columns, if preferred, as lighted or unlighted.

 

5)

Your billing information for a 50% deposit is entered through the Payment link at the top of every page. Your statement and dimensions drawings posted within four days of receipt of payment. An email is sent to you with this link for your review and approval of drawings.

Extenuating Circumstances

 

1)

If the site warrants further attention, regarding design or site conditions, CPW can address your needs best if you first send us jpegs of the proposed site. 

 

2)

.......Sloping grades
If your drive slopes up or down, we of course need to know the exact rise and fall for the overall span Often, with sloping grades that drop more than 6" over the span of the overall rough opening, the bottom of the drive gate will run parallel to the slope and the top remain level. We call this a 'Racked' gate, and adds approximately 8% to any gate cost.

 

3)

........Locating Installers and Automation Contractors
CPW provides the gates only. We will work with the homeowner or the contractor to accomodate any needs toward the best end result.

 

4)

Requests for Gate Designs assistance to compliment existing aesthetics (We are happy to consider free of charge any requests regarding the design of your gate. Please fax or email a sketch, blueprints, or attached jpegs.

A Few Miscellaneous Notes

 

1)

All Driveway Gate assemblies are shipped unfinished. We suggest you seal you gate at least initially to help it acclimate to the local climate.

 

2)

 

3)

Almost all of the CPW Driveway Gates are double gates. If you prefer a single-span swinging gate, our maximum width is 8-ft. If you have a sliding gate, two CPW gate leaves will mount onto your single sliding steel frame. 

Follow the link below to a discussion of finishing techniques and recommended manufactuers.

   
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Access Communications:

   

The most basic format is the simple remote, activating the gates upon approach from your vehicle through a hand-held remote or configured to your cell phone. If the Drive Gates are not visible from the house, it is often best to opt for a keypad and intercom that allows communication between the Driveway Gate and residence (The keypad is for homeowners to key in their code--as well as overriding keys by Fire Dept, with the intercom relegated for visitors wishing to gain access.). Access is acitvated from within the house. Automation can be deactivated to either maintaining the Drive Gates in an open postion or in the event of a forecasted power failure due to storms, etc.

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--CPW does not offer installations. Homeowners are responsible for securing the installation of their CPW products. So be careful, and don't end up like the poor sap on the right.

--We can, on occasion, help to secure a referral in your area and we will be glad to do this whenever possible. But these are only referrals and the result of previous patrons sharing their installers as a benefit to future patrons. So if you are happy with your installer, and the installer is agreeable to being recommended, we will add them to the database and discuss any future projects prior to their site visit.

--Carpenters and installers and consumers are human; it is not uncommon to expect an installer, once on site, to react to either your suggestion of a cheaper facsimile or to suggest it initially.  Understand that there is, and always will be, a marked distinction between a CPW product and that provided by your local carpenter or contractor.  Regardless of what anyone thinks. So think twice before printing out an image to present to your carpenter as a cost-saving measure. #1 you are stealing Charles' proprietary design rights.  #2 you are assuming your local carpenter or contractor knows as much as Charles knows regarding the methodology of Gate construction.

 

--We will do the same for those Driveway Gate installations requiring an automation contractor. As there are a number of companies who have been involved with CPW in this regard, we will be happy to have them contact you. (Bearing in mind that some of these contractors will oddly try to sell you their own product over the CPW gate they've been asked to install and automate.  Why cut off the hand that feeds them?  Well, people are sometimes hard to figure.

--It is always best to refer your installer or contractor to the web site to familiarize themselves with the level of quality of CPW products, as well as to the PDF Installation Guides, located through the below link or under the Site Map on every page, as well as on your site page provided with each commission, bearing your statement and drawings and several useful links.

--Technical support is available to all homeowners and third-party installers:
-------707-823-3711 or email <support@prowellwoodworks.com>

-Step by Step Installallation Guide to all CPW Products: Click Here

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Regarding Shipping
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1) A typical wood gate within the Continental United States ships UPS Freight.
2) UPS may have additional charges if the site is not easily accessible to their trucks. CPW not be responsible for any of these charges.
3) When items are shipped motor freight, the items become the property of the purchaser when they leave the UPS dock. Motor freight companies may have strict policies regarding damaged freight. If you sign for a damaged package without noting the damage at the time of the delivery, they will often not allow the claim. If you detect some damage to the crate, please make a note of this on the Bill of Lading the driver will ask you to sign. You do not need to refuse delivery or ask the driver to wait. Your signed note will be sufficient in the event of a claim.
4) Please make sure you understand the shipping options and how your order will ship before placing an order.

Relax. As of winter 2009, only one shipment has arrived with damage. This, in June 2003, involved a small break on a single rail of a single panel and CPW replaced it without question. The fault was ours.

Furthermore:
How will my product be packaged for motor freight shipping?
Your rpoduct will arrived  crated.  If it is too heavy to be handled by a single individual, the truck will be equipped with a lift gate. The drive will off-load the crate at the base of your driveway.  It is your responisbility to move the crate fbeyond this point.  Often a driver will assist with this for a nominal tip.

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