MS Sliding Gates & Metal Work in South City 1 & 2, Gurgaon

Metal fabrication in South City, Gurgaon, centres on the gate. Unitech laid out South City 1 in Sector 41 and South City 2 off Sohna Road with generous plots and wide streets, and the original houses were given broad car entrances. A swing gate that wide needs a lot of room and strong posts, so sliding gates have become the norm, both on old houses and on the new builder floors with stilt parking that have replaced many of them in this part of Gurugram.

Anatomy of a sliding gate that keeps sliding

A sliding gate is a simple idea with several parts that each have to be right.

• The track. A rail set level in concrete along the full run. If it dips or tilts, the gate rolls by itself or sticks.
• The wheels. Grooved wheels sized for the gate's weight, with sealed bearings that tolerate dust.
• The top guide. Rollers at the post that keep the gate upright without binding.
• The end stops. Catches at both ends so the gate cannot run off the track.
• The run-back space. A clear stretch of wall at least as long as the gate, with nothing such as a meter box or a tree in the way.

Most complaints of a sliding gate stuck come from the track: grit packed into the groove, a section that has settled, or a bent rail where a car has run over it. A gate that has dropped at one end and scrapes is covered in gate sagging and dragging.

Stilt gates on new builder floors

Where a South City house has been rebuilt as three or four floors over stilt parking, the stilt opening becomes a shared gate. It is usually wide, used by several households and opened at all hours, which makes it a good candidate for a sliding gate and, later, for automation. If you might motorise it, plan the motor position, the power point and a rack along the gate now; the sliding gate automation guide explains what to allow for. Agree the design with every owner, since the stilt is shared.

Finish for a gate that lives outdoors

The bottom rail of a gate sits in rainwater and garden runoff. Hot-dip galvanising under paint protects that zone far better than paint alone, and drain holes stop water collecting inside hollow sections. The rest of the gate needs at least primer and enamel paint.

Before booking

1. Measure the clear run beside the opening and note anything in the way.
2. Check the ground: is it level, and does water pool there in the monsoon?
3. Decide now whether the gate may be automated later.
4. For a shared stilt, agree the design with the other owners.

The ₹99 visit, usually within 24 to 48 hours, looks at the posts, the ground and the run. The written quote follows within about 2 hours, valid for 3 days, and fabrication starts on the 50% advance.

The MS gate price guide explains what changes the cost. Browse all metal fabrication styles or metal fabrication in Gurgaon, and see the South City page for the rest of the area. In Nirvana Country, next to South City 2, villa owners face the same gate questions.