A completed horizontal slat gate leaf before installation, showing the welded perimeter frame and evenly spaced slats.

Horizontal Slat Gates

Aluminium Horizontal Slat Single Gates

One leaf, hung on hinges, with flat aluminium slats running the width of the gate. The workhorse of side access — built to your opening rather than cut down from a stock size.

Made to measureSupply Australia-wideSydney installation

Configure your gate

Approximate is fine. Everything you choose here carries into your enquiry.

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Additional notes

Custom configuration — enquire for pricing. Every product is made to your dimensions, so there is no list price.

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Materials and workmanship are covered by the consumer guarantees under Australian Consumer Law. Ask us about the cover that applies to your product before you order.

The detail

About aluminium horizontal slat single gates

Worth reading

A horizontal slat single gate is the most common gate we build. It is one leaf, hung on hinges down one side, with flat aluminium slats running left to right between two vertical stiles. Because the frame is fabricated to your measurements, the slat pattern lands correctly at the top and bottom rather than finishing on an awkward half-slat the way a cut-down stock gate does.

The decision that matters most is slat spacing. A wide gap gives you an open screen that still marks the boundary; a tight gap gets you close to a solid panel with a fraction of the visual weight. It is the same extrusion either way, so you are choosing how much you want to see through rather than choosing a different product. If you are matching an existing slat fence, send us a photo and we will match the rhythm.

Openings are rarely square. The arched brick entry in our gallery, and the gate built with a matching fixed panel beside it, are both single gates made to suit an opening that no standard gate would have fitted. If your opening is out of plumb, out of level, or wider than a sensible single leaf, tell us in your enquiry and we will tell you honestly whether a single gate is the right call.

Suits

Side and rear pedestrian access
Courtyard and garden entries
Narrow single-vehicle openings
Bin and service access alongside a house
Filling a gap in an existing fence line

Before you order

The gate needs a clear arc to swing into — measure that space, not just the opening
Hinge side is set at fabrication, so nominate which side you want it hung
Wider single leaves need heavier hinges and posts

Specifications

What is fixed and what is yours to choose

Anything not listed here is set when we quote your project, because it depends on the size, the site and how the product is being fixed.

Material: Aluminium, powder coated
Style: Horizontal Slat — horizontal slat infill
Opening type: Single Gate
Sizing: Made to your measurements
Colour: Powder-coated finish, including two-tone frame and infill. Exact range confirmed at quoting.
Supply: Australia-wide
Installation: Available across the Sydney metropolitan area
Warranty: Materials and workmanship are covered by the consumer guarantees under Australian Consumer Law. Ask us about the cover that applies to your product before you order.

Questions

Aluminium Horizontal Slat Single Gates — questions we get asked

How wide can a single horizontal slat gate be?

It depends on the height, the slat spacing and what the gate is hanging off. A tightly spaced gate is heavier and catches more wind than an open one, and a masonry pier carries load differently to a steel post. Rather than quote a number that may not apply to your opening, we size the frame, hinges and posts against your actual measurements at quoting. If a single leaf is not sensible at your width we will say so and suggest a double or sliding gate instead.

Which side will my gate be hinged on?

Whichever side you nominate. Hinge side is set during fabrication, so it needs to be confirmed before the gate is built. Stand outside looking in, decide which side you want the hinges on and which way you want it to swing, and note it in your enquiry.

Can you match my existing slat fence?

Usually, yes. Send photos of the existing fence with your enquiry, ideally straight-on and from a few metres back so we can see the slat and gap proportions. We will match the spacing and the colour as closely as the profiles allow and tell you up front if an exact match is not achievable.

Do I need new posts?

Not necessarily. Gates can be hung off new posts, existing posts, brick piers or a wall, provided what you are hanging off is sound and can carry the load. Tell us what you are working with — and send a photo — and we will confirm what is needed as part of your quote.

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