

Custom timber gates in Turramurra — pedestrian, side access and double driveway gates built on braced frames that stay square.
Fencing and Landscaping Experts provide timber gates throughout Turramurra, NSW 2074, in Ku-ring-gai Council's area on the Upper North Shore. The ground here is reactive clay that moves seasonally, so footings are sized for clay that swells and shrinks through the seasons, which is what pushes undersized posts out of plumb. Bushfire prone land applies to much of the suburb, so material within the asset protection zone has to be non-combustible. For timber gates in Turramurra, common sizes are 900mm pedestrian and 1.2-1.5m side access. Per lineal metre supplied and installed, after a free on-site measure. Licensed in NSW, insured to $20 million. Phone 0492 879 796.
Turramurra 2074 is characterised by a mix of original brick homes and new builds, with a lot of blocks that drop steeply to a rear bushland boundary. That is the setting for every timber gates job we do here, where the service covers pedestrian, side access and double driveway gates in treated pine and hardwood, built to order rather than bought off a rack.
A timber gate fails by dropping at the latch corner. We build on a properly braced frame with the diagonal running from the bottom hinge to the top latch, hang it on adjustable heavy-duty hinges, and post it on footings sized for the leaf weight — not the fence beside it. Timber gates suit the Upper North Shore's period streetscapes, and a painted hardwood gate on rendered or timber posts is often the detail that makes a whole front fence read correctly. Turramurra's reactive clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and that seasonal movement is what pushes undersized footings out of plumb over a few years.
Working in Turramurra means working with ridge-top clay falling away sharply to sandstone gullies on the eastern and western edges — and with a mix of original brick homes and new builds, with a lot of blocks that drop steeply to a rear bushland boundary. No two streets here price the same, which is why we quote Turramurra jobs after a free on-site measure rather than off a rate card.
Call 0492 879 796 for a free on-site measure and a fixed written quote.
| Service | Timber Gates |
|---|---|
| Suburb | Turramurra, NSW 2074 |
| Local government area | Ku-ring-gai Council |
| Region | Upper North Shore |
| Ground conditions | Reactive clay that moves seasonally |
| Recommended specification | H4 treated pine or hardwood, kept clear of the bushfire asset protection zone where non-combustible material is required |
| Common sizes | 900mm pedestrian, 1.2-1.5m side access |
| Council approval | Normally exempt as part of a dividing fence; front and driveway gates can differ |
| Quoting basis | Per lineal metre supplied and installed, after a free on-site measure |
| Licensing | NSW contractor licence, $20 million public liability |


Hardwood entry gates as an architectural feature for the front of the property.
Re-squaring, re-hinging and re-posting existing Turramurra timber gates that have dropped.
Timber gates built to the weight and post specification an automation system needs.
Standard 900mm front and side access gates matched to the adjoining fence.
1.2m to 1.5m gates sized for mowers, bins, trailers and building materials.
Twin-leaf timber gates with drop bolts, sized and braced for the span.
We work across Turramurra and the surrounding Upper North Shore suburbs, and the local conditions genuinely change the job. The Upper North Shore is Sydney's leafiest fencing environment. Large blocks, mature canopy and Ku-ring-gai and Hornsby's tree-protection controls mean post holes frequently land inside a tree protection zone, and heritage conservation areas set the tone for what a front fence is allowed to look like.
For timber gates specifically, the constraints that come up most often in Turramurra are tree protection zones, heritage conservation area controls and sloping sandstone-over-shale blocks. Ku-ring-gai Council is the consent authority for Turramurra, so where approval is needed that is the path we work through with you — and we identify that before quoting rather than halfway through the job.
A timber gate in Turramurra is priced on the opening width, the height, the timber species and the hardware. A standard pedestrian gate is a modest addition to a fencing job; a wide double driveway gate needs heavier framing, bigger posts and deeper footings, and is priced accordingly. We quote the gate as a separate line so you can see exactly what it adds.
Almost always because the frame was not braced correctly or the post was undersized for the leaf weight. A gate is a lever — every kilogram at the latch end pulls on the hinge post all day. We brace from the bottom hinge corner up to the top latch corner, and set gate posts in deeper footings than the fence posts either side of them.
Yes. We match paling profile, spacing, capping and finish so a new gate reads as part of the original fence rather than a patch. Where the existing Turramurra fence has weathered significantly we can supply the gate unfinished so it can be left to grey off to the same tone.
Yes, with the right build. Timber leaves are heavy, so automation needs a stronger frame, larger posts, deeper footings and a conduit run for power and safety devices. Planning that in at build time costs far less than rebuilding the posts later — worth deciding before we start your Turramurra gate.
Heavy-duty adjustable hinges and a quality latch on every Turramurra gate. Adjustability matters more than people expect — timber moves seasonally, and being able to bring a gate back into line without rehanging it is what keeps it closing years later.
All of Turramurra 2074, plus the surrounding streets in Warrawee, South Turramurra, Pymble, St Ives and Wahroonga. Turramurra is characterised by a mix of original brick homes and new builds, with a lot of blocks that drop steeply to a rear bushland boundary, and we schedule around what that means on the ground rather than booking a standard slot. We give you a firm start date with the quote rather than an open-ended window.
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