What do you make for customers in Tamworth?
Across Tamworth (B79) it is mostly driveway gates, side gates and low front railings on estate housing, with yard and unit gates on the trading estates. Tamworth is largely newer estate housing where openings are square and access to the drive is easy, which keeps driveway gate work straightforward and normally gets it fitted in a single visit. Everything is measured on site before anything is cut, because openings around here are almost never the size people expect them to be.
Do you charge extra to come out to Tamworth?
No, the travel is in the price. Tamworth is about 35 km from the workshop on Hayes Lane in Stourbridge, far enough that we plan the visit rather than call in on the way past, but it is a run we make regularly and it does not get added to the quote. What changes the price is the opening: the width, the height, whether there are posts to hang from and how much detail is in the ironwork.
Do you work in Tamworth regularly?
Yes. Tamworth sits out beyond Birmingham on the A5, and it is far enough along it that we book the visit in properly, but close enough that gates and railings there are an ordinary job for us rather than a special one. We are based on Hayes Lane in Stourbridge and cover the Black Country and the West Midlands as standard, and Tamworth is comfortably inside the range we drive for gates and railings.
Does the type of property in Tamworth change the job?
Some, though less than people expect. Property around Tamworth is varied enough that we measure everything on site anyway, and the things that actually change the price are the width of the opening, the height, whether there are posts to hang from and the amount of detail in the ironwork. The style of the house guides what we recommend rather than what it costs.
How long does a gate take from first call to fitting in Tamworth?
Measuring is usually within a few days of the call, and most gates are fabricated and fitted within a few weeks of that. Tamworth is a short run from the workshop, so neither the measuring visit nor the fitting is difficult to arrange. Where steel posts have to be concreted in we let them go off properly before hanging the gates, which can mean coming back a second time.
Can you repair a gate in Tamworth rather than replace it?
Yes, and it is often the right answer. Dropped leaves, worn hinges, posts that have moved and latches that no longer meet are all repairs. Because we fabricate gates ourselves we can put new steel into an old one instead of selling you a new set, and if it genuinely is beyond saving we will tell you that too.
Can you match existing gates or railings in Tamworth?
Usually we can get very close. Send a photo or let us look at what is there and we will match the bar spacing, height and top detail so a replacement section reads as part of the same run. On very old cast work an exact match in fabricated steel is not always possible, and we will show you the difference before you commit rather than after.
