FANCY FENCE

FANCY FENCE are gates, which look like fixed palisade fencing. As they open they sink into a concrete recess in the ground, which also serves as the foundation. They are operated by a sliding gate motor. An underground counterweight of the same weight as the gate leaf ensures that the sliding gate drive is never subject to a heavy load, and allows the gate leaf to be moved easily by hand in the event of power failure. According to Kühnl-Kinel, a Fancy Fence retractable gate system has two major advantages over swing and sliding gates: “The first one is that you don’t lose any space for a sliding gate to pull back,” he says. “And you don’t need to leave any space free for a swinging gate leaf either. You can use all the available space for other things. And secondly, the gate opens much faster: a 2-metre-high gate opens just as quickly as a sliding gate with a 2-metre passage: within 8 to 10 seconds."