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craft · 2026 · Jan · 3 min read

Why sliding gates outlast swing gates on Kenyan driveways

Ground movement is the enemy of swing-gate hinges. Sliding gates decouple weight from the pillar — and that's where the durability comes from.

Sliding gate installation in progress

Why sliding gates outlast swing gates on Kenyan driveways

Kenyan driveways settle. Not much — a millimetre or two per year — but enough that a swing-gate hinge starts binding within five years.

Sliding gates put the weight on a track rail cast into the driveway, so settlement barely matters.

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