Home owners in middle class suburban setting are seldom sure when it is a good time to install electric gates. Everyone has wanted them since the first time they saw electric gates on television on in the cinema. However, the dilemma facing homeowners, regarding the question of whether to install electric gates, is a tricky one. Life in the suburbs is very much a question of perception and status. One never wants to be perceived wrongly, and at the same time one does not want to fall behind in the status rankings.
If you decide to install electric gates there are so many factors to take into consideration. The first question that people ask themselves is almost never: “can I afford to install electric gates”, instead it normally goes more like: “am I the first one on the block who is going to install electric gates”. This and the question of: who has done it before you, how much they spent and, of course, can your status handle the prospect of being the last person to install electric gates? A question that on the surface seemed so simple now has all the complexity of a Greek tragedy.
When the day finally comes where the team is in place and they are ready to install the electric gates, only the naïve home owner thinks that he/she is home dry and it will be a matter of hours before he/she can sit in the car and enjoy the decadence of electric gates.
The process is only just about to start. There are always complications when people install electric gates. Often they have issues with the power supply and the customer ends up having a rather padded bill, while they sort out this power supply issue. The weather is a factor because you cannot expect people to install electric gates in inclement weather; the fact that people have figured out how to weld in the ocean is clearly not relevant. To install electric gates needs perfect conditions, the best tools and the most expensive labour money can buy, only then can you be assured of electric gates that will last more than 3 months!
