Cantilever gates in Leitrim
Trackless cantilever sliding gates supplied and fitted across Co. Leitrim, including Carrick-on-Shannon, Manorhamilton, Drumshanbo, Kinlough. In our price guide, a manual steel cantilever gate is €2,800 to €4,200, an electric steel cantilever gate is €3,800 to €6,800, an electric aluminium cantilever gate is €4,800 to €8,500, and wide commercial spans are €5,500 to €12,000.
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- €3,800 to €6,800electric steel cantilever gate, fitted
- 9,941detached houses in Co. Leitrim (73% of homes, CSO 2022)
- 655one-off houses built in Leitrim since 2011 (CSO NDQ06)
- 59%of Co. Leitrim residents living outside census towns
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Pick the gate material, your entrance width and whether you need a concrete counterbalance pad poured behind the pier.
Estimated fitted price
€4,400 to €7,000 fitted
Gate & carriages: €3,800–€5,600 · Counterbalance pad: +€600–€1,400
Guide price for an electric galvanised steel cantilever sliding gate (with composite, timber or railed infill). Because a trackless cantilever gate hangs suspended 70mm–90mm above the driveway with a 35% counterbalance tail, allow 4.2m to 5.4m of straight side run-back behind your pier. No ground rail or trench is needed across the driveway opening.
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| Cantilever gate specification | Co. Leitrim fitted price guide | What is included |
|---|---|---|
| Manual steel cantilever gate (3.0m–4.5m) | €2,800 to €4,200 | Galvanised frame + counterbalance tail, enclosed monorail, twin carriages & catch shoe |
| Electric steel cantilever gate (domestic) | €3,800 to €6,800 | Gate leaf + tail, twin 8-wheel carriages, rack motor, EN 12453 safety edges, beams & 2 remotes |
| Electric powder-coated aluminium cantilever gate | €4,800 to €8,500 | Lightweight rust-proof aluminium frame, monorail, carriages, motor & safety edges |
| Commercial wide-span cantilever gate (5m–9m) | €5,500 to €12,000 | Heavy-duty monorail & carriages, intensive commercial motor, safety edges & beams |
| Concrete counterbalance foundation pad | €600 to €2,000 | Reinforced C30/35 concrete pad & anchor bolts poured behind one pier only |
| GSM phone opener, keypad or video intercom | €400 to €1,500 | Ring-to-open SIM unit, PIN keypad or smartphone app video intercom |
Our national price guide. Your local Co. Leitrim fabricator gives you an exact written price after checking your pier-to-pier opening and side run-back.
Driveways, house types & towns in Co. Leitrim
CSO Census 2022 and New Dwelling Completions figures show why trackless cantilever sliding gates suit so many entrances across Co. Leitrim: out of 13,589 households in the county, 9,941 (73%) are detached houses and 1,894 (14%) are semi-detached, with 20,774 residents (59% of the county) living in rural areas outside census towns.
- Gravel, tar-and-chip and rural one-off entrances (655 single dwellings completed in Leitrim since 2011, including 58 in 2025). Loose stone and tar-and-chip avenues jam standard ground tracks, while rural front boundary walls in Leitrim almost always have the 5.0m to 6.5m of clear side run-back needed for a 35% cantilever counterbalance tail.
- Cambered entrances and farm/commercial yards (3,445 holdings in Leitrim). Because a cantilever gate hangs suspended 80mm above the ground on twin 8-wheel roller carriages behind one pier, there is no ground rail across the entrance for tractors, oil lorries or cars to drive over.
- Finished driveways in Carrick-on-Shannon, Manorhamilton, Drumshanbo. Where a driveway in Leitrim is already finished in cobblelock, resin bound aggregate, tarmac or imprinted concrete, the concrete counterbalance pad (€600 to €2,000) is poured strictly behind one pier — with zero saw-cutting across your driveway opening.
Main towns covered across Co. Leitrim (CSO Census 2022 population): Carrick-on-Shannon (4,743), Manorhamilton (1,667), Drumshanbo (1,240), Kinlough (1,196), Ballinamore (1,112), Mohill (1,027).
Counties with a similar detached-home share to Leitrim
Cantilever Gate coverage across every town in Co. Leitrim
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Local cantilever gate coverage across Co. Leitrim includes Carrick-on-Shannon, Manorhamilton, Kinlough & Tullaghan, Ballinamore, Mohill, Drumshanbo, Dromod & Roosky, Dromahair, as well as Leitrim Village, Keshcarrigan and surrounding rural townlands.
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Leitrim cantilever gate questions
How much does an electric cantilever gate cost in Leitrim?
In Co. Leitrim, a residential electric steel cantilever gate costs €3,800 to €6,800 supplied and fitted, an electric powder-coated aluminium cantilever gate costs €4,800 to €8,500, and a commercial wide-span cantilever gate costs €5,500 to €12,000. Pouring the concrete counterbalance pad behind the pier adds €600 to €2,000.
How much side space do I need behind my pier in Leitrim?
Allow straight side run-back behind one pier of approximately 1.35 to 1.40 times your clear pier-to-pier opening width (for example, a 3.6m opening needs about 5.0m of clear run-back; a 4.0m opening needs about 5.5m).
Do I need planning permission for a cantilever gate in Leitrim?
At an existing domestic entrance in Co. Leitrim, installing a cantilever gate up to 2.0 metres high is exempt from planning permission under Class 5 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, provided you are not widening the roadside entrance or blocking sightlines.
Which towns in Co. Leitrim do you cover?
All of Co. Leitrim, including Carrick-on-Shannon, Manorhamilton, Drumshanbo, Kinlough, Ballinamore, Mohill and all surrounding rural townlands. Your enquiry goes to one vetted cantilever gate installer covering your county.
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