Metal Gates Direct Reviews 8

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Garden gates

I bought garden gates and they are good quality. Nice and heavy. They arrived with the wrong eye bolts and the phone line didn’t work but they were very quick to answer emails and sent a new set out. When they didn’t arrive they sent another set too. Both then arrived on the same day so a postal problem. All my emails were answered quickly so in the end I didn’t mind the phone line not working.

November 9, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

I was debating 4 or 5 stars as there was an issue with one of the gates when we unwrapped them. Fittings missing and a bent rod. However, the customer service response was swift and all resolved to everyone's satisfaction without any drama. I truly believe good service is judged when things go wrong. We love the gate design and all working well so far. Thanks Dan!

January 8, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very happy with my purchase

Very happy with my purchase.
I believe the company trade under a few different names, but no issue with that. Why not :-)
I bought bifold gates, at a sensible price, I'm no expert, but the quality seems good! Communications were EXCELLENT, with very rapid replies to enquiries. Hinges were missing on arrival but re-shipped at no extra cost with a nice little printed guide to installation. I needed to buy raw bolts in accordance with the instructions (I had already been warned of this). There was an approximately 6-week wait, but that was made clear BEFORE ordering so absolutely happy with that.

The only negative really was with delivery. Given there was a six-week lead time we were a bit surprised to get a call saying "it's coming today". We said we were off to a funeral (2 day trip), but that delivery couldn't be delayed since they were already on the van and it was a two-person lift. We did not wait in for it, which was fortunate because in fact it came the next day. Fortunately, we have lovely neighbours who teamed up to carry them onto their own property until our return... then help us carry them back!

So all in all I definitely recommend. and THANKS for the product and good service.

June 23, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID - DO NOT BUY FROM HERE

There is no phone line to report problems, emails go unanswered. THe gates turned up without the latch or fixings needed to mount them to the wall. I wish I'd read these reviews before buying - AVOID DO NOT USE THEM!

May 2, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointing.

Disappointing.
Customer service phone number advertised has been closed.
Communication by email only.
Courier they use are very unreliable and my order wasn't delivered.
We have a landscape project and need several more gates but definitely won't use this firm.

October 12, 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Company

Always a pleasure dealing with this insightful company. I'm a regular customer and I'm never let down.

March 17, 2020
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Reply from Metal Gates Direct

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with a review. We are extremely pleased you are happy with our products and service. Your business is very much appreciated and look forward to hearing from you again in the near future with more orders for gates and fencing.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

For the price...dreadful....Made from…

For the price...dreadful....Made from thin steel section and very thin tube welded together. Hinge brackets provide just in and out movement. No up and down adjustment as in field gates which can be easily provided by drilling slots in the gate and not holes. Side to side adjustment not there either. This makes fitting real hard work. Not enough effort in designing the product gone on. They expect using M6 bolts and just two fixing holes on the hinge plates to stand the test of time ???? The life of the product? I reckon seven years tops....There are much, much better manufacturers on the market. If you use this company then you have been warned !!

Update; I was a subcontractor on site so, yes, you would have no record. I personally would not buy from just on the strength of your arrogant reply!! Learn how to deal with your consumers properly and politely then you may get somewhere. I stand by my comments. This is a poorly manufactured product!

March 5, 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Metal Gates Direct

We are very sorry that you are not happy with your purchase however we have no details of your order or any record of you making a complaint to us in person at any time. We therefore cannot understand why you would leave us a negative review without first allowing us to address any issues that may have arisen in the first instance.

To address your issues (given that all information about the item you ordered is clearly displayed on the website within the product description including the type of hinges and the specification of the steel).

1. Based on the fact you have said the gate does not have adjustable hinges we presume you have ordered one of our low priced entry level ornamental designs. Whilst these are made of smaller sized components (the sizes of which are listed in the items description) they still feature solid flat bar steel frames and infill bars.

2. There is no adjustment in the hinges on our entry level gates (hence why we refer to them in the product description as "fixed hinges").

3. We make no mention of in/out or up/down adjustment on these items and cannot be responsible if you assumed this was the case.

4. With reference to the mounting brackets, any gate with this type of hinge is only lightweight and two holes per mounting bracket offers sufficient strength to support the weight of the item provided you install it using appropriate fixings onto a solid surface. (we sell thousands of these types of gate every year and have never had a customer come back to us saying the support bracket has failed)

5. The M6 bolts are designed to connect the gate to the bracket and act as a pivot point only.

6. If you needed a gate with adjustable hinges we do have many options with this type of configuration (any gate with this type of hinge clearly states "adjustable hinges")

In closing, we have lots of useful help and advice pages on our website that are designed to provide our customers with all the information they need to make an informed buying decision and as such feel this review to be very unfair and not a true reflection of the products we sell or the service we provide.

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