Full height turnstile gates are security turnstiles and pedestrian access control swing gates that span from floor to ceiling. These turnstile gates swing like regular doors, but with added security and access control features. These full height turnstile gates provide ADA-compliant access for handicapped entrants while still offering full floor-to-ceiling security and access control.
Full height ADA gates are manufactured from heavy-gauge steel. Finish options include galvanized, powder-coated, and stainless steel finishes. It is not uncommon for customers to further customize their full height gates with custom passage widths, panic bars, card readers, magnetic locks, and motorized openers.
Full height turnstile gates are security entrance gates that provide maximum floor-to-ceiling security and access control for handicap accessible entrances and exits. These ADA-compliant turnstile gates are also used to secure entrances at industrial sites, manufacturing plants, and fulfillment centers where packages, tools, and other large objects must enter that cannot fit through conventional full height turnstiles. Further, they are commonly used at construction sites as secure entrances through perimeter fences.
Here is what facilities managers, architects, and contractors most often ask about full height turnstiles.
A full height gate is a pedestrian access control swing gate that spans from floor to ceiling. These gates swing like a regular door but add security and access-control features. Every Hayward full height ADA gate allows for handicap access. Think of a full height ADA gate like a door, but with heightened security features, tamper-proof hardware, and a breach-proof design.
Use a full height gate when you need the security of a full height entrance, but a rotating turnstile is not practical for the application. Common examples include entrances that must provide ADA and wheelchair access, locations that need to accommodate deliveries, carts, tools, or other bulky items, and sites where there is not enough room to install both a full height turnstile and a separate ADA gate.
Full height gates are also useful when emergency egress is required. A panic bar-equipped gate, such as the HTG-M, can provide a secure, controlled entrance during normal operation while still allowing emergency exit when needed.
In many full height turnstile arrays, the gate serves as the accessible and oversized passage point, while the turnstiles handle normal one-person-at-a-time pedestrian traffic.
Full height gates are commonly installed anywhere a facility needs both high security and a wider controlled passage than a standard full height turnstile can provide. One of their most important uses is providing ADA and wheelchair access while maintaining floor-to-ceiling perimeter security. They are also ideal for carts, deliveries, tools, equipment, packages, and other large items that cannot pass through a standard turnstile. Common applications include construction sites, manufacturing plants, fulfillment centers, government facilities, stadiums, and other secured entrances.
Because they provide floor-to-ceiling access control, full height gates are also a strong choice for secure pedestrian entrances and exits that must maintain the security level of the surrounding fence line or access point. With galvanized, powder-coated, and stainless steel finish options, they are well-suited for both indoor and demanding outdoor environments.
Full height gates offer a higher level of physical security than standard doors, waist high turnstiles, and conventional swing gates. Their floor-to-ceiling construction helps prevent climbing over, crawling under, and bypassing the opening, while their heavy-gauge steel and other high-grade, tamper-resistant materials are built to withstand far more abuse than a typical commercial door.
They are especially valuable when a facility needs a wider accessible opening without creating a weak point in an otherwise secure perimeter. Mesh infill models, like the HTG-M, add another layer of protection by helping prevent reach-through and tampering. Full height gates can also integrate with access control systems and electronic locking hardware, allowing facilities to tightly control who can use the opening while maintaining durable, high-security access.
Choose full height turnstiles for maximum security and waist high turnstiles for economy and supervised, lower-risk entrances. Full height turnstiles stand around 8 feet tall, operate like a revolving door, allow only one person through at a time, and eliminate climbing over crawling under. Waist high turnstiles are the economical choice for stadiums, amusement parks, office lobbies, and universities where you mainly need to guide foot traffic, count attendance, or deter casual entry.
