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Gate installation in Los Feliz typically runs $2,400-$7,800 for a standard automatic driveway gate, and $900-$2,200 for a pedestrian gate. Most jobs take one to three days once materials arrive, and we quote the full price in writing before any work starts. If you live on one of the hillside streets above Franklin Avenue, your gate needs different hardware than a flat-lot home in Silver Lake would need. That’s not a sales pitch. It’s the difference between a gate that lasts twenty years and one that eats its own gears in eighteen months. Call (559) 844-6989 and we’ll come measure it ourselves, free.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Los Feliz’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his name is on the shop. That matters more in Los Feliz than in most places, because this neighborhood is full of original 1920s and 1930s gates that big companies won’t touch. They want to sell you a new aluminum gate and walk away. We’d rather re-plumb your hinge post, reinforce the brick pilaster, and keep the wrought iron your house was built with.
Our Gate Installation team knows the difference between a gate that sags because of a bad hinge and a gate that sags because the 90-year-old masonry behind it shifted. That distinction saves you thousands. We also answer the phone with a live person, at any hour. Not a voicemail, not a dispatch queue. You call, Hal or one of his crew picks up.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings us back. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate you already have, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. You don’t haggle for those. They’re just how we work.
Our Gate Installation Services in Los Feliz
Driveway Gate
Driveway gates in Los Feliz rarely sit on flat ground. Streets like Nottingham, upper Vermont, and the lanes off Los Feliz Boulevard pitch in ways that punish a standard operator. We size every driveway gate installation to the actual grade, the actual weight of the gate, and the actual condition of the posts before we order a single part. A driveway gate on a 7-degree slope needs slope-compensating hardware or custom counterweighting. Skip that step and you’re buying a new operator in eighteen months.
Swing Gate
Swing gates dominate Los Feliz because most driveways open directly onto sidewalks and the lots are wider than they are deep. The problem with swing gates on hillside lots is that they drag the uphill corner of the opening arc when the posts aren’t plumb. We see it constantly, and it’s the most common repeat-service call in the hills. The fix isn’t just adjusting the hinges. It’s re-plumbing the post, reinforcing the pilaster if it’s original masonry, and then setting the operator with the right torque limits so the gate clears cleanly every time.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates are the right answer for narrow driveways, tight entryways, and garages set back on steep lots where a swing gate would chew up too much room. On Los Feliz hillsides, a sliding gate still needs a level track run, which sometimes means digging and shotcrete work where the driveway slope exceeds what the gate can climb. We’ll tell you if your site suits a slider before anyone starts drilling anchors. We’d rather lose a sale than install a gate that fights its own track.
Pedestrian Gate
Pedestrian gates in Los Feliz are rarely standalone. They’re built into the same 1920s brick pilasters as the driveway gate, and they’ve been catching the same Santa Ana wind load for decades. When we install a new pedestrian gate, we check the hinge side for masonry settlement first. It can save you from replacing the gate twice. We’ll match the style to your existing ironwork and install a proper latch, closer, and lock hardware that will hold up to kid use and weather.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Los Feliz
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That covers nearly every operator you’ll find in a Los Feliz driveway, including older legacy models that other companies refuse to work on. We carry common boards, arms, and safety edges locally, so if your FAAC or Viking operator fails, we’re not waiting on a part from three states away. If it’s an obsolete control board, Hal will tell you honestly whether it’s worth a retrofit or whether you’re throwing good money after bad.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Los Feliz Homes
- Original brick pilasters that have settled out of plumb. Los Feliz was largely built between 1920 and 1940. Brick and poured-concrete pilasters from that era crack and shift over decades, pulling hinge posts out of line. A gate hung from a leaning post will sag, drag, and eventually crack the bottom rail weld.
- Wrought-iron gates with no modern safety features. Many Los Feliz gates predate photo-eye requirements. When we replace just the operator on an old gate, we upgrade the safety equipment to current standards, so the gate won’t close on a person, a pet, or a car.
- Operators installed without slope compensation on steep driveways. This strips gears within 12-18 months on grades over 5-7 degrees. We see it on hillside streets above Franklin Avenue all the time, and it’s almost always a flat-lot installation approach applied to a hillside lot.
- Santa Ana wind fatigue on hinges and anchors. The Griffith Park corridor funnels Santa Ana wind with real force into the Los Feliz hills. Repeated lateral stress loosens anchor bolts, works hinges loose, and puts side-load on operator arms. Bolts need retorquing and hinges need inspection more often here than in flat neighborhoods.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Los Feliz, CA
A single swing driveway gate in Los Feliz, with a new operator and standard steel construction, typically runs $2,400-$4,800. A double driveway gate runs $3,800-$7,800 depending on weight, material, and whether we’re reusing existing posts or setting new ones. Pedestrian gates run $900-$2,200 including hinges, latch, and closer. Sliding gate installations start around $3,500 and go up with track work on steep lots.
What moves the price: the grade of your driveway, the material of your gate (wrought iron weighs more and takes more labor), the condition of the pilasters, and any demolition or masonry repair we need to do before the gate goes in. The price we quote is the price you pay. We agree on it before any work starts, and we don’t come back with a change order unless you ask for more work. Call (559) 844-6989 for a free measure and written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Los Feliz
Our crew works throughout this side of Los Angeles. If you’re in Los Feliz and your neighbor in Beverly Hills needs a gate, send them our way. We also serve Santa Monica, Sherman Oaks, and the wider Los Angeles area. Wherever you are in the area, Hal or one of his crew will show up on time and do the job right.
Serving Los Feliz, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Los Feliz area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Gate Installation in Los Feliz
No. A standard swing gate operator installed on a 7-degree or steeper driveway in Los Feliz will bind, strip gears, and fail within 12 to 18 months. That’s the failure pattern we see on hillside streets above Franklin Avenue. You need slope-compensating hardware or custom counterweighting, and the gate itself has to be hung so it clears the uphill corner of the opening arc. We’ll assess your grade and recommend the right setup before quoting anything. Call (559) 844-6989 for a free evaluation.
Usually, yes. You can’t mount a new operator on a gate that hangs from a leaning post. The pilaster has to be stabilized, the post re-plumbed, and the masonry repaired before the gate and operator go back on. In some cases, we can reinforce the existing pilaster with steel and epoxy anchors rather than tearing it out. In others, replacement is cheaper and safer. We’ll tell you which one you’re looking at after we open it up to see what’s inside. Call (559) 844-6989 and we’ll come look at it.
It’s dragging because the hinge post is out of plumb, which is almost always caused by the brick or concrete pilaster shifting over decades of settlement and Santa Ana wind load. Adjusting the hinges doesn’t fix the post. The gate will keep dragging until the post is re-plumbed or the pilaster is stabilized. That’s a repair-first job, and it’s one we do on site. On a hillside street above Franklin Avenue recently, we pulled a worn LiftMaster operator off a 1940s Spanish Revival gate, re-plumbed the shifted hinge post, installed a slope-compensated operator with a safety photocell, and rehung the heavy wrought-iron gate so it cleared the uphill corner cleanly. The gate works now, and it’ll keep working. Call (559) 844-6989 and we’ll come see what yours is doing.
They can over time, especially if the anchors aren’t set deep enough in original brick or concrete. The Griffith Park corridor gives Santa Ana wind a straight shot at the hills, and it gets stronger as it pushes through the canyon. Gates here catch lateral wind load that loosens anchor bolts and works hinges loose faster than flat-lot gates anywhere else in LA. We size anchors and hardware for wind load, and we recommend a bolt retorque and hinge inspection more often on hillside gates. It’s cheap insurance. Call (559) 844-6989 and ask Hal what he’d do at your property.
When you replace an operator on an existing gate, you’re required to bring the safety equipment up to current standards. That means photo-eyes, a closing-edge safety device, and proper entrapment protection. You can keep the old gate, but the safety gear has to be modern. We do this retrofit work regularly on Los Feliz’s older estates. It’s not optional, and it’s not just about code. It’s about not closing a gate on someone’s kid or your neighbor’s dog. Call (559) 844-6989 for a quote on the operator and safety upgrade.
Gate Installation That Understands Los Feliz’s Hills
Los Feliz isn’t flat, and your gate installer shouldn’t treat it like it is. Streets above Franklin Avenue pitch steeply enough that a gate installed with flat-lot assumptions will fail before the warranty card gets lost. The neighborhood’s 1920s-1940s Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean Revival homes carry original heavy wrought-iron gates set into aging brick or poured-concrete pilasters. That’s a structural job as much as a mechanical one. Add the Santa Ana wind corridor, and you’ve got three forces working against every gate in the hills: grade, masonry settlement, and wind load.
We’ve been fixing and installing gates long enough to know where we are before we even get out of the truck. Hal will be there himself, or you can drive to the shop and look him in the eye. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Call (559) 844-6989 for a free estimate on gate installation in Los Feliz. A live person answers, day or night.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Los Feliz since 2001.