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A gate that won’t open in Sherman Oaks isn’t just an inconvenience. It’s a car stuck in the driveway on a 105-degree afternoon, a delivery driver leaning on the horn on Sepulveda Boulevard, or a security gap wide open all night. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we fix gates right where they sit, usually the same day you call. Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001 because he got tired of seeing neighbors pay for full replacements when a $40 hinge bracket and twenty minutes of welding would have done the job. Call (559) 844-6989 and a live person answers. Not a voicemail tree. Not a call center. Somebody who knows what your gate trouble sounds like before you finish describing it.
We don’t have a dispatch delay or a “sometime between 8 and 5” window. You tell us what the gate is doing, we tell you when we’ll pull up, and we show up. The name on the shop is the name on the invoice, and the guy who quotes your repair is the same guy who welds it.
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.
Why Sherman Oaks Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Sherman Oaks is one of those places where people keep an eye on their block. They notice when a neighbor’s gate has been hanging crooked for a month, and they ask who fixed it once it’s straight again. That’s how most of our calls come in from neighborhoods like the streets off of Van Nuys Boulevard near the Galleria or the hillside lanes climbing north of Ventura Boulevard toward Mulholland. A neighbor saw the truck, saw the gate swing smooth again, and wrote down the number.
For 29 years, Gatewood Fence & Gate has been locally owned and owner-operated. Hal’s license number and shop address are published for anyone to look up. Every crew member who shows up is background-checked and in uniform. And before any work starts, you get the price in writing and agreed to. No phone quote that changes at the door. We can’t stand that. If the guy standing in your driveway can’t point to the exact part that failed and explain why, he shouldn’t be touching your gate. That’s the standard Hal built this company on, and it’s the one his crew works to every day in Sherman Oaks.
When we finish a job, you get the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no “that’s a different issue.” If we fixed it and it’s not fixed, we come back and make it right. Plain as that.
We also answer the phone around the clock. A live person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. That matters most at 6:30 a.m. when the gate won’t move and the whole house needs to get out.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Sherman Oaks
Most gate companies want to sell you a new gate. Hal wants to fix the one you have. Here’s what we do in Sherman Oaks, in plain terms.
Gate Repair
This covers the gate itself: hinge replacement, sagging panel correction, weld cracks, bent steel, rusted-through bottom rails, latch failures, and post problems. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Sherman Oaks.
Gate Installation
When a gate is genuinely beyond saving, or a homeowner wants to add a driveway gate for the first time, we install it properly. That means posts set at the right depth for Sherman Oaks soil, hinges rated for the gate’s weight and grade, and an operator matched to the slope. We measure, we order, we build, and we don’t leave until the gate cycles smooth. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Sherman Oaks.
Gate Motor & Opener
We service and replace operators from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear, among others. On a hillside gate above Ventura Boulevard, the operator has to fight gravity every single cycle. Undersell it and the motor cooks itself within a year. Hal specs operators for the load they’ll actually pull, not the load a flat-land brochure assumes. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Sherman Oaks.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, loop detectors, phone-based entry, remotes. We install them, program them, and fix them when they stop talking to the operator. If your keypad stopped opening the gate after a power blink, we’ll have it sorted.
Gate Parts & Welding
Hal welds on site, in your driveway, so the gate doesn’t have to be hauled off to some shop. Broken hinge, cracked frame, snapped picket: we repair it where it hangs. If a gate company quotes you a new gate because a weld failed, get a second opinion. We give free second opinions on written estimates.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Sherman Oaks
We work across Sherman Oaks, from the flat streets around the 91403 and 91423 zip codes up to the hillside canyon roads and the properties tucked south of Ventura Boulevard near the Sepulveda Pass. Typical response time across the area is same-day for urgent gate failures, with a firm arrival window you can set your watch by.
- Longridge Estates
- Sherman Oaks Hills (north of Mulholland Drive)
- Chandler Boulevard corridor
- Van Nuys Boulevard and Kester Avenue area
- Neighborhoods south of the Galleria toward Sepulveda Boulevard
Why Sherman Oaks’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Sherman Oaks sits at the transition between the flat San Fernando Valley floor and the hillside neighborhoods climbing toward Mulholland Drive. That means a real share of properties have driveways pitched at serious grades: 10% and steeper on the canyon streets. A swing gate on a 10% slope puts a steady uphill load on its operator every time it cycles. Spec a gravity-compensating operator and heavier-duty hinges, or the motor burns out in the first year. That detail is exactly what out-of-area companies miss when they quote these jobs. We don’t.
The Valley’s heat trap doesn’t help either. Sherman Oaks regularly hits 105 to 110 degrees in the summer. Gate operator motors fail faster here than they do in coastal LA markets, and metal sliding gates expand in the afternoon sun and bind on their tracks. Santa Ana wind events funnel through the Sepulveda Pass and into the Valley, slamming swing gates past their stops, bending hinges, and cracking masonry columns. Add the housing stock: post-WWII ranch homes from the 1950s and 1960s on the valley floor, and 1960s-to-1980s hillside construction climbing toward Mulholland. Both eras built gate posts from wood, and decades of heat cycles and termite pressure have hollowed out a lot of them at grade. The 1980s and 1990s security boom put wrought-iron driveway gates on many of these properties, and those original Apollo and early LiftMaster operators are now failing en masse. That’s why full operator replacement and deteriorated wood-post rebuilding are the two most common calls we get in Sherman Oaks.
What this means for you: if your gate worked last month and doesn’t now, it’s rarely a mystery. It’s a motor that cooked in the heat, a post that rotted at the base, or a hinge that a Santa Ana gust finally snapped. We see these exact failures every week in Sherman Oaks, and we fix them the right way.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Sherman Oaks
Every job is priced upfront and in writing before any work starts. Here’s what you’re generally looking at in Sherman Oaks.
- Hinge replacement: $120 to $280 per hinge, including welding on-site.
- Gate post rebuild (wood rot at grade): $450 to $900, depending on post size and how far the rot goes.
- Operator replacement (single swing gate): $800 to $1,600 installed, depending on brand and slope.
- Weld repair on a sagging or cracked gate panel: $150 to $400.
- Track adjustment for a binding sliding gate: $180 to $320.
We knock $40 off any repair over $200, with no trip charge inside the county. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. Call (559) 844-6989 and tell us what the gate is doing; we’ll give you a straight price before we touch anything.
Service Area - Cities Near Sherman Oaks
Our crews also cover the surrounding Valley and hillside communities. If you’re just over the line, you can find the same repair-first approach in Van Nuys, Encino, Studio City, and Tarzana.
Serving Sherman Oaks, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sherman Oaks 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 About Gate Repair in Sherman Oaks
Most repairs run between $120 and $900, depending on whether it’s a hinge, post, or operator. Weld repairs start around $150, and full operator replacement on a hillside gate typically runs $800 to $1,600. Every price is quoted and agreed to in writing before work begins, so there are no surprises at the end. Call (559) 844-6989 and describe what’s happening; we’ll give you an exact quote, and estimates are free.
Most urgent repairs we can get to the same day. A gate that won’t open or close, or one that’s hanging off its post, gets priority. Tell us what the gate is doing when you call, and we’ll give you a firm arrival window rather than a vague “sometime today.” If your gate is still cycling but acting up, we’ll still typically get you scheduled within a day or two.
Yes, and that’s one of our most common call types. A swing gate on a 10 to 15 percent grade needs an operator rated for the uphill load and hinges built for constant stress. We spec those correctly from the start, which is why our hillside operator replacements outlast the ones done by flat-valley companies. Call (559) 844-6989 and we’ll put eyes on your slope before we quote.
Usually not. If the gate panel itself is sound, we can often rebuild or reframe the post without replacing the gate. We’ll cut out the rotted section, weld or frame a solid base, and reset the hinge. If the panel is also compromised, we’ll tell you that too, but we only replace what actually needs replacing. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
We’re certified to service nine major brands, including LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear. If you have an older Apollo or early LiftMaster from the 80s or 90s, we can usually tell you whether it’s worth repairing or if replacement makes more sense before we quote either. Call (559) 844-6989 with the brand and model from the sticker on the motor, and we’ll work from there.
Some things are straightforward, but gate springs, high-tension cables, and heavy swing gates under load can cause serious injury if they let go. If your gate has tensioned components or weighs more than a couple hundred pounds, have a trained professional handle it. We’d rather see you call us than get hurt in the driveway. We’ll show up, assess it, and give you a quote before any work starts.
Get Your Sherman Oaks Gate Fixed Right
If your gate is sagging, stuck, grinding, or won’t open at all, call (559) 844-6989 now. A live person answers, day or night. We’ll ask what the gate is doing, give you a straight answer about what it’ll take to fix it, and show up when we say we will. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is. Back to home.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Sherman Oaks neighborhoods with gate repair, installation, and operator service since 2001.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate repair pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Sherman Oaks Customers Say
"Welded the hinge back onto our wrought iron gate on site rather than taking it away for a fortnight. Ground it back and painted it and you cannot see the repair."
- Winston Achterberg"Safety photo eyes on our old gate had been bypassed by whoever serviced it last, which he was genuinely annoyed about on my behalf. Fitted proper sealed ones and wired them the way they should be."
- Otis Redmond"Hundred and forty feet of cedar privacy fence, all posts set in concrete, all of it dead level on ground that is anything but. He walked the line with me twice before a single hole was dug."
- Judith Stallworth