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If your gate is groaning, sagging, or refusing to budge on one of Los Feliz’s hillside streets, we can usually have someone at your driveway the same day you call. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been owner-operated since 2001, and Hal Gatewood still answers the phone himself around the clock. You won’t get a call center or a chatbot. You’ll get a straight answer, an honest price before any work begins, and a repair that’s documented in writing. Call (559) 844-6989 and tell us what your gate is doing.
Los Feliz gates take a beating that flatland neighborhoods never see. We know the streets above Franklin Avenue, the steep driveways off Los Feliz Boulevard, and the old masonry pilasters holding up those beautiful 1920s wrought-iron gates. When one fails, it’s never just a hinge or just a motor. It’s a combination of slope, age, and weather. That’s exactly what we diagnose and fix here, usually in one visit.
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 Los Feliz Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
The short version: our name is on the shop, our address is published, and our license number is one anyone can look up. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and he still shows up on job sites in Los Feliz himself. Not a salesman. Not a rotating crew from three counties away. The person who quotes your job is often the person who welds it.
We work throughout Los Feliz, including the historic estates near Los Feliz Village, the hillside streets around Griffith Park Boulevard, and the older properties clustered near Vermont Avenue and Hillhurst Avenue. Homeowners here tend to ask the same thing: can you actually fix this, or are you going to tell me I need a whole new gate? Our answer is almost always that we can repair it. That repair-first philosophy is why people keep our number.
Every job, from a hinge adjustment to a full operator replacement, is backed by our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no “that’s normal wear.” We also answer the phone with a live person 24/7, which matters when your gate fails at 10 p.m. and your car is trapped in the driveway.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Los Feliz
Gate Repair
Most of the gates we see in Los Feliz are heavy, custom, and decades old. We repair the gate where it stands: on-site welding, hinge replacement, sag correction, latch work, and panel straightening. If another company quoted you a full replacement, get a free second opinion from us before you spend that money.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in Los Feliz.
Gate Installation
A new gate on a Los Feliz hillside is not a bolt-and-go project. We measure the slope, check the pilasters, and build or order a gate that actually fits the opening and the grade. The installation includes proper post anchoring, hinge alignment, and a written price before any materials are ordered.
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Gate Motor & Opener
Steep driveways kill standard gate operators. We stock and service slope-rated motors and install the right operator for your gate’s weight and pitch. We’re certified on Viking, Linear, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing systems, among others, and we retrofit existing gates without tearing them apart.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Los Feliz.
Gate Access Control
From keypads and intercoms to telephone-entry and vehicle-detection loops, we wire access control that works with your existing gate. Los Feliz properties with long driveways or guest houses often need a system that is simple to use but hard to bypass. We design and install those systems without overcomplicating them.
Learn more about our gate access control work in Los Feliz by calling (559) 844-6989.
Gate Parts & Welding
We weld on site, in your driveway, while the gate stays on its hinges. That means a cracked rail, a broken hinge bracket, or a rusted-out bottom corner gets repaired the way a welder would repair it: with heat, not with a catalog of replacement parts. We also source and replace worn parts on Viking, Linear, DoorKing, and Ghost Controls operators.
Learn more about our gate parts and welding service in Los Feliz by calling (559) 844-6989.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Los Feliz
We are in and out of Los Feliz most days. Our typical response window in the area is same-day or next-morning for repair calls, depending on the time of day you call. Here are a few of the neighborhoods we know especially well:
- Los Feliz Village and the flats near Hillhurst and Vermont
- The hillside streets above Franklin Avenue toward Griffith Park
- The historic estates along Los Feliz Boulevard
- The Franklin Hills area and its terraced driveways
- The Vermont Avenue corridor and adjacent side streets
Why Los Feliz’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Los Feliz is not a flat grid. The hillside lots climbing toward Griffith Park create driveways that pitch steeply, often past 5 to 7 degrees of grade. On those slopes, a standard swing-gate operator struggles from the day it’s mounted. The motor works against gravity every cycle, stripping gears within a year or two and cracking the bottom rail weld where the gate drags its uphill corner. We see this exact failure repeatedly in the hills above Franklin Avenue. The fix is not a new motor every 18 months. It’s a slope-rated operator, proper counterweighting, and a hinge post that is actually plumb.
The housing stock compounds the problem. Los Feliz is full of 1920s through 1940s Spanish Colonial Revival and Mediterranean Revival estates with original wrought-iron gates that were built heavy for a reason. Those gates are not standardized. They are custom, ornate, and often set into brick pilasters or poured-concrete piers that have settled unevenly over decades. When the post leans, the gate sags, and the operator binds. You cannot fix the panel without fixing the post. That is the first thing we check, and on Los Feliz properties it is usually the root cause.
Then there is the Santa Ana wind. It funnels through the Griffith Park corridor with enough force to push a solid iron gate against its hinges and operator arm for hours at a stretch. Repeated lateral stress like that wears hinge pins and loosens mounting bolts faster than anything else. During the long dry season, rust on bare wrought iron hides until winter rain soaks into the pitting. By February, we’re cutting out rust pockets that were invisible in August. It all means gate repair in Los Feliz is less about the broken part and more about why the part gave out. That is the actual job.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Los Feliz
Repair pricing in Los Feliz runs roughly $180 to $340 for most hinge, latch, and alignment work. A gate motor replacement, including a slope-rated operator, typically runs $650 to $1,400 depending on the brand and the gate’s weight. Access-control additions like keypads or intercoms start around $400 and go up with complexity. Every job gets a written price before work begins, and that price does not change at the door.
We also offer a few standing terms, with no haggling: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. If your gate is down and the quote you have doesn’t sit right, call (559) 844-6989 and we’ll come look.
Service Area - Cities Near Los Feliz
We fix gates all around Los Feliz, but we also serve the neighboring communities. If your property sits just outside the neighborhood, take a look at our service pages for Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Sherman Oaks. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Los Angeles office, with crews serving Los Feliz locally.
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 About Gate Repair in Los Feliz
In most cases, yes. We keep same-day availability for gate failures in Los Feliz because we know a stuck gate traps your car and leaves your property open. Call (559) 844-6989 in the morning and we can usually be at your driveway before the afternoon is out. Emergency calls are answered by a live person 24/7, and we’ll tell you straight whether it’s a same-day fix or a next-morning visit.
A new gate motor, installed on a Los Feliz hillside driveway, typically runs $650 to $1,400. The range depends on the gate’s weight, the slope, and whether your existing operator was undersized to begin with. We’ll give you a written quote before ordering anything, and if you have another estimate in hand, we’ll review it free. Call (559) 844-6989 for an exact number.
It is almost always the post, not the hinge. On steep Los Feliz driveways, the hinge post leans over time or was set out of plumb from the start. The gate then drags its uphill corner through the opening arc, which strips operator gears and cracks the bottom rail weld. We re-plum the post, reinforce it if needed, and only then adjust or replace the hinge. Fixing the hinge alone means you’ll see us again in a few months.
Yes, on a regular basis. Los Feliz’s Spanish Colonial and Mediterranean Revival homes are full of original heavy wrought-iron gates that no off-the-shelf part can replace. We weld on site and fabricate matching repairs rather than swapping in modern components that look wrong and fit worse. If your gate is original to the house, we treat it that way. Call (559) 844-6989 and tell us how old it is. We will come look before recommending anything.
A full installation includes measuring the slope and the opening, checking the existing posts or pilasters, ordering or building the gate, mounting the hardware, and installing the operator if you want one. On hillside lots we include slope compensation as standard, not as an upsell. The price is quoted and agreed in writing before any materials are ordered, and every installation carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (559) 844-6989 for a free measure and a written quote.
Call for Gate Repair in Los Feliz
If your gate is broken, sagging, or just making a sound it should not make, call us. We’ll answer. We’ll come from the Los Angeles office, look at the gate, and tell you what it needs and what it will cost. The price won’t move. The work will be done right, and if it isn’t, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means we come back. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and his name is on every invoice. Call (559) 844-6989 now. If it’s late, call anyway. A live person picks up.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Los Feliz 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 Los Feliz Customers Say
"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"Driveway gate had been dragging for two years and two other companies told me the whole thing needed replacing. Hal reset the posts, rehung it and it swings like it did when it went in. A fraction of the price of a new one."
- Hollis Amberly"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