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If you need a driveway or pedestrian gate installed in West Hollywood, expect to pay roughly $3,800 to $11,500 for a complete project, with most mid-range sliding gates on shared driveways landing between $5,500 and $8,200 including the operator, safety edges, and permit-drawings package. We complete the typical West Hollywood gate installation in two to five days on site, depending on footing work and whether the city’s Community Development Department needs a pre-pour inspection. Call (818) 514-7606 and Hal or one of his crew will talk you through what your specific courtyard, driveway, or pedestrian entrance actually needs, not what a catalog wants to sell you.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is West Hollywood’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We’re not a national outfit with a van that says one thing on the door and another on the invoice. Gatewood Fence & Gate is Hal Gatewood’s shop, and Hal has been at this since 2001. The name is on the building, the license number is published, and when you call about a gate installation in West Hollywood, you’re talking to a person who has pulled permits through West Hollywood’s own Community Development Department before, not someone reading a script. A live person answers around the clock, every day. No voicemail tree, no chatbot, no call center three states away.
West Hollywood customers call us because the work holds up. Posts set in 1920s concrete or soft adobe-mix footings behave differently than fresh suburban concrete, and we plan for that from the first shovel. When we install a slide gate on a shared driveway near Fairfax or Harper Avenue, we’re thinking about the renters, the tenants’ cars, the pedestrian gate that has to keep swinging, and the inspector who’s going to want to see the footing depth before we pour. That’s the job. That’s what separates Gate Installation done right from a gate that sags by the next rainy season.
Our West Hollywood customers keep our number because we show up in the window we promised and we stand behind the work with a 90-Day Done Right Promise, stamped in writing on every job. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no “that’s not covered.” We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve gotten from another contractor, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
Our Gate Installation Services in West Hollywood
Most West Hollywood properties weren’t built with gates in mind. They’re 1920s-1940s Spanish Colonial courtyard buildings, mid-century dingbats, and 1980s-2000s condo complexes that had automated gates retrofitted decades after original construction. That means every install starts with the site, not the catalog. Here’s what we handle most often in West Hollywood:
Driveway Gate Installation
A driveway gate on a West Hollywood shared driveway usually means a sliding gate, because there isn’t enough room for a swing leaf to arc across the right of way without hitting a car, a planter, or the neighbor’s wall. We install the rack and pinion operator, loop detector, and safety photocells so the gate opens reliably for tenants’ cars and refuses to close on a pedestrian. Permits are almost always required when you alter a shared driveway or right of way, and we handle the West Hollywood Community Development Department paperwork as part of the job.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates in West Hollywood are the workhorse. On buildings within a block of Santa Monica Boulevard’s nightlife corridor, a pedestrian gate cycles hundreds of times a week, every week. We install steel-frame pedestrian gates with mag-lock assemblies and keypads sized for that volume, anchored into the existing walkway or a fresh post footing rather than screwed into soft original stucco. A pedestrian gate hung on surface anchors into old stucco will pull out. That’s not an opinion; we see it every month.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates are the default for West Hollywood shared driveways, and for good reason. They need no swing clearance, they keep cars and foot traffic moving during installation, and they pair cleanly with loop detectors for vehicle-triggered opening. The installation depends on a level, properly set track or cantilever rail and a post footing deep enough for the operator’s torque. We’ve pulled half-buried operator posts out of West Hollywood driveways that were set in 12 inches of crumbling concrete. We go deeper, and we do it right the first time.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates still make sense on some West Hollywood properties, especially single-leaf gates on pedestrian entrances or double gates on wider courtyard openings where a slide gate would eat too much parking space. But the hinge post matters more than the gate itself. We set hinge posts in new concrete footings, often 24 inches or deeper depending on the gate’s weight and wind load, and we don’t bolt hinges into vintage stucco. A swing gate that pulls out of a soft original footing throws the leaf out of plumb and kills the operator clutch within months.
Double Gate Installation
Double gates on narrow West Hollywood courtyard entrances need careful planning. You’re typically working with 9 to 12 feet of opening, maybe less, and a post on each side that has to hold half the gate’s weight plus the operator’s push. We pour matched footings for both posts, set the leaves so they close against the mag-lock without slamming, and run the safety edges so the system meets code. If the footings are poured too shallow, the first winter rain heaves things out of line and the gate won’t close against the lock. We’ve fixed enough of those to know what not to do.
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Trusted Brands We Service in West Hollywood
West Hollywood buildings carry a mix of operators, and we’re certified to service nine major brands, including Viking, DoorKing, LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Ghost Controls, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That matters when the existing panel is a Viking slide operator on a shared driveway and the keypad is a DoorKing. We stock common parts for these brands locally, so a gate installation or operator swap doesn’t stall waiting on a freight delivery from across the country. If your building already has a brand you trust, we’ll work with it. If you don’t, we’ll recommend what fits the site and the budget, not the commission schedule.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in West Hollywood Homes
West Hollywood’s housing stock is dense, old, and heavily retrofitted. Here are the failures we run into most often on gate installations in the city:
- Swing gates pulling out of original stucco or adobe footings. Retrofit hinges screwed into 1920s-1940s soft mortar hold for a few months, then the leaf sags out of plumb and the operator clutch burns out. The fix is a new steel post set in a proper concrete footing, which is what we do from the start.
- Slide gates on shared driveways without loop detectors or photo-eyes. Without vehicle detection, cars entering from the street side hit the gate and bend the rack and pinion. We install loop detectors and safety photocells as part of every slide gate, every time. The West Hollywood inspector won’t pass it without them, and neither would we.
- Post footings poured too shallow for double gates on narrow courtyard entrances. After the first winter rain, shallow footings heave or crack, and the gate won’t close against the mag-lock. We set footings deep enough for the gate’s weight and the soil conditions, including the soft adobe-mix fill common on older West Hollywood lots.
- UV and sun damage to operators and finishes. West Hollywood’s dry summers and intense sun degrade powder-coat finishes and outdoor circuit boards faster than in coastal neighborhoods buffered by marine layer. We recommend powder-coat grades and enclosure placement that hold up to direct sun, not the cheapest option that looks good for one season.
Pricing for Gate Installation in West Hollywood, CA
A complete single driveway sliding gate installation in West Hollywood, including the gate, operator, loop detector, safety edges, permit drawings, and labor, typically runs $5,500 to $8,200. Pedestrian gate installations alone usually land between $3,800 and $5,500, depending on the gate’s size, keypad and mag-lock package, and whether we’re setting a new post or working with an existing one. Double swing gates on courtyard entrances run $6,800 to $11,500, with the footing work doing most of the heavy lifting on the price. Site conditions like crumbling original concrete, tight working space, and shared rights of way add cost, and we’ll tell you exactly where the money is going before we start. The price we quote is the price you pay. Nothing changes at the door.
Every quote is free, in writing, and agreed before any work starts. No trip charge inside the county. If you have a written estimate from another contractor, bring it in and we’ll give you a free second opinion.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Hollywood
While this page is about gate installation in West Hollywood, our crew regularly works in Beverly Hills, North Hollywood, Sherman Oaks, and Van Nuys. If you’re in one of those areas, the same approach applies: real footings, real permits, and a real person answering the phone. Call (818) 514-7606 and we’ll tell you if we serve your street.
Serving West Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the West Hollywood 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 West Hollywood
Yes, in almost every case. West Hollywood requires building permits through its own Community Development Department, not LADBS, for gate installations that alter a shared driveway or right of way. Inspectors here routinely flag post footings that disturb original 1920s-1940s concrete or soft adobe-mix without proper shoring. We pull the permit, schedule the inspections, and make sure the work passes the first time. Call (818) 514-7606 and we’ll check your specific property’s status before you spend a dollar.
Yes. On a 1930s Spanish Colonial courtyard building near Harper Avenue, we installed a Viking slide gate across a shared driveway that was too narrow for a swing gate and couldn’t close off pedestrian access during the work. We cut back the original crumbling footing, poured a new 24-inch post footing, and set a rack and pinion operator with a loop detector and safety photocells so the tenants’ cars and foot traffic kept moving the whole time. That’s our standard approach. We plan the sequence so people keep living their lives while we work.
Slide gates are the default in West Hollywood because shared driveways and narrow courtyard entrances don’t have room for a swing leaf to arc across the right of way without hitting a car, a planter, or the neighbor’s wall. Slide gates also keep cars and foot traffic moving during installation, which matters on buildings where 30 tenants need the driveway every morning. A swing gate only makes sense where there’s actual swing clearance, and in West Hollywood that’s the exception, not the rule.
We don’t anchor into the old material at all. We excavate the original footing, cut it back to sound material, and pour a new steel-reinforced concrete footing, typically 24 inches deep or more depending on the gate’s weight, wind load, and soil conditions. Then we set the post in that new footing and let it cure before we mount the gate and operator. Bolting brackets into 1920s adobe or soft stucco is how you get a gate that sags in six months. We don’t do it that way.
Often yes, but it depends on the actual opening width and the post conditions. Double gates on narrow West Hollywood courtyard entrances usually mean 9 to 12 feet of opening with a post on each side. We pour matched footings for both posts, set the leaves so they close against the mag-lock cleanly, and run safety edges to meet code. If footings are poured too shallow, the first winter rain heaves things out of line and the gate won’t close. We’ll tell you honestly whether a double gate, a single slide gate, or a pedestrian-only gate is the right call for your specific driveway, and we’ll quote it before any work starts. Call (818) 514-7606 for a free, written estimate.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in West Hollywood
If you need a gate installed on a shared driveway, a courtyard entrance, or a pedestrian walkway in West Hollywood, call Hal at (818) 514-7606. You’ll get a live person, a straight answer about permits and footings, and a written quote that doesn’t change at the door. We’ll be there when we said we’d be there, and the job carries a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving West Hollywood since 2001.