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A gate motor replacement or repair in Beverly Hills typically runs $850 to $3,400 depending on the operator type, gate weight, and whether new control wiring or a permit inspection is required. Most jobs are quoted and scheduled within 72 hours, and we carry the operators and control boards that match the custom estate gates this city is known for. Hal Gatewood has worked on hundreds of Beverly Hills properties since 2001, from flat-lot Spanish Colonials south of Sunset to steep Trousdale Estates moderns with cantilevered slides. Call (951) 749-5734 and you’ll talk to a live person, not a phone tree.
We know why your gate hesitates, jerks, or trips the breaker. We know what Beverly Hills Building & Safety will ask about before we even cut the first conductor. And we know that on a 900-pound ornamental gate, the motor is the last thing you want an outsider guessing at.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Beverly Hills’s Preferred Gate Motor & Opener Company
Beverly Hills homeowners don’t call us because we’re the cheapest. They call us because the gate is original to a 1929 Wallace Neff estate or a 1962 Mid-Century in Trousdale, and the last company quoted a replacement when a bearing and two hours of work would have fixed it. That’s the repair-first approach Hal Gatewood has run on since 2001, and it matters even more here, where a matching ornamental gate can cost $40,000 to refabricate. We weld on site, machine parts when we have to, and we don’t haul your gate to a yard across town.
Every job we do in Beverly Hills carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If the operator acts up or the gate binds, one call brings Hal back. His name is on the shop and on every invoice, and his address is published for anyone who wants to drive over and look him in the eye. That’s the accountability this city is used to.
Response time to Beverly Hills is same-day for emergencies and within 24 to 48 hours for scheduled repairs. We stock Linear, Ghost Controls, Viking, and DoorKing boards and remotes, so we’re not waiting on a distributor to ship from Texas while your gate sits half-open on Benedict Canyon Drive.
Our Gate Motor & Opener Services in Beverly Hills
Motor Installation
Installing a new operator on a Beverly Hills gate is not a bolt-and-go job. The gate’s weight, the post condition, the approach angle, and the automation tie-ins all dictate whether we spec a chain-drive, belt-drive, or hydraulic unit. On a Trousdale Estates slide gate with a 14-degree incline, a residential-grade wheel-drive opener will burn out in months. We size the operator to the gate, not to the catalog.
A full motor installation in Beverly Hills runs $1,200 to $3,800 including the operator, safety photo eyes, new mounting hardware, and basic control wiring. We quote the price in writing before any work starts, and that number is the number. No surprises at the door.
Motor Repair
About 70% of the motor failures we see in Beverly Hills are fixable without replacing the operator. Thrust bearings worn from a sagging hinge post, stripped drive gears from Santa Ana wind loads, capacitor failures, board issues, limit switch drift. We diagnose, show you what we found, and repair what’s broken. If the motor genuinely needs to go, we’ll tell you that too, and we’ll show you the failed part.
Most motor repairs in Beverly Hills land between $280 and $950. If it’s over $200, take $40 off. If another company gave you a written estimate for a full replacement, bring it to us for a free second opinion.
Linear Motor
Linear operators are popular on the long, straight driveways south of Sunset, where a heavy wrought-iron swing gate needs smooth, controlled movement. We stock Linear boards, remotes, and gear kits, and we reprogram them to work with existing intercoms and keypads. A new Linear operator or drive assembly in Beverly Hills typically runs $900 to $2,400 installed.
We also see a fair number of Linear units on hillside properties where the installer undersized the operator for the gate’s true weight. A gate that lists 600 pounds on paper can be 900 with ornamental scrollwork and a solid infill panel. We weigh it, then we spec it.
Slide Motor
Beverly Hills slide gates are concentrated north of Sunset, where driveways angle up and a swing gate would clip the grade. Cantilevered slide gates here are often custom-engineered for the curve of the approach, and the operator has to match that geometry precisely. We replace and repair slide motors on Viking, DoorKing, and Ghost Controls systems, and we recut rack and pinion as needed so the gate doesn’t bind mid-travel.
Slide motor work in Beverly Hills runs $950 to $3,400 depending on the drive type and whether we’re reusing the existing rack. On canyon-adjacent properties we also inspect and replace grit-worn nylon rollers because a smooth slide depends on them as much as the motor itself.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Beverly Hills
We’re certified to service nine major gate operator brands, and in Beverly Hills the ones we see most are Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. We carry common boards, remotes, and limit switches for all four so a repair doesn’t stall while a part ships. If your operator predates the current owner’s remodel, we can still source or machine the parts, because that’s normal in this city. Hundreds of estates here run FAAC, BFT, and Mighty Mule units from the 1990s and 2000s, and we keep them alive with board repair and proper wiring rather than pushing a replacement you don’t need.
Visit our Gate Motor & Opener page to see the full list of brands and sub-services we handle.
Common Gate Motor & Opener Problems We See in Beverly Hills Homes
- Santa Ana grit eating rollers and gears. The gusts that funnel through Benedict and Coldwater Canyons carry fine dust that works into nylon rollers, dries out plastic gears, and causes jerky slide gate movement. We see it most on canyon-adjacent estates where the gate faces the wind directly.
- Sagging hinge posts overloading the operator. Heavy custom wrought-iron swing gates eventually sag, and the entire load lands on the operator’s thrust bearings. The motor burns out, the gears strip, and the fix starts at the post, not the panel. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
- Interference from 1950s-60s intercom wiring. Original unshielded Bell wire running from the house to the gate picks up noise that confuses modern operator control boards. The motor may run fine one day and ghost-open the next until we re-pull the low-voltage run or install filtered terminals.
- Undersized operators from previous installations. Beverly Hills gates are heavier than anyone expects. A contractor who sized the operator from a spec sheet instead of a scale leaves you with a motor that trips its thermal overload every summer afternoon. We weigh the gate and match the drive to the real number.
Pricing for Gate Motor & Opener in Beverly Hills, CA
Here’s what we actually charge in Beverly Hills as of 2026. Motor repair: $280 to $950. Operator replacement: $850 to $2,800 depending on drive type and gate weight. Slide motor installation: $950 to $3,400 if we’re recutting rack and pinion. Linear operator installation: $900 to $2,400. Full motor installation with new safety edges, photo eyes, and control wiring: $1,200 to $3,800. Permit and inspection fees from Beverly Hills Building & Safety are separate and we’ll tell you the exact amount before we pull them.
The final price is agreed in writing before any work begins. We don’t change it at the door. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, free second opinions on written estimates, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (951) 749-5734 and we’ll quote your gate over the phone in about ten minutes.
We Also Serve Cities Near Beverly Hills
While we spend most of our week in Beverly Hills, we also run calls into West Hollywood, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, and Santa Monica. If you’re in one of those neighborhoods and your gate won’t close, call the same number: (951) 749-5734.
Serving Beverly Hills, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Beverly Hills 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 Motor & Opener in Beverly Hills
That hesitation is almost always grit-worn nylon rollers, a misaligned rack and pinion, or a drive gear with the teeth starting to skip. On Trousdale slopes, the incline adds load to every moving part, and Santa Ana dust accelerates the wear. We inspect the rollers, the rack alignment, and the gear mesh together because they all have to be right for a smooth slide. Call (951) 749-5734 and we’ll schedule a diagnostic.
Yes. We recently replaced an original 1960s FAAC slide operator on a Mid-Century estate north of Sunset with a Viking hydraulic drive, recutting the rack and pinion to match the gate’s 14-degree incline, and integrated the existing Crestron system so the gate opens with the same wall pad as the pool cover. Our crew also had to pull a Beverly Hills Building & Safety permit for the new loop detector wiring, something an LA City contractor would have skipped. If your FAAC control board has dry contact inputs, Crestron speaks to it fine. If not, we add a small relay interface and program it clean.
In many cases, yes. Beverly Hills Building & Safety operates independently of LA City, and the department is notably strict about gate automation permits. A solar-powered operator or access-control intercom wiring that would go uninspected in adjacent LA neighborhoods often triggers a standalone permit and inspection here. We’ll check the specifics for your property before we start, pull the permit if it’s required, and handle the inspection. An LA City contractor who assumes the rules don’t apply is how you end up with a stop-work order and a half-installed gate.
For a gate that heavy on a flat driveway, we spec a hydraulic swing operator or a heavy-duty linear actuator with a thrust bearing upgrade, not a residential wheel-drive unit. The operator gets sized to the gate’s real weight, which means we weigh it before we quote it. On 1920s properties the hinge posts are often original and fatigued, so post reinforcement usually happens before the motor goes in. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start.
No. A properly sized battery backup on a Beverly Hills gate should last three to five years. Dead-in-a-year batteries mean the operator is drawing standby current it shouldn’t, usually from a control board keeping a relay energized or a charger that never reaches float. We test the draw, replace the battery with the correct sealed lead-acid or lithium unit, and fix the circuit that killed the first one. A battery backup is also required by Beverly Hills code for any new gate with a fire lane or emergency access requirement, so it pays to do it right. Call (951) 749-5734 for an exact quote, and estimates are free.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Beverly Hills since 2001.