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A new driveway gate in Reseda typically costs between $2,800 and $6,500 for a standard single swing gate, and $4,200 to $9,000 for a sliding or double gate, including posts, hinges, operator, and labor. Most installations we do in Reseda take two to four days once materials are on site. We can often start within a week of your free measure, depending on whether custom steel needs fabrication. Call (951) 749-5734 and Hal will walk the site with you, tape measure in hand, before you commit to anything.
We know Reseda’s streets. The tight setbacks off Vanowen, the shared driveways behind Saticoy, the mid-century ranches built shoulder to shoulder. Gate work here is different than it is over the hill. It’s hotter, it’s tighter, and too many old footings are still carrying the memory of 1994. That changes how we bid, how we build, and how long the job should last.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Reseda’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and the name is still on the door. We’re not a franchise with a rotating crew. The person who measures your driveway is the same person who welds your hinge posts and the same person you’ll call if anything ever shifts. Reseda homeowners tend to like that, because a gate is not a one-time purchase. It’s a structure that has to hold straight for fifteen or twenty years, through Valley heat and hard use.
Our customers in Reseda keep our calendar full. We work the whole neighborhood, from the streets around Reseda Park up to the bluff side along Victory. We show up in uniform, background-checked, and we quote the price before the first tool comes off the truck. A written estimate from another company? Bring it. Hal will give you a free second opinion and tell you straight if the other guy overbid, under-scoped, or missed the real problem entirely.
We serve Reseda with the same crew and the same promises every other city we work in gets: a live person on the phone 24/7, a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, and an owner who lives close enough to drive back if something isn’t right. No voicemail maze. No dispatch queue. You call, Hal or his crew answers.
Our Gate Installation Services in Reseda
Driveway Gate Installation
Single swing gates are the most common install we do in Reseda, and they run $2,800 to $6,500 depending on width, material, and whether you want an automatic operator. Before we hang the panel, we check the hinge post footing. On Reseda’s post-quake lots, that footing is often the reason the last gate failed. If it’s cracked or shallow, we remove it and pour a proper footing with rebar before anything new goes up.
We install both welded steel and aluminum driveway gates. Steel costs more upfront but takes the Valley sun better over decades. Aluminum is lighter and puts less strain on the operator. Hal will go over both options at the measure and tell you which one makes sense for your driveway width and how you use the gate.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A pedestrian gate gives you in-and-out access without opening the driveway every time. In Reseda, where so many homes sit close to the sidewalk, a good walk gate keeps foot traffic separate from car traffic and gives delivery drivers a clear path. We build them to match the driveway gate, same steel, same style, same powder coat.
If you’ve got a block wall perimeter, we’ll set the pedestrian gate into the existing opening or cut a new one if the wall allows. We match the height and picket style to the rest of the property so it doesn’t look bolted on as an afterthought.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates are the right call for a lot of Reseda driveways, especially the shared ones off Saticoy and the narrow lots along Sherman Way where a swing gate simply can’t open without blocking the neighbor. We install both wheeled track and cantilever slides. Track slides are more affordable, typically $4,200 to $7,800. Cantilever slides carry the gate off the ground and don’t require a track across the driveway, which matters when the surface is graded or you don’t want a track collecting debris.
The catch with slide gates on older Reseda lots: some property lines were never formally recorded, and the gate can’t always extend its full travel without crossing into the neighbor’s side. We measure for that before ordering steel. If the run is too short, we’ll design around it rather than discover it on install day.
Double Gate Installation
Double gates, also called bi-parting gates, work well for wide driveways where a single panel would be too heavy or too slow. Most double gates in Reseda run $5,500 to $9,000 with automation, depending on total width and whether we’re adding a center drop rod or using two synchronized operators.
We synchronize both leaves so they open and close together without slamming. On double gates, the post at the center is the one that fails first if the footings are weak. We set that post deeper than code minimums on Reseda soil, because we’ve dug out too many that rotated within a year.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are what most people picture for a single-family driveway. One panel, hinged on one side, opening inward or outward. In Reseda, inward-swinging gates are more common because they don’t overhang the sidewalk, which matters for compliance along tighter streets. We hang them with adjustable hinges so the gate can be re-plumbed later if the post settles.
Every swing gate we install in Reseda gets a pull-to-open or push-to-open operator sized for the panel weight plus the summer heat load. Undersize the operator and you’ll be calling someone back in July when the steel expands and the motor stalls. We size it right the first time.
Security Gate Installation
A security gate with access control is a different job than a decorative gate. Heavier steel, lockable latches onto posts with buried deadbolts, and operators with battery backup so the gate still opens during a power outage. Reseda homeowners who have had cars broken into or packages taken tend to want the gate to act as an actual barrier, not just a visual one.
We build security gates from heavier-gauge tubing and plate, weld the hinge points rather than bolting them, and set the posts deeper. If you want keypad entry, we’ll install it and walk you through programming it yourself, so you’re not locked out of your own gate at 11 p.m.
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 Reseda
We install and service operators from Linear, DoorKing, and Viking, among others. These are the brands already on thousands of Reseda driveways, so we keep common parts in the truck rather than ordering them in. If your existing operator is a DoorKing from the 90s and the board is fried, we’ll tell you whether it’s worth Gate Repair - Reseda or whether a new operator will outlast the panel it’s pushing. We don’t get paid more either way, so the recommendation is straight.
Installation means more than bolting a motor to a post. We set limit switches, wire safety edges and photocells, and adjust force settings for the exact gate weight. Most failures we see in Reseda were sold as “installations” but were really just part swaps. We build it like we’d want it on our own driveway.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Reseda Homes
- Hinge posts rotating out of plumb. The 1994 Northridge quake cracked footings all over Reseda, and many posts were reset with shallow pours during the rebuilding rush. A new gate hung on a weak post binds within months. We pull the post, dig the footing deeper, add rebar, and pour it right before we hang the panel.
- Automatic operators tripping in summer heat. Reseda regularly hits 108°F and higher in summer. Steel expands enough to change the gate’s geometry, and undersized operators overload and fault. We size operators for heat load, not just gate weight.
- Slide gates that don’t have room to travel. On tight lots with unrecorded property lines, a slide gate needs more track than the property actually owns. We measure first and design a cantilever or shorter run instead of ordering steel that won’t fit.
- Clusters of aging operators failing all at once. A lot of Reseda driveways got automatic gates during the 1994-97 rebuilding boom. Those units are 27 to 30 years old now, and we’re replacing them in waves. If your neighbor’s gate just went down, yours is probably on the same clock.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Reseda, CA
Here’s what we quote in Reseda, and we stand behind these numbers:
- Single swing gate, manual: $2,800 – $4,500
- Single swing gate, automatic: $3,500 – $6,500
- Sliding gate, automatic: $4,200 – $7,800
- Double gate, automatic: $5,500 – $9,000
- Pedestrian gate: $900 – $2,200
- Security gate, heavier steel: $6,000 – $11,000
The final price depends on gate width, material, whether we’re rebuilding post footings, and which operator you choose. We don’t pad it. The number Hal writes on your estimate is the number on the invoice, period. If we find a footing problem mid-job, we stop and tell you before we touch it, and you approve the change before we do the work. Free measure, free written estimate, and no trip charge inside the county. Call (951) 749-5734 to schedule a measure.
We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Ask Hal about it when you call.
We Also Serve Cities Near Reseda
Our Gate Installation crew works throughout the San Fernando Valley. If you’re in Tarzana, Northridge, Encino, or Panorama City, we’re already in your neighborhood most weeks. Same pricing, same promise, same owner showing up with a tape measure. Serving Reseda is home base for us, but these bordering cities are close enough that we treat them the same way: show up on time, do it right, leave the driveway cleaner than we found it.
Serving Reseda, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Reseda 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 Reseda
Because the footing under the hinge post is usually the weakest part of the system, not the gate panel. The 1994 Northridge earthquake epicenter was directly beneath Reseda, and thousands of post footings were cracked or shifted. Many were patched quickly during the rebuilding boom of 1994-97, often with shallower concrete and no rebar. Decades later, those footings are failing. A gate panel is just steel. It’s the post holding it that dictates whether the gate still swings true in five years. We dig out and rebuild the hinge post footing before we hang anything new. Call (951) 749-5734 for a free site check.
Usually yes, but it has to swing inward, and it has to stay within your property line at full travel. On shared driveways off streets like Saticoy or Vanowen, we measure the actual usable swing radius before recommending a panel size. If an inward swing would hit a car or block the neighbor’s path, a sliding gate or a narrower gate is the better call. We’ll tell you at the measure, not after the concrete is poured.
In most cases, yes, if the gate is automatic and over a certain height or width. The City of Los Angeles requires permits for automatic gates, and Reseda falls under city jurisdiction. We handle the permit paperwork for you and pull it under our license before we start. If it’s a manual gate replacing an existing gate, the requirements are usually simpler. We’ll walk you through exactly what applies to your property at the free measure. Call (951) 749-5734 and we’ll sort it out.
Because steel expands when Reseda hits 108°F, and a gate that fit fine in March can be a half-inch too long in July. The wide daily temperature swing, sometimes 40 degrees from overnight to afternoon, cycles the welds and hardware through expansion and contraction. Over years, that fatigue cracks welds and loosens hinge bolts. We account for it by sizing for expansion, using adjustable hinges, and setting operators with a heat-margin above the gate’s actual weight. If your gate only sticks in summer, the fix is usually hinge adjustment or a stronger operator, not a new gate. We can tell you which in one visit.
We stage the work so access is never fully blocked. On a recent shared driveway off Saticoy, we replaced a 30-year-old DoorKing slide operator with a new LiftMaster unit, but first we dug out a cracked post footing from the 1994-97 rebuilding rush. We set a new footing with proper depth and rebar, installed a rack and pinion drive with new safety photocells, and kept the pedestrian gate open with temporary keypad entry so neighbors could still reach their homes during the three-day job. We plan every install around keeping you and your neighbors moving. If the driveway has to stay open during the job, we build the schedule around it, not the other way around. Call (951) 749-5734 and we’ll map it out at the estimate.
Contact Our Gate Installation Team in Reseda
If your gate is sagging, binding, or just ready to be replaced, call us. Hal will answer or call you back fast. We’ll schedule a free measure, walk your driveway with you, and give you a written price before any work starts. No pressure, no phone quote that changes at the door, no subcontracted crew you’ll never see again.
We’re local, we’re licensed, and our name is on the work. Call (951) 749-5734 today for your free gate installation estimate in Reseda.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Reseda since 2001.