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When a gate fails on Glen oaks Boulevard at 7 a.m. and the trucks can’t roll, Sun Valley doesn’t wait. Neither do we.
We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we’ve kept things simple since 2001: a live person answers the phone around the clock, Hal Gatewood’s name is on every invoice, and the person who quotes your job is the one accountable for the result. Gate repair in Sun Valley typically runs $180-$340 for common fixes like hinge realignment, post shoring, and opener issues, with heavier commercial slide-gate work priced only after we see it. Call (951) 749-5734 for a free estimate, and know the price is agreed before any work starts.
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 Sun Valley Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Sun Valley is not a neighborhood where a disconnected national chain fits. It’s a place where people check a license number, ask a neighbor who fixed their gate, and expect the same person to come back if something isn’t right. That’s how we work.
Homes around Stonehurst and Sunland-Tujunga get a real person on the phone, not a queue. Gates near Branford Park and the industrial blocks off Glenoaks Boulevard get a diagnosis that explains why the gate failed, before we quote a dollar. And every job gets our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing – if it’s not fixed right, Hal comes back. No runaround.
We serve the whole of Sun Valley, from the older tract-home streets south of Sunland to the commercial yards along San Fernando Road, plus our Panorama City service area. We’ve been at this long enough that we don’t see a broken gate as a sales opportunity. We see it as somebody’s day not starting.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Sun Valley
Gate Repair
Wrought iron, tubular steel, chain-link, wood – we weld on site in your driveway so the gate never leaves your property. Sun Valley’s older 1950s-1970s tract homes often have retrofitted driveway gates with mismatched parts; we fix the root cause, not just the symptom.
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Gate Installation
New driveway gate, pedestrian gate, or full perimeter enclosure. We measure, order, and install – then we stand behind it. Hal’s approach is to build it right the first time so you’re not calling us in a year.
Learn more about gate installation in Sun Valley.
Gate Motor & Opener
From LiftMaster swing arms to heavy-duty linear operators, we rebuild or replace opener systems that have been cooked by Sun Valley heat or overworked on high-cycle commercial lots. If the motor is undersized for the gate weight, we’ll tell you before you spend another dollar.
Learn more about gate motors and openers in Sun Valley.
Gate Access Control
Keypad entry, intercom, vehicle detection loops, battery backup – we handle the wiring and the logic. For Sun Valley properties that mix residential parking with commercial traffic, we set up Gate Access Control - Sun Valley that separates who gets in and when.
Gate Parts & Welding
We fabricate parts that aren’t made anymore and weld cracked frames back to strength with our Gate Parts & Welding in Sun Valley. If another company says “replace,” get a second opinion from us – we’ll show you what can be saved and what actually needs to go.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Sun Valley
We know the streets from Branford Street down to the Burbank line, and we don’t need GPS to find the alley behind the recycling yard - or North Hollywood, CA nearby. Typical response time for the area is under two hours for emergency gate-down calls, and same week scheduling for planned work.
- Stonehurst
- Sunland-Tujunga border enclaves
- Glenoaks Boulevard industrial corridor
- San Fernando Road corridor
- Branford Park area
Why Sun Valley’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Sun Valley sits in a heat sink. The northeastern San Fernando Valley records some of the highest summer temperatures in Los Angeles County, and it’s routine for thermometers by Branford Park to pass 105°F in July and August. That kind of sustained heat does two things to gates: it burns out opener motors that are undersized, and it causes steel and aluminum gates to thermally expand and bind in track. We regularly see residential gates that close fine at 8 a.m. and seize by 2 p.m. – that’s thermal expansion, not a broken operator.
The other Sun Valley reality is wind. Santa Ana events sweeping down from the Verdugo Hills hit the flat industrial lots with unusual force because there’s nothing to break the wind. Commercial slide gates on Glenoaks and San Fernando Road come off track, hinge posts bend on residential properties, and operators not rated for wind load get overworked. After every significant Santa Ana event, call volume from Sun Valley’s 91352 and 91353 ZIP codes spikes. We plan for it.
Then there’s the housing stock itself: 1950s-1970s stucco tract homes, many of them retrofitted with gates that were installed decades ago with mismatched operators. A lot of what we fix in Sun Valley is not the gate itself – it’s the cheap operator somebody bolted on twenty years ago that was too small for the job on the day it was installed.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Sun Valley
Here’s what to expect, honestly and up front:
- Service call / diagnosis: Free estimate. No trip charge inside the county.
- Hinge repair or replacement: $120-$220 per hinge, depending on weight and access.
- Post shoring or reset: $180-$400 depending on concrete work and depth.
- Opener motor rebuild or replacement: $250-$650, brand-dependent (Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing all in our wheelhouse).
- Commercial slide gate track realignment: $350-$850 based on gate mass and track condition.
These are ranges from recent Sun Valley jobs, not promises. Some jobs run less. Some have surprises behind the post. You’ll always get a firm number before we start, and it won’t change at the door. That’s the deal. Call (951) 749-5734 and we’ll come look.
Service Area - Cities Near Sun Valley
We also work in North Hollywood, Panorama City, Van Nuys, and Studio City for jobs near the Sun Valley line. Same owner, same promise, same live person answering the phone.
Serving Sun Valley, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sun Valley 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 Sun Valley
Most residential gate repairs in Sun Valley land between $180 and $340, depending on whether we’re realigning a hinge, shoring a post, or replacing a burned-out opener motor. Commercial and heavy slide-gate work runs higher, and we’ll give you a firm written number before any work starts. Call (951) 749-5734 for a free estimate – no trip charge inside Los Angeles County.
Yes. We carry steel and welding gear on the truck, and we’re set up to handle the heavy-tonnage cantilever and V-track slide gates common along Glenoaks and San Fernando Road without hauling anything off site. Emergency gate-down calls get priority, and a live person takes your call around the clock, including during Santa Ana wind events when commercial lots get hit hard.
Yes. We keep emergency slots open for gate-down calls, because a driveway that won’t open means someone’s not getting to work. Same-day service is routine for urgent repairs in Sun Valley; planned work is scheduled at your convenience. Call (951) 749-5734 and we’ll give you a real window.
Yes. Every gate installation includes the power run, photo-eye safety edges, and all wiring done to current code. We don’t hand you a gate that needs another electrician to finish. If you’re in Sun Valley and want it done once, that’s how we do it. Learn more on our home page.
Two things: the industrial corridor and the wind. Gate repair here involves more heavy commercial slide gates and high-cycle operators than anywhere else in the northern Valley. And when a Santa Ana wind event hits and gates get blown off track across the flat industrial lots, call volume spikes – we’re familiar with the pattern and set up for it. One call to (951) 749-5734 puts a real person on the line.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Sun Valley and the surrounding communities 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 Sun Valley Customers Say
"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"Operator had died and the manufacturer no longer makes the board. Rather than sell me a whole new system he found a compatible unit and adapted the mount. Saved me a great deal of money."
- Salvador Arredondo