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Gate access control in West Hollywood runs about $450 to $1,400 for a typical keypad or intercom replacement, and $2,800 to $7,500 for a full integrated system on a shared building gate. Most repairs we finish the same day we get the call. If your gate is stuck open on Santa Monica Boulevard or a keypad just died on a bungalow court off Fountain Avenue, call (818) 873-5061 and a live person answers. Not a voicemail, not a phone tree. Hal Gatewood has been running Gatewood Fence & Gate since 2001, and he still takes calls himself.
We know West Hollywood’s gates because we work on them every week. The old Spanish-style pedestrian gates, the mid-century apartment building operators, the tight driveway setbacks where a swing gate simply will not fit. You need someone who understands how this city’s housing stock was built, and how its own building department runs the permit process. That is us.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is West Hollywood’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
We are not a national outfit with a rotating cast. Gatewood Fence & Gate is owned and operated by Hal Gatewood, with a published address and license number anyone can look up. When you call about a gate access control issue in West Hollywood, the person who answers knows what a bollard court is, and why the gate on Norton Avenue cycles differently than the one on Doheny Drive.
Our standing with West Hollywood customers comes from doing the job in place. We weld on site. We do not haul your gate to a shop forty minutes away and bring it back with a fresh coat of paint and the same worn hinge post. If a Viking operator on a Fountain Avenue apartment building is cycling 80 times a day and frying its board, we diagnose why it is cycling that hard in the first place. The fix has to fit how West Hollywood buildings actually live.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. One call brings us back, no argument. And we will quote your price before any work starts. What we quote is what you pay.
Our Gate Access Control Services in West Hollywood
Most West Hollywood gate access work falls into a few categories. Here is what we handle most often, and how it shows up in this city specifically. For the full range of what we do, see our Gate Access Control services hub.
Keypad Entry
Keypads die for two reasons in West Hollywood: UV degradation on sun-exposed stucco walls, and water intrusion through cracked gaskets after a hard Santa Ana dust storm. We replace keypads on buildings where the old unit’s buttons are worn illegible and residents have been punching in the code by memory since 2019. A typical keypad replacement in West Hollywood runs $350 to $700 including programming and weather sealing.
Video Intercom
For West Hollywood properties where the front gate is forty feet from the front door, video intercom is the default upgrade. We wire systems so a resident can see who is at the gate from a phone, a wall screen, or both. On bungalow courts, this usually means a new camera post at the gate and a clean run back to the unit. Expect $1,200 to $2,800 for a single-entry video intercom depending on the wiring path.
Phone Entry
Phone entry systems use a cellular signal instead of a landline, and we recommend them for older West Hollywood buildings where the copper phone line at the gate is long dead. A resident gets a call on their phone, presses a key, and the gate opens. Installed cost in West Hollywood is typically $900 to $1,800 per entry point, including the cellular module and programming.
Card Reader and Fob Access
Buildings along Santa Monica Boulevard with high resident turnover need fob systems that are easy to add and remove people from. We install card readers that work as a standalone system or merge into an existing access panel. When a building manager in West Hollywood has to re-key fob access because a former resident never returned theirs, we can reprogram the whole system the same afternoon. Most standalone card reader installs run $600 to $1,400.
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 West Hollywood
We service and install LiftMaster, FAAC, Elite, and Mighty Mule operators regularly in West Hollywood, plus Viking Access and DoorKing on the older multi-unit buildings. We keep common boards, photocells, and keypad modules in local stock so a repair does not stall waiting on a ground shipment. If your Elite slide gate operator is throwing a fault code we cannot clear over the phone, we come out and read the actual board. Not guess from a picture.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in West Hollywood Homes
- Shared gate operators burning out on 50-100 daily cycles. On Fountain Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard corridors, shared entry gates see more cycles in a month than a single-family gate sees in a year. Circuit boards and battery backups fail on a compressed timeline, and a gate stuck open becomes a security problem for every unit.
- Santa Ana winds shearing pivot bolts and knocking slide gates off their tracks. October through December, lateral gusts hit misaligned automated gates hard. We see shear failures on older wrought iron swing gates and track derailments on slide gates that were never adjusted for wind load.
- UV-baked keypad housings and photocell lenses. West Hollywood gets intense direct sun, and plastic operator covers, keypad faces, and safety photocell lenses crack and cloud faster here than in coastal L.A. A keypad that is unreadable or a photocell that cannot see a child on a scooter is a failure waiting to happen.
- Older operators retrofitted onto pilasters that were never built for torque. Near Sunset Boulevard, we see modern slide operators bolted to 1960s stucco pilasters. The post pulls out of plumb, the rack and pinion misaligns, and the gate derails. Fixing the operator alone does nothing. The post has to be corrected first.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in West Hollywood, CA
Here is what we quote in West Hollywood: keypad replacement $350 to $700. Standalone card reader $600 to $1,400. Phone entry system $900 to $1,800. Video intercom with one entry point $1,200 to $2,800. A full gate access control package with keypad, video intercom, and a new operator on a shared building gate runs $2,800 to $7,500 depending on post condition and wiring distance. The post condition matters more than people expect. A gate that sags in the hinge post costs more to make right than a straight bolt-on operator replacement, and we will not quote you a price that ignores what we can see with our own eyes. Every quote is written, specific, and agreed before we touch a wire. Call (818) 873-5061 and Hal will tell you straight what your gate needs and what it costs. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near West Hollywood
Our crews work throughout the West Hollywood area and the surrounding communities. If you are just across the border, we serve West Hollywood and also take calls from Beverly Hills, Studio City, North Hollywood, and Sherman Oaks. If you are not sure whether your street is in WeHo or L.A. city territory, call and ask. Hal knows the border streets.
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 Access Control in West Hollywood
Yes, in most cases it does. West Hollywood is its own incorporated city with its own building department and municipal code, which means gate access control upgrades that would be handled under LADBS in neighboring Los Angeles require a WeHo permit here. Missing that step can trigger a stop-work order that leaves an entire building’s gate inoperable. We handle the permit paperwork as part of the job, and we know the WeHo process well enough to keep it from stalling your project. Call (818) 873-5061 and we will tell you whether your specific job needs a permit before anything is scheduled.
You need to address why it is cycling that hard, not just replace the operator that burned out. On West Hollywood’s multi-unit corridors off Santa Monica Boulevard and Fountain Avenue, shared entry gates see 50 to 100 cycles a day, and the fix is usually a combination of a commercial-rated operator, a heavier-duty hinge rebuild, and a preventive maintenance schedule. We specify operators that are actually rated for the cycle count, not whatever box was on sale at the hardware store. Call (818) 873-5061 and let Hal look at the gate’s actual daily load.
Because the gate was likely never aligned for wind load, and the post or track has moved. Santa Ana gusts in West Hollywood, strongest October through December, hit a misaligned slide gate from the side and throw it off its track. If the post has pulled out of plumb, the rack and pinion misaligns and the problem recurs every wind event. We correct the post, reset the track, and if the gate is too light for its exposure, we will tell you that too. Call (818) 873-5061 for an exact assessment before the next wind season.
Usually yes. The old wrought iron pedestrian gates in West Hollywood’s Spanish Colonial Revival bungalow courts and apartment buildings can almost always accept a new keypad and video intercom with the right mounting plate and some on-site welding. We weld brackets on in place so the original gate stays put and keeps its character. A new keypad and video intercom on an existing gate typically runs $1,500 to $3,200 depending on wiring distance. Call (818) 873-5061 and we will tell you if your gate is a candidate.
Call (818) 873-5061. A live person answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and we treat a gate stuck open on a West Hollywood multi-unit building as a priority. The call is not routed to a call center three states away. You get Hal or someone who works directly with him, and we will get to your building the same day in nearly every case. Repairs for a stuck-open gate, including a new circuit board or photocell, typically cost $400 to $1,100 in West Hollywood depending on the operator and parts.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Access Control in West Hollywood
If your building gate is stuck open, your keypad is unreadable, or your intercom stopped calling units, call (818) 873-5061. You will get a real person on the line, a straight answer about what is wrong, and a written price before we start. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That is the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving West Hollywood since 2001.