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When a gate won’t open or starts dragging on its track, Granada Hills homeowners need someone who answers the phone and shows up. That’s what we do at Gatewood Fence & Gate. We’re the local gate repair shop serving Granada Hills, and we’ve seen every failure the San Fernando Valley can throw at a gate: sun-baked motor housings, wind-racked panels, posts that shifted after years of Santa Ana gusts. We respond fast, diagnose on site, and quote the price before any work begins. Call us at (818) 873-5061 and a live person answers, any hour, any day.
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 Granada Hills Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and his name is on every invoice. That matters in Granada Hills, where a handshake still counts and people want to know who’s standing behind the work. We’ve repaired gates along Balboa Boulevard, up near the foothill streets north of Rinaldi, and through the ranch-home pockets around Zelzah Avenue. Our Google reviews from Granada Hills homeowners consistently mention the same things: we answer the phone, we show up when we say we will, and we fix gates other companies wanted to replace. Hal is certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear operators, among others. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, printed plainly on your invoice. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back.
We’re locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number you can check yourself. No call center, no voicemail maze, no subcontractor who’s never been to Granada Hills before. The person who takes your call is the person who stands behind the repair. That’s the way it’s been since the beginning.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Granada Hills
We handle the full range of gate work in Granada Hills, from a hinge replacement to a complete gate installation. Here’s what we do:
Gate Repair
Wrought iron, steel, wood, chain link: we repair gates in place, on site, without hauling them to a shop. If the gate sags, we fix the hinge post the cause, not just the symptom, because fixing the panel without the post means you’ll fix it twice. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Granada Hills.
Gate Installation
New gate, new posts, new hardware, set properly and welded in your driveway. We measure, fabricate, and install so the gate hangs and swings right from day one. Learn more about Gate Installation in Granada Hills.
Gate Motor & Opener
We service and replace gate motors and openers from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and five more major brands. If your opener is original to the mid-1990s, we’ll tell you honestly whether a repair or a replacement makes better long-term sense. Learn more about Gate Motor & Opener in Granada Hills.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, vehicle sensors, loop detectors, phone-entry systems: we install, program, and troubleshoot access control so the gate opens for you and not for everyone else. Older loop detectors in post-quake installations are a common failure point we see regularly in Granada Hills.
Gate Parts & Welding
On-site welding, cracked post repair, hinge plate replacement, panel straightening, and custom fabrication. We keep a stocked truck for common parts, and Hal welds on site so your gate never leaves your driveway.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Granada Hills
We service all of Granada Hills, including the areas below. Typical response time for gate repair calls in Granada Hills is same-day or next-morning, depending on call time and part availability.
- Balboa Boulevard corridor
- Zelzah Avenue neighborhoods
- Foothill streets north of Rinaldi
- Granada Hills North (91344)
- Knollwood and west-side ranch-home blocks
Why Granada Hills’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Granada Hills sits inland, and that changes how gates fail compared to coastal LA. Summer temperatures regularly hit 105 to 110 degrees, which dries out opener lubrication fast and causes metal components to expand and bind. Wooden gates warp. Then come the Santa Ana winds, funneled hard through the foothill edge at the northern end of Granada Hills, bending and racking unsecured swing and slide gates. If your gate is on a street north of Rinaldi, closer to the Santa Susana mountain edge, you’ve likely felt it.
The housing stock adds another layer. Granada Hills is dominated by post-WWII ranch homes on wide Valley lots, many with block-wall perimeter fencing and automated driveway gates. Lots here are bigger than in denser Valley neighborhoods, and driveway approaches run long. That means longer gate runs, heavier panels, and more stress on openers. We also see a specific local pattern: properties along foothill streets often have gates set on sloped or terraced entries where post-quake retrofits shifted the grade. We routinely find gate posts that look plumb but sit in cracked or heaved footings. That has to be corrected before any opener work makes sense; otherwise, you’re mounting a new motor on a shifting foundation.
Why the 1994 Quake Still Affects Granada Hills Gates
Granada Hills sits within the zone hit hardest by the 1994 Northridge earthquake. In the years right after, from 1994 through 1997, thousands of Granada Hills homeowners rebuilt block walls, fences, and automated gates. Those gates and their operators are now 27 to 30 years old, and they’re failing on the same timeline. That’s created a concentrated replacement cycle in Granada Hills and a few adjacent neighborhoods that doesn’t exist at the same scale just a few miles away in Sherman Oaks or Chatsworth. If your gate creaks, binds, or refuses to open, and you know it was installed in the mid-90s, you’re not imagining it. The equipment is at end of life.
We see the original Viking and Linear operator units from that era all over Granada Hills. Their motor housings are corroded, their loop detectors are outdated, and their circuit boards have baked in the Valley sun for a quarter century. The concrete around the gate posts has heaved, so even a “simple” opener swap often requires re-setting the post footing first. We approach those jobs with that knowledge: the gate and the ground under it both moved in 1994, and both have been shifting ever so slightly ever since.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Granada Hills
Every quote is given before any work starts, in writing, and the price does not change at the door. That promise is core to how we operate, not a footnote. Here are the ranges we see most often in Granada Hills:
- Hinge replacement or adjustment: $90-$220
- Gate opener troubleshooting and repair: $120-$350
- Post re-setting and welding repair: $250-$550
- Full gate panel replacement (standard single driveway): $450-$950
- New gate motor and opener installation: $600-$1,400
We offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. Seniors and veterans always get a 10% discount. Call (818) 873-5061 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
Service Area - Cities Near Granada Hills
In addition to our home service area in Granada Hills, we regularly serve homeowners in nearby Valley communities. If you’re in a neighboring city, we’re still a short drive away: San Fernando, Northridge, Sylmar, and Panorama City.
Serving Granada Hills, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Granada 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 About Gate Repair in Granada Hills
Most gate repairs in Granada Hills run between $90 and $350 for common fixes like hinge replacements or opener troubleshooting. Larger jobs, such as post re-setting or panel replacement, run $250 to $950. The exact price depends on the gate type, the damage, and whether the post footings are still sound, which is a real question after 1994. Call (818) 873-5061 and we’ll give you a written quote before any work starts.
Yes, in most cases. We answer calls live 24/7 and schedule same-day or next-morning service for gate repairs in Granada Hills. If it’s an emergency, like a gate stuck open or a failed opener with a car trapped in the driveway, call (818) 873-5061 and we’ll prioritize it.
Yes. We see original mid-1990s Viking and Linear units all over Granada Hills, and we’re certified to service both brands. Depending on the condition, we’ll advise either a repair that extends the unit’s life or an honest recommendation for replacement. We won’t sell you a new opener if the old one has good years left.
A full installation includes demolition and removal of the old gate if needed, new posts set in proper footings, the gate panel or gate frame assembly, hinges, latch or lock hardware, and a post-installation adjustment so the gate swings true. If you want an opener, that includes motor mounting, chain or arm installation, and safety edge or photo-eye setup. We quote the full job in writing before any work begins.
Because the ground under them moved during the 1994 Northridge earthquake and has been settling in tiny increments ever since. Add Santa Ana winds, 105-degree summer heat, and gate panels installed 27 to 30 years ago, and you get posts that lean, footings that crack, and openers that bind. We fix the post first, then the gate, then the opener, in that order. Call (818) 873-5061 for a free assessment.
We’ll Fix It Right, or We’ll Make It Right
If you’ve got a gate that won’t close, an opener that groans in the Valley heat, or a post that’s leaning after years of wind and quake settling, call us. You’ll get a live person on the line, a straight answer, and a written price before we start. Hal Gatewood stands behind every job with the 90-Day Done Right Promise. No fine print. If it isn’t right, he comes back.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate at (818) 873-5061 for your free estimate. 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.
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 Granada Hills Customers Say
"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"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"He builds the gates himself in his own shop. You can go and look at it. That is not something you can say about the outfits that just order a panel in."
- Doreen Whitfield