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Gate installation in Beverly Hills almost always means working with a custom steel or wrought iron piece integrated into a smart-home system, mounted on a masonry pillar that predates your grandparents. That is not a complaint. It is what makes the work interesting. But it does mean the crew you hire has to understand Beverly Hills building permits, historic masonry, and high-torque operators like FAAC and LiftMaster, not just how to pour a footer and hang a panel. Hal Gatewood has owned Gatewood Fence & Gate since 2001 and still shows up on the job himself. Call (818) 873-5061 and you’ll get a live person, not a menu tree.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Beverly Hills’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
The short version: we are local, we are licensed, and Hal Gatewood’s name is on every invoice. A lot of companies serving Beverly Hills from outside the city do not realize that Beverly Hills runs its own building department. They quote a gate job the way they would in Van Nuys, then get surprised when the inspector wants to see a permit for the operator wiring. We file that paperwork. We schedule the inspection. We surface-run low-voltage wire along 100-year-old limestone without drilling a hole that makes the architectural committee come after you. Homeowners in the Beverly Hills Flats, Trousdale Estates, and the hills above Sunset have seen what happens when a generic LA crew touches a load-bearing brick pillar. We fix those repairs too, and it is never cheap to undo.
Our response time to Beverly Hills is same-day when you call before noon, and we are answering the phone around the clock, seven days a week. A live person picks up. That matters at 11 p.m. when your gate motor starts grinding. Hal and his crew do on-site welding, so a cracked post collar or a twisted hinge plate gets fixed in your driveway instead of hauled to some shop across town. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. One call brings us back, no runaround.
Our Gate Installation Services in Beverly Hills
We install and rebuild all of it, but most Beverly Hills jobs fall into one of these buckets. Our full Gate Installation team handles new builds, retrofits, and replacements with welders in the truck.
Driveway Gate Installation
On a Beverly Hills estate, the driveway gate is often the first thing a guest sees and the last thing standing between a stranger and your front door. We install custom single and double driveway gates, set new steel posts with proper footings to Beverly Hills code, hang the panel true, and wire the operator to your existing access system. Many of these jobs require working around mature landscaping and narrow service paths on hillside properties, so we bring equipment sized for the terrain, not a flat construction lot.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A separate pedestrian gate off the main drive is common in Beverly Hills, especially on corner lots where the home has a walkway from the street. These are lighter than driveway gates but they still need a solid post, a coded lock, and often a keypad tied to the same entry system as the main gate. We match the metalwork to your existing estate gates so the new piece does not look like an afterthought.
Sliding Gate Installation
On the steeper driveways above Sunset, a swing gate often will not work. You need a slide gate, usually cantilevered, riding in a steel track or on a carriage that clears the grade. Beverly Hills hillside lots put constant strain on slide gate rollers and operators. We install heavy-duty systems from Viking, BFT, and LiftMaster, with grade compensation set correctly the first time. That is the single biggest failure we see from other companies on sloped driveways: the gate mimics the grade instead of compensating for it, and the rack and pinion eats itself within two years.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates remain the classic choice in the Beverly Hills Flats, where property fronts are level and pillars are already in place from the original 1920s or 1950s construction. We set new hinge posts inside or adjacent to existing masonry, re-hang original wrought iron panels when they are salvageable, and match new steel pickets to the old profile when they are not. The crucial detail on these Flats-era estates: the original pillars are frequently load-bearing. We evaluate the internal condition before we ever put a drill bit near the stone.
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 Beverly Hills
We are certified to work on nine major gate brands, including FAAC, LiftMaster, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That matters in Beverly Hills because many estates run commercial-grade FAAC or Viking operators on residential gates, and plenty of shops simply do not carry the components or know the control logic. We stock common parts locally and can source what we do not have within one business day. If your home runs on a Crestron or Control4 platform, we handle the low-voltage integration so the gate actually talks to the rest of the house, which is not something every gate company will touch.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Beverly Hills Homes
- Operators installed without a Beverly Hills permit. The city requires permits for any gate work involving electrical or structural changes. We have been called to homes where a previous crew skipped the permit, and the homeowner only found out when the city sent a notice. We pull permits and schedule inspections ourselves.
- Hillside slide gates fighting the grade. Drives above Sunset and in Coldwater Canyon demand slide systems that account for slope. If the installer sets the track level to the uneven driveway instead of true, the gate drags and the operator burns out. We see this constantly.
- Photo-eye sensors failed by sun exposure. Southern California UV is brutal on sensor lenses and wiring insulation. South-facing and west-facing gate hardware ages noticeably faster. We install UV-stabilized sensors and check sun-facing equipment during every service.
- Gates hung without checking the condition of the pillar. In the Flats, stone and brick pillars from the 1920s often have internal rebar that is rusted through or wood posts that have rotted out. You cannot just weld a new hinge to the surface. We evaluate the interior first and only then decide whether the pillar can be saved or needs internal reinforcement.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Beverly Hills, CA
You will hear numbers from $2,000 to $40,000 on a Beverly Hills gate installation, and both could be accurate for different jobs. A basic single swing gate on flat ground with a mid-tier operator runs $5,000 to $12,000 in this city, including posts, hinges, and wiring. A custom double driveway gate with steel fabrication and a commercial-grade FAAC operator typically runs $12,000 to $28,000. Slide gates on hillside lots start around $9,000 and can exceed $30,000 when you are spanning a wide drive, fighting grade, and integrating with a Crestron or Control4 system. The biggest price drivers are gate size, metal type, operator class, slope, and what condition your existing pillars are in. We quote the full scope and price in writing before any work starts, and you agree to that number before we cut steel or order parts. Free estimates. We offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a standing 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (818) 873-5061 and describe your gate. We will give you honest numbers on the first call.
We Also Serve Cities Near Beverly Hills
While this page covers gate installation in Beverly Hills specifically, we regularly handle jobs in West Hollywood, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, and Santa Monica. Many of those cities share the same aging housing stock and masonry-repair issues. For more detail on our broader coverage, see Gate Installation in Beverly Hills and the surrounding communities we serve.
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 Installation in Beverly Hills
Yes, in most cases Beverly Hills requires a permit for any gate operator replacement that involves electrical work, even if you are swapping in the identical unit. The city has its own building department and treats gate operators as electrical devices tied to life-safety systems, so the inspector wants the wiring signed off. We handle the permit paperwork and the inspection. Call (818) 873-5061 and we will tell you straight what applies to your situation.
Yes. We surface-run low-voltage wiring along the original masonry with concealed channels, keeping the aesthetic intact and avoiding any drilling into the stone or brick. This is exactly the work we described earlier on a 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival estate in the Flats, where we ran wiring for a new LiftMaster LA400 along the limestone and scheduled a Beverly Hills inspector to sign off on the post work. We treat the masonry as original fabric, not a mounting surface. Call (818) 873-5061 for a site evaluation.
Santa Ana winds, strongest in the fall and occasionally winter, push hard against the large solid panels common on Beverly Hills estate gates. That lateral force loads the operator gearbox and limit switches beyond normal daily cycling, especially on wide double gates. We recommend an annual pre-season inspection on gates over 12 feet, and we always specify gear-heavy operators rather than chain-drive units on exposed lots. Call (818) 873-5061 and we will inspect your gate before the next wind event.
Usually the hinge post has settled, or the original wood footing inside the pillar has rotted through. In older Beverly Hills construction, posts were sometimes set in wood or on shallow footers that do not match modern footing standards. The gate then sags just enough to drag. We evaluate the post first, because fixing the panel without the post means fixing it twice. Call (818) 873-5061 and we will tell you what is actually moving on your gate.
Yes. We work with Crestron and Control4 systems regularly and handle the low-voltage communication wiring and relay logic so the new operator responds to your existing keypads, remotes, and phone app. This is not a generic gate installer skill, and many Beverly Hills estates need it. Ask for Hal and he will talk you through exactly how the integration works. Call (818) 873-5061.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Beverly Hills since 2001.