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A gate that won’t close in Sherman Oaks isn’t a small problem. It’s a broken barrier between your home and Ventura Boulevard traffic, and it only gets worse when the Santa Anas kick up. If your gate is grinding, sagging, or dead, call Gatewood Fence & Gate at (350) 247-4763. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and he answers the phone himself, any hour. We service the flat grid south of Ventura and the hillside drives climbing toward Mulholland, and we quote the price before we touch a single bolt.
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 Sherman Oaks Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
The name on the shop is Hal Gatewood’s, and the shop is published for anyone to look up. That matters in a city where gate repairs often trace back to shortcuts someone else took years ago. Homeowners in the Chandler Estates and Royal Woods neighborhoods call us because we repair before we replace. A sagging gate post set in a cracked 1960s concrete pad doesn’t need a whole new gate. It needs the post re-bedded and the hinges re-set. Hal welds on site, in your driveway, so the gate never leaves your property. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, one call brings him back. No runaround. The crew is background-checked and uniformed, and a live person answers the phone 24/7, not a voicemail tree.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Sherman Oaks
Gate Repair
We fix swing gates, slide gates, cantilever gates, and driveway gates that have been bent by wind, sagged from post movement, or stripped a gear. A sag is almost always in the hinge post, not the middle of the panel, so that’s where we start. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Sherman Oaks.
Gate Installation
New gate work in Sherman Oaks splits two ways: flat-lot retrofits south of Ventura and hillside installs north of it where swing gates often can’t arc on the grade. We measure, order, and install with the right hardware for the site, not whatever’s on the truck. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Sherman Oaks.
Gate Motor & Opener
Valley heat kills gate motors faster than the manufacturer’s rating. We service and replace openers from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, and we diagnose the control board before we sell a motor. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Sherman Oaks.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, vehicle loop detectors, and phone-based entry systems for Sherman Oaks driveways. We wire them clean and explain how they work before we leave.
Gate Parts & Welding
If a hinge is torn, a frame is cracked, or a rack is stripped, Hal welds it on site. You don’t haul the gate to a shop. The shop comes to you. For the full picture, see our home page.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Sherman Oaks
We run calls across Sherman Oaks every day, from the 91403 hills to the 91423 flats. Typical response time in the city is same day for repair calls, often within a few hours.
- Chandler Estates
- Royal Woods
- Sherman Oaks Hills (north of Ventura, 91403)
- South of Ventura Blvd (91423)
- Van Nuys-Sherman Oaks border, near Sepulveda Basin
Why Sherman Oaks’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Sherman Oaks divides sharply at Ventura Boulevard. To the south, the flat Valley grid is packed with 1950s and 1960s ranch homes whose owners retrofitted automated driveway gates onto posts set in decades-old concrete pads. Many of those pads cracked or shifted in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, leaving gate posts just barely out of plumb. A pillar that looks solid will rock when a heavy slide gate reverses, and that hidden crack is almost always why a drive gear strips or a roller jumps the track years later. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
North of Ventura, custom hillside homes on winding private drives often use cantilever or slide-gate systems because a swing gate physically cannot arc on a steep grade. These installs live or die by the foundation engineering under the track. Add the San Fernando Valley’s bowl-geography heat, where Sherman Oaks regularly hits 105 to 110 degrees in summer, and you get motor lubricants breaking down, aluminum and steel expanding and binding, and control boards burning out faster than the manufacturer’s rating. Santa Ana winds routinely slam open unlatched gates, bending frames and stripping rack-and-pinion drives. A technician here learns fast: check every post footing for Northridge-era micro-fractures before diagnosing the gate itself.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Sherman Oaks
- Service call and diagnosis: no trip charge inside the county
- Hinge replacement (single): $95-$180
- Gate post re-bedding and realignment: $250-$550 depending on concrete removal
- Gate motor replacement (parts and labor): $450-$1,200
- Control board replacement: $180-$420
- On-site frame welding (per section): $80-$220
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. Not an estimate that might change. The number you approve is the number you pay. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200 and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (350) 247-4763 for an exact quote, or visit our Gate Repair in Sherman Oaks page for more detail.
Service Area - Cities Near Sherman Oaks
We also run calls in Van Nuys, Encino, Tarzana, and Panorama City. Same owner, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, same phone number: (350) 247-4763.
Serving Sherman Oaks, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sherman Oaks 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 Sherman Oaks
How much does gate repair cost in Sherman Oaks?
Most Sherman Oaks gate repairs run between $95 and $550, with full motor replacements reaching $1,200 depending on brand and site conditions. The price is quoted and agreed before work starts, and you get $40 off any repair over $200. Call (350) 247-4763 for a free estimate on your specific gate.
Can you come today if my gate is stuck open?
Yes. We run same-day repair calls across Sherman Oaks, and a live person answers the phone 24/7 to schedule it. If your gate is stuck open on a busy street like Van Nuys Boulevard or Sepulveda, tell us when you call and we’ll prioritize it. Call (350) 247-4763.
Do you fix gates that sagged after the Northridge earthquake?
Yes, and this is common in Sherman Oaks. The 1994 quake cracked or shifted many concrete gate-post pads, and the pillar can sit slightly off-plumb for years before a sag or stripped gear shows up. We re-bed the post and re-set the hinges, which fixes the gate permanently. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
What does a full gate installation include in Sherman Oaks?
A full installation includes site measurement, evaluation of existing posts and footings, hardware and opener selection matched to your site conditions, installation, and a written 90-Day Done Right Promise. Hillside properties north of Ventura may need a cantilever or slide-gate design because a swing gate won’t arc on a steep grade. We give you a free measure and written price before any work begins.
Do you handle the power run and the safety edges?
Yes. We handle the full job: power run from the panel, conduit, safety edges and photo eyes, and opener programming. Gate motors and openers involve live electrical work and high-tension components, so we recommend a trained professional rather than DIY. Call (350) 247-4763 and we’ll walk the job with you.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Sherman Oaks
If your gate is sagging, grinding, or dead, call Hal at (350) 247-4763. You’ll get a live person on the phone, a straight answer, and a price that doesn’t change when the truck pulls up. We serve every part of Sherman Oaks, from the flat grid south of Ventura to the hillside drives north of Mulholland. Free estimates, upfront pricing, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. That’s the whole deal.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, fixing gates 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 Sherman Oaks Customers Say
"The fence is excellent and it was fairly priced. He is not quick to answer email, so if you need him, ring. He always picks up the phone."
- Rodney Falkenrath"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"Welded the hinge back onto our wrought iron gate on site rather than taking it away for a fortnight. Ground it back and painted it and you cannot see the repair."
- Winston Achterberg