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When a gate stops working in Van Nuys, you need someone who knows the difference between a bad capacitor and a bad control board, and who will tell you straight before touching either one. That’s us. Gatewood Fence & Gate repairs gates all over Van Nuys, from Valley Glen to the apartment corridors off Van Nuys Boulevard, and we answer the phone ourselves, day or night. Call (350) 247-4763 and you’ll get a live person, not a menu.
Most calls in Van Nuys come down to one of three things: a slide gate that won’t slide, a swing gate that sags, or an opener that hums and does nothing. We’ve seen every version of all three, often in the same afternoon. The gate works again before you’ve finished explaining what it was doing wrong.
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 Van Nuys Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001 because he got tired of watching people pay for replacements when a repair would’ve lasted another decade. That’s still how we run things. We weld on site, in your driveway, so the gate never leaves your property. If a hinge post needs re-setting, we re-set it. If a roller is worn, we swap the roller, not the whole track. We don’t haul your gate away and call you in three weeks with a higher number.
Every job we do carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing. If something isn’t right, Hal comes back and makes it right. No runaround, no dispatch queue, no “we’ll have someone in the area next Thursday.” The name on the shop is the name on the invoice. Van Nuys residents in Valley Glen and Garnsey have called us enough times to know that means something.
We’re licensed and insured, and the person who shows up is background-checked and in uniform. We also carry certification to service four major gate brands you’ll see all over Van Nuys: FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking. If your opener is one of those, we already know its quirks.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Van Nuys
Gate Repair
A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. That’s where we start. We fix broken rollers, re-hang sagging panels, weld cracked frames, and replace bent tracks, all on site. If a weld broke, we weld it. If a post shifted, we dig it out and set it right. Most Van Nuys repairs are done same-day because we carry stock for the common failures.
Learn more about our gate repair in Van Nuys.
Gate Installation
Sometimes repair isn’t the honest answer. If the frame is twisted beyond straightening or the gate was undersized for the opening from day one, we’ll tell you that too. We install new gates measured to your exact opening, welded to fit, and set on posts that won’t shift with the next Santa Ana. You get a written price before we order anything.
Learn more about our gate installation in Van Nuys.
Gate Motor & Opener
In Van Nuys, motor failures outnumber every other gate problem, and summer heat is usually the culprit. We diagnose the exact failure – a burned winding, a cracked gear, a control board that’s gone intermittent – and replace only what’s dead. We service and install FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking openers, among others. If the motor hums but doesn’t move, don’t keep pressing the remote; call.
Learn more about our gate motor and opener service in Van Nuys.
Gate Access Control
Apartment buildings along Van Nuys Boulevard and Roscoe often need more than a keypad. We handle access control for multi-tenant properties: telephone entry systems, keypads, card readers, and the wiring that ties them together. If a whole building is locked out because a control board failed, that’s an emergency we take seriously. We quote the full scope, labor and parts, before work starts.
Gate Parts & Welding
We weld on site. That’s the short version. The long version is we keep common parts on the truck – rollers, hinges, gate wheels, receiver boards, remotes, and photo eyes – so most jobs finish the same day. If you need a custom weld to save a gate another company said to scrap, that’s the call we like best. Hal will look at it himself and tell you what’s possible.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Van Nuys
We run calls all over Van Nuys, including Valley Glen, Garnsey, and the apartment blocks along the Van Nuys Boulevard corridor. Typical response time for the Van Nuys area is same day for most repairs. If you’re calling about a gate that won’t close at all, we treat that as urgent and get to you as fast as traffic on the San Diego Freeway allows.
- Valley Glen
- Garnsey
- Van Nuys Boulevard corridor
- Areas around Laurel Grove Park
- ZIP codes 91601 and 91604
Why Van Nuys’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Van Nuys is one of the San Fernando Valley’s densest rental corridors. Walk any block off Van Nuys Boulevard and you’ll see gated apartment complexes built in the 1970s through the 1990s, most with slide gates on ground-mounted roller tracks. These gates were retrofitted with powered operators after the original construction, which means the operators were often undersized for the gate weight. Now they’re hitting end-of-life together, by the hundreds.
The heat accelerates everything. Summer highs of 105 to 115 degrees are normal here, and that’s 15 to 20 degrees hotter than coastal Los Angeles. Gate motor windings burn out faster than manufacturers rate them. Aluminum track extrusions warp. Rubber seals and plastic gears cook and crack within a few seasons. Then the Santa Anas blow through, funneling down Nordhoff and Victory, and any gate with a weakened stop or a bowed frame gets blown off its track. We get a predictable surge of calls every autumn when the first big wind event hits. If you know your gate is already struggling, don’t wait for the wind to make it worse.
What we find in the apartment blocks near Van Nuys Boulevard and Roscoe is its own category. Original early-1990s DoorKing and Elite operators still running on cracked, heat-damaged control boards. Landlords have patched them with jumper wires for years. When one of those boards finally dies, every tenant in the building loses gate access at once. A single failed board becomes an emergency operator swap at premium labor rates, because 12 to 24 units are stuck behind a gate that won’t open. If you own or manage one of those buildings, a scheduled inspection is cheaper than a Sunday emergency.
What to Look For When You Call a Van Nuys Gate Repair Company
We’ve walked onto plenty of properties in Van Nuys and found work done by someone who should’ve known better. Here’s what separates a real repair from a temporary patch.
Does the diagnosis match the symptom? A gate that sags is a hinge post problem, not a panel problem. A gate that stops halfway is usually a track or roller issue, not a motor issue. If someone tries to sell you a new motor before they’ve looked at the track, get a second opinion. We offer a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company. No obligation, no pressure.
Is welding done on site? Any company that hauls your gate to a shop is adding a week and a freight charge to a job we’d finish in your driveway by lunchtime. On-site welding is the only way to match the weld to the exact stress point on your gate. It’s also the only way you can watch the work happen and ask questions while it’s happening.
Is the price written down before work starts? If it’s not, you’re about to find out what “unexpected complications” cost. We quote before we work, and the number we quote is the number you pay. That’s the whole promise. No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. A permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Simple, and in writing.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Van Nuys
Van Nuys pricing runs the full range because the housing stock runs the full range. A simple roller replacement on a residential swing gate is a different job than swapping a failed operator on a 24-unit apartment complex. Honest numbers help, so here’s a realistic look.
- Service call / diagnosis: No trip charge inside the county. If we come out and you don’t want the work done, you don’t owe us a dime.
- Residential gate repairs: Most repair jobs in Van Nuys run $180 to $340 for common fixes like roller replacement, hinge adjustment, or a new receiver board. The $40-off-over-$200 offer applies to most of these.
- Motor/opener replacement: A new operator for a single-family driveway gate typically runs $650 to $1,400 depending on gate weight, brand, and whether new wiring is needed. FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking all price differently; we’ll use the one that matches your existing setup unless there’s a good reason not to.
- Full gate installations: $1,800 and up, depending on gate size and material. We’ll measure, give you a written price, and order with your sign-off.
- Multi-tenant and commercial work: Quoted per job after a site visit. These are always written, always itemized, and always agreed before we touch anything.
Every price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. If you want an exact number for your gate, call (350) 247-4763 and we’ll talk it through.
Service Area - Cities Near Van Nuys
While this page is about Van Nuys, we also run calls into the surrounding areas when the schedule allows. If you’re in a neighboring community, see our service pages for Sherman Oaks, Panorama City, North Hollywood, or Encino. Same company, same promises, same phone number.
Serving Van Nuys, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys
Most residential gate repairs in Van Nuys land between $180 and $340, including common fixes like roller replacement, hinge adjustment, and receiver board swaps. Motor replacements start around $650 and climb based on gate weight and brand. Every job carries a written price before we start, and we waive the trip charge anywhere in the county. Call (350) 247-4763 for a free estimate tailored to your gate.
For most gate repairs in the Van Nuys area, yes. We keep common parts on the truck and weld on site, so the majority of residential jobs finish same-day. If your gate is stuck open or stuck shut and you can’t secure your property, we treat that as an emergency and prioritize the call. If it’s a full installation or a custom gate, we’ll schedule a free measure and give you a written timeline. Either way, a live person answers: (350) 247-4763.
Yes, and it’s the most common job we do here. Van Nuys heat kills motors faster than the coast, and the apartment complexes off Van Nuys Boulevard are full of aging operators running on borrowed time. We service and install FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking openers, among others. We’ll diagnose the exact failure and replace only what’s dead. See our gate motor and opener page for Van Nuys for more detail.
A full replacement includes removal of the old gate, new gate built or ordered to your exact opening, new or re-set posts, new hinges or rollers, and reconnection of your existing opener if it’s still good. We measure everything, write the price down, and don’t start until you’ve approved it. You’ll know the number before we order a single part. Call (350) 247-4763 to schedule a measure.
Because they were installed at the same time, decades ago, and have been patched since. The 1970s-to-1990s apartment buildings around Van Nuys Boulevard and Roscoe were retrofitted with powered slide gate operators that are now hitting end-of-life simultaneously. Heat-degraded control boards, cracked drive gears, and corroded bottom rollers are the norm. When a shared driveway gate fails, every tenant loses access. If you own or manage one of these buildings, a proactive inspection saves you a Sunday emergency bill. Learn more about our gate repair services in Van Nuys.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Repair in Van Nuys
If your gate is down, call (350) 247-4763. You’ll reach a live person who knows Van Nuys, knows gates, and will give you a straight answer. We’ll quote the job before we start, fix what’s actually broken, and back it with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If you’d rather talk in person, we’re easy to find – the name’s on the shop. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and he’s not passing through.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Van Nuys 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 Van Nuys 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"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"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