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A new driveway gate in North Hollywood typically runs $3,200 to $9,800 installed, with most single swing gates landing between $3,800 and $5,600. Slide gates, which we recommend for most of the tight shared driveways in the 91601 and 91602 corridors, usually fall between $4,900 and $7,400 depending on track length and automation. We’re on-site in North Hollywood most days of the week, and every quote is written, itemized, and agreed to before a single bolt is turned. Call (925) 590-4289 and a live person answers, any hour, any day.
North Hollywood is different from the rest of the Valley. The posts are older, the driveways are narrower, and more than a few concrete footings still carry damage from January 1994. We plan for that on every job. That’s why our Gate Installation team probes the existing post base before we ever order a new gate, and why we specify slide gates where a swing gate simply will not survive the first passing delivery truck. You need a gate that works, not one that looks good for six months and then sags.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is North Hollywood’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Victor Salinas founded Ironworks Gate Co. in 1984, and he still runs every install briefing. That’s 42 years of seeing what works and what fails, and it means our technicians do not guess. North Hollywood property owners call us because we understand the quirks of this city’s housing stock: the 1960s dingbat apartments off Magnolia, the mid-century courtyard complexes around the NoHo Arts District, the narrow shared driveways where one bad gate placement creates six months of tenant complaints.
Our written 90-Day Done Right Promise covers every installation. If a gate we installed is not operating correctly within ninety days, we return and make it right at no charge. No forms to file, no phone tag, no arguing. It is the same standard we have applied to every job for over four decades, and it’s one reason North Hollywood landlords, HOA boards, and long-term homeowners keep our number.
Every technician who arrives at your North Hollywood property is background-checked, uniformed, and trained on nine automation brands including LiftMaster, FAAC, and BFT. That matters when a gate operator fails on a Saturday morning and the driveway serves sixteen units. We also answer the phone with a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail, not an answering service. Call (925) 590-4289 and you’ll speak to someone who can schedule a visit to North Hollywood that same day in most cases.
Our Gate Installation Services in North Hollywood
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates are the right answer for most North Hollywood properties, especially the shared driveways off Burbank Boulevard, Saticoy Street, and the residential streets feeding Oxnard. A swing gate needs room to arc across the driveway, and on a narrow 1960s courtyard entrance, that arc usually eats into space that belongs to a parked car or a pedestrian walkway. A slide gate runs along the fence line instead, keeping the full driveway clear. We install rack and pinion slide gates with LiftMaster and Viking operators most often, sized to handle daily cycles without binding.
Swing Gate Installation
A double swing gate makes sense on wider North Hollywood properties, particularly estate-style lots east of Lankershim and in the tree-lined blocks near Valley Plaza. We build and hang single and double leaf swing gates in tubular steel, wrought iron, and aluminum, and we’re particular about hinge placement. A swing gate hung on a post that is even slightly off-plumb, which is common in North Hollywood given the quake history, will tear through hinges and rollers within a few seasons. We check the post before we hang the gate, every time.
Security Gate Installation
Security gates serve a different job than a purely decorative entry gate. In North Hollywood, where many apartment buildings sit close to Burbank Boulevard and Vineland Avenue’s foot traffic, a security gate has to control who enters and who does not. We install automated pedestrian gates with keypad or phone-based entry, intercom tie-ins for multi-unit buildings, and full vehicle security gates with mag locks, photocells, and pressure edges where the site requires them. The goal is a gate that keeps the property secure without making tenants dread coming home.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Most North Hollywood apartment buildings we work on need a separate pedestrian gate beside the vehicle gate. This is often the harder job: the walkway is narrow, the concrete is old, and the gate has to coordinate with the building’s existing access system. We handle that coordination. The pedestrian gate should not be an afterthought with a cheap latch; it should feel as solid as the driveway gate and last just as long.
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 North Hollywood
We install and automate gates with operators from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We carry common parts for these brands on the truck, which means a failed board, stripped gear, or dead keypad on a North Hollywood job usually doesn’t wait for a special order. If you already have an operator you trust and just need the gate itself installed, we’ll work with what’s there and tell you straight if it has enough life left or if it’s going to fail inside a year. Our 90-Day Done Right Promise applies no matter which brand is on the driveway.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in North Hollywood Homes
- Quake-shifted post footings. Many concrete gate posts in the 91601 and 91602 corridors still sit a quarter-inch to a half-inch off-plumb from the 1994 Northridge quake. Hairline fractures at the base go unnoticed until a new gate is hung, and then the gate sags, binds, and strips drive gears within months. We probe the post base before any install.
- Narrow shared driveways with a swing gate spec. We regularly see properties where a previous installer put in a swing gate on a driveway that can’t accommodate the arc. Delivery trucks clip the leaf, tenants back into it, and the hinge welds fail. On those sites a slide gate is the only safe fit.
- Slide tracks with no thermal expansion allowance. The San Fernando Valley heat dome pushes North Hollywood above 105°F during summer, and steel slide tracks expand. If the track was installed tight with no expansion gaps, it binds, the operator overloads, and the board burns out. We leave deliberate gaps sized for this climate.
- Old gate operators recycled onto a new gate. A new gate on a 30-year-old operator is a repair waiting to happen. If the existing operator is near end-of-life, we say so on the written estimate and give you a fixed price to replace it now rather than in six months at emergency rates.
Pricing for Gate Installation in North Hollywood, CA
Here’s the honest range for North Hollywood. A standard single swing pedestrian gate in aluminum or tubular steel runs $1,800 to $3,400 installed. A single leaf driveway swing gate typically lands between $3,800 and $5,600, and a double swing gate runs $5,200 to $8,900 depending on width and hardware. Slide gates, which we recommend for most North Hollywood shared driveways, usually fall between $4,900 and $7,400 for a complete install with automation. A full security gate package with keypad entry, intercom, and photocells starts around $6,800 and can reach $12,000+ for larger multi-unit sites. What moves the price: post footing remediation, whether we’re replacing a failed operator or starting fresh, the site’s access and working space, and the amount of concrete or steel fabrication required. Every job gets a written, itemized quote before work starts. You approve the number, then we turn a bolt. Call (925) 590-4289 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near North Hollywood
Our crews regularly work right across the city line in Studio City, Van Nuys, Sun Valley, and Burbank. If your property sits near the border or you manage buildings in multiple Valley neighborhoods, we’re happy to coordinate. Our North Hollywood scheduling covers all three local ZIP codes, 91601, 91602, and 91603, and we route calls from the surrounding areas through the same live-answer line: (925) 590-4289.
Serving North Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the North 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 Installation in North Hollywood
The gate usually isn’t the problem. In most 91601 and 91602 cases we investigate, the concrete post footing carries a hairline fracture from the 1994 Northridge quake, and the post shifts under the gate’s weight or when cars pass. The correct fix is to re-set the post in a new footing, then hang the gate. We’ll probe the base and show you what we find before quoting that work. Call (925) 590-4289 and we’ll come look.
Yes, and in most of these North Hollywood courtyard complexes, a slide gate is the only geometry that works. The driveway is too narrow for a swing leaf to arc without blocking either the walkway or the parking spaces. We install rack and pinion slide gates in those sites all the time, using a track sized for the width and a LiftMaster or Viking operator matched to daily cycle count.
We stage the job so the driveway is never fully closed during business hours. On a recent shared driveway off Magnolia Boulevard in 91601, we installed a Viking slide gate for a 1970s dingbat complex, and kept both vehicle and pedestrian access open for the full two-day job while we poured the new post footing and set the track. That means pouring the footing first with the old gate still in service, switching to the new gate only after the concrete has cured enough to hold, and scheduling heavy lifting around tenant peak times. We’ll give you the sequence in the written estimate.
If the post is cracked at the base, a stronger operator will not fix it. Post shift is what strips drive gears in the first place. We re-set the post in a proper footing before installing the new gate. That’s the only way to break the failure cycle. On a shared driveway off Magnolia in 91601, the hinge post had a quarter-inch quake fracture. We poured a new footing, set the post plumb, then installed the slide gate. A new operator on that old post would have failed inside a season.
Every automatic gate install includes UL-listed photocells, a reversing edge or pressure sensor where the gate’s travel could meet a person or vehicle, and proper force settings so the gate stops and reverses if it encounters resistance. We also install manual release mechanisms accessible from outside the gate for fire department access where the site requires it. If you’re bringing an existing gate up to code, we’ll identify what’s missing on the estimate and give you a fixed price to correct it. For a specific quote on your North Hollywood property, call (925) 590-4289.
Contact Ironworks Gate Co. for Gate Installation in North Hollywood
If you need a new gate in North Hollywood, whether it’s a slide gate for a tight courtyard driveway, a double swing for an estate lot, or a security gate upgrade for an apartment building, call us. We’ll come to your property, check the posts, talk straight about what’s feasible, and hand you a written quote. If the price works, we schedule. If not, you keep the quote and we part ways friendly. That’s how we’ve done it since 1984. Call (925) 590-4289 now to set up a free estimate, and mention the $50 off any repair over $250 or the 5% senior and veteran discount if they apply.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving North Hollywood and the surrounding Valley communities since 1984.