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Gate access control in Larchmont means adding keypads, phone entry, card readers, or video intercoms so you can open your gate without ever leaving the house, and control who gets in. Most access control additions on existing Larchmont gates run $850-$2,400 for parts and installation, and we can usually schedule within a week. Hal Gatewood has been fixing and upgrading gates since 2001, and his crew knows the old iron gates along Larchmont Avenue and the Manor as well as anyone. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, any hour.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Larchmont’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
We’re the shop that repairs what other outfits want to replace. That matters a lot in Larchmont, where a 1920s wrought-iron gate on a stone pillar is not something you rip out and swap for aluminum. Homeowners around Larchmont Manor call us because we weld on site, we rebuild hinge posts, and we match the existing ironwork instead of bolting on whatever fits. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That is the oldest accountability there is.
When a Larchmont customer calls about a dead keypad or a gate that won’t open from the phone, the person who shows up is background-checked and in a uniform, not a random subcontractor. Hal will tell you honestly whether that 1998 Linear operator can be retrofitted with modern safety photocells and a phone entry board, or whether you’re better off putting that money toward a new unit. Either way, the price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround.
We also answer the phone around the clock. Not a voicemail, not a menu tree. A person. That matters when your gate won’t close at 9pm and you’re wondering if the dog is going to wander out onto the Boston Post Road side of the property.
Our Gate Access Control Services in Larchmont
Keypad Entry
A keypad mounted on a gooseneck pedestal or built into a stone pillar lets family and regular visitors punch in a code instead of carrying a remote. In Larchmont we often mount keypads on original granite or bluestone pillars, which takes a masonry bit and a patient hand. Typical keypad entry installation in the 10538 zip code runs $450-$950 with wiring. If you want wireless, add roughly $150 for a receiver and you’re still done in a couple hours.
Remote Control
Sometimes the simplest answer is replacing a tired remote system with modern rolling-code transmitters that won’t get cloned by a neighbor’s garage door opener. We program remotes on site, and we carry replacements for Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and several other brands in the truck. A new receiver and two remotes in Larchmont usually runs $250-$500, installed.
Phone Entry
Phone entry is the system that calls your cell phone or landline when a visitor presses the call button at the gate, then lets you open it by pressing a digit. It’s the most common request we get from Larchmont homeowners with long driveways, especially in the Manor where the gate sits far from the house. We recently tied a phone entry keypad into existing intercom wiring on a Colonial off Larchmont Avenue and the whole job was done in a morning. Expect $800-$1,600 depending on whether we can reuse the existing wiring or need to run a new line from the house.
Card Reader
Card readers make sense for Larchmont homes with regular staff: nannies, gardeners, caretakers, contractors. Each person gets a card or fob, and you can deactivate it when they stop working for you. No codes to remember, no remotes to lose. A single-zone card reader system with ten fobs installed on a Larchmont swing or slide gate typically runs $900-$1,800. It’s the same hardware we’d put on a commercial gate, just scaled down for a residential driveway.
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 Larchmont
Your existing operator probably came from someone we know well. Hal is certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We stock common control boards, receivers, and safety edges for the brands Larchmont homes actually have, which means we don’t have to order a part and make you wait a week with a gate that won’t open. If you have a Viking swing gate operator off Larchmont Avenue or a Ghost Controls on a back-garden gate in the Manor, we can usually fix it same-day because the parts are on the truck. And if a part is obsolete, Hal will tell you straight instead of stringing you along.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Larchmont Homes
- Salt-air corrosion on control boards and limit switches. Larchmont’s direct exposure to Long Island Sound sends salt-laden air into every seam and connector. The white oxide crust that forms on cast-iron hinges also creeps into operator enclosures. We regularly open a legacy FAAC or Linear unit in the 10538 area and find the limit switch wiring and circuit board traces corroded to the point of intermittent failure. The gate reverses for no reason, or locks out entirely. You don’t see this kind of failure as often a few miles inland in towns like Mamaroneck or Eastchester.
- Obsolete control boards with no diagnostics. Pre-2010 LiftMaster and DoorKing boards have no diagnostic LEDs, no Bluetooth, no error codes. A dead capacitor or a burned relay on one of these boards can look exactly like a total operator failure. The difference is a $40 part versus a $1,800 replacement. Hal bench-tests the board before recommending either.
- Stone pillar shift after coastal storms. Nor’easters move the ground under old stone gate pillars, which tips the pillar a few degrees and misaligns the swing gate with the safety photocell beam. The result is a gate that refuses to close, or worse, one that slams shut because the loop detector fails to see the car and the photo eye beam is broken. We re-bed hinge posts in new concrete footings and realign the safety system so both work together.
- Gates hung before modern safety standards existed. If your gate operator dates from the 1990s, it likely has no UL 325-compliant entrapment protection. That means no photo eyes, no reversing edge. It’s not just old; it’s unsafe. We retrofit these systems with modern safety edges and photo eyes, and in Larchmont we do it without sacrificing the original ironwork.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Larchmont, NY
Here’s what Larchmont homeowners can expect to pay. A keypad entry system runs $450-$950 installed. Phone entry systems typically land between $800 and $1,600, depending on wiring. A video intercom at the gate runs $900-$2,400 complete with monitor and wiring. Retrofitting modern safety photocells onto an older operator adds $250-$500 in most cases. If the gate itself needs work on site, welding and hinge rebuilds run $300-$800 depending on the amount of repair.
What moves the price is the condition of the existing wiring, the age of the operator, and how much we can reuse versus replace. We don’t quote one number on the phone and a different one at the door. The price Hal gives you is the price you pay, agreed before any work starts. Estimates are free. Seniors and veterans get 10% off, every job, no expiration. And if you have a written estimate from another company, Hal will give you a free second opinion.
Call (877) 610-2993 for a straight quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near Larchmont
Our Gate Access Control service covers all of Larchmont, and the crew regularly works in Mamaroneck, New Rochelle, Wykagyl, and Eastchester as well. If you live just over the village line, call us. You get the same crew, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same live person answering the phone. See what we do across Gate Access Control in Larchmont and the surrounding area.
Serving Larchmont, NY - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Larchmont 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 Access Control in Larchmont
Yes. We mount the video intercom station on or near the existing pillar or fence line without cutting into the historic iron. The camera and call button run on their own wiring, so the original gate stays exactly as it is. In Larchmont Manor and the waterfront streets, this is the question we hear most, because homeowners want modern visibility without losing period ironwork. Expect $900-$2,400 depending on monitor size and wiring distance. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk you through what fits your gate.
Legal is a gray word. The operator may predate the UL 325 standard that requires entrapment protection, so it might be grandfathered. But that doesn’t make it safe. A gate without photo eyes or a reversing edge can injure a child, a pet, or an adult who doesn’t see it closing. In practice, any qualified gate technician who touches that operator should bring it up to current safety standards. We can retrofit photo eyes and a reversing edge onto most 1990s operators for $250-$500 in parts and labor. It’s not a big job, and it’s the right one.
Salt water and storm-driven spray get into the operator enclosure, the junction box, or the conduit. When the salt residue dries, it forms a conductive film across connections and can trip a GFCI or a breaker. The fix is to open the enclosures, clean the corrosion, repair or replace damaged wiring, and seal everything properly. We see this constantly in the 10538 area after nor’easters blow in off the Sound. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come out and find the path.
Yes. We can add a smart controller that bridges your existing keypad and operator with a phone app. Your old keypad keeps working exactly as it does now. You add individual access for the nanny, the gardener, or a contractor, and you can revoke it from your phone when they’re done. In Larchmont, where multiple households share staff, this is a popular upgrade. Expect $500-$900 for the smart controller and programming. Call (877) 610-2993 for a quote.
You usually need the hinge post fixed, not the gate replaced. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. In Larchmont’s freeze-thaw cycle, the ground under the hinge post heaves, the post leans, and the gate droops. The operator then works against the sag and burns out faster. We re-bed the post in a new concrete footing, realign the gate, and then see if the operator is still worth saving. That’s often a $400-$700 repair versus a $3,000 replacement. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you which one your gate actually needs.
If your Larchmont gate access control needs work, call (877) 610-2993. A live person answers. Hal will give you a straight answer and a price agreed before any work begins. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Larchmont and Westchester County since 2001.