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A new gate in Daly City should be spec’d for salt fog, period. We install pedestrian gates, driveway gates, swing gates and sliding gates with galvanized hardware and stainless fasteners as standard, because anything less rots out here in five to eight years. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been owner-operated since 2001, and when you call (877) 610-2993 you get a live person who knows Daly City’s housing stock, not a voicemail. We will come measure, quote a firm price before any work starts, and weld on site when the job calls for it.
Key Takeaways
- Pedestrian gate installation in Daly City typically runs $650-$1,900 depending on width, material and post condition.
- Driveway gate installation in Daly City usually runs $3,800-$11,000 for a full single or double swing or slide system with operator.
- Salt fog from the Pacific marine layer corrodes standard steel gate hardware 2-3 times faster in Daly City than in South San Francisco or Colma.
- Galvanized hinges, stainless lag bolts and post-first diagnostics are not upgrades here. They are the baseline.
- Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on the invoice.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Daly City’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Most of our Daly City work comes from the Westlake district and the surrounding hillside streets in 94015 and 94014. That matters because we know what those houses are. Doelger-built row homes from the late 1940s and 1950s, most with narrow side-yard pedestrian gates in 36 to 42 inch openings, most with the original strap-hinge configuration, and most with the same rust failure happening at the same rate on the same block. When a tech who has done sixty of these can look at your gate and tell you the post is gone before he touches it, you save the cost of a wrong diagnosis.
We answer the phone around the clock with a live person. Not a call center. Not a chatbot. You call, someone picks up, and if it is an emergency we tell you plainly whether we can get to Daly City that day. Our crew is background-checked and uniformed. Gate Installation is what we do every day, from a single pedestrian gate off a Westlake side yard to a full automatic driveway system up in the St. Francis Heights hills. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001, and he is the person who stands behind the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job. If something is not right, one call brings him back. No runaround.
Our Gate Installation Services in Daly City
Pedestrian Gate Installation
This is the bread and butter of Gate Installation in Daly City. Most homes in the Westlake and Broadmoor districts use a side-yard pedestrian gate as the primary rear-yard access point, and most of those gates were installed when the house was built. That means 70-plus-year-old hinge posts sitting in constantly damp soil with salt air blowing over them. We replace the post, not just the panel. A new galvanized post set in fresh concrete with a new gate hung on stainless strap hinges will outlast another painted steel job by a decade or more. Typical pedestrian gate installation runs $650-$1,900.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are common as double driveway entries in the hillside neighborhoods around Westmoor and St. Francis Heights, where lots are wider and garages sit below grade. A properly built swing gate in Daly City needs a steel frame with weep holes so condensation does not collect inside the tube, and hinges that are greasable or stainless from day one. We weld on site, which means the gate is fitted to your exact post spacing instead of bolted together from a kit that half-fits. A single swing gate install runs $2,200-$5,500; a double gate runs $4,200-$9,000 depending on automation.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates suit properties where the driveway slopes up toward the house or where a swing gate would hit a car parked in the drive. We see this in the Mission Street corridor and up in the 94016 hills, where setback is tight. A cantilever slide system avoids a ground track that fills with wet leaves and salt grit, which is exactly what kills rolling gates in Daly City. Sliding gate installation runs $3,500-$8,000 before automation. Add an operator and the total runs $5,800-$12,000 with safety sensors and keypad entry included.
Security Gate Installation
On streets near John Daly Boulevard and where properties back onto public paths, we get calls for security gates with coded entry and intercom. These jobs blend the gate itself with the operator and the access control. Daly City’s damp air is unforgiving to the mounting brackets on automatic operators, so we specify stainless brackets and sealed enclosures rather than the zinc-plated hardware that ships with some units. A security gate with automation starts around $6,500 and runs up from there based on the gate size, the operator brand and the access system.
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 Daly City
We are certified to service nine gate operator brands, and we stock parts locally for Daly City customers, which means a failed control board does not sit for two weeks waiting on a truck. The three we install most in Daly City are DoorKing, Ghost Controls and Viking. DoorKing operators hold up well to fog and marine air when the enclosure is sealed properly. Ghost Controls is a solid choice for solar on a smaller pedestrian gate. Viking works well on heavier slide systems. We will tell you plainly which brand fits your gate, your budget and the exposure on your street, and we quote the exact price before any work starts.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Daly City Homes
- Rusted-out hinge posts. On Doelger row homes particularly, the original steel post is embedded in concrete that wicks moisture. Salt fog accelerates the rot at the base, and the post fails while the gate panel still looks serviceable. Fix the panel without the post and you will fix it twice.
- Hollow steel tube frames with pinhole rust. These are common in ZIP codes 94014 and 94015, where the marine layer sits longest. Once water gets inside the frame, it is rusting from the inside out. By the time you see the bubbles in the paint, the section needs replacing.
- Latch and operator bracket corrosion. The constant damp loosens keypad components and throws off safety photocell alignment on automatic gates. Stainless brackets and sealed enclosures solve the problem before it starts.
- Fog interfering with solar operators. If a solar panel cannot hold a charge, the opener runs weak and the gate closes halfway. We spec a larger panel and a low-standby operator for shaded side yards in Daly City.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Daly City, CA
Here are the numbers straight. Pedestrian gate installation runs $650-$1,900. A standard driveway swing gate runs $2,200-$5,500 single, $4,200-$9,000 double. Sliding gate installation runs $3,500-$8,000. Automation and access control add $1,800-$4,500 depending on the operator and whether you want keypad, intercom or phone app control. A full security gate package starts around $6,500. The price we quote is the price you pay, agreed before any work starts. We do not change the number at the door. We also do not charge a trip fee inside the county, and we give a free second opinion on any written estimate you bring us. Call (877) 610-2993 and we will come measure and put it in writing.
We Also Serve Cities Near Daly City
We work throughout the northern Peninsula and into San Francisco proper. If you are in Visitacion Valley, South San Francisco, Noe Valley or the Mission District, you get the same galvanized-hardware standard and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. Crews are dispatched from our San Francisco Bay Area office, and we handle calls in all these areas daily.
Serving Daly City, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Daly City 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 Daly City
Five to eight years if the gate uses painted steel hardware and standard zinc fixings. That is the observed failure window in the 94014 and 94015 ZIP codes, where the marine layer sits longest and salt air blows through daily. With galvanized hinges, stainless lag bolts and a properly sealed frame, you can push that to 15 to 20 years. Call (877) 610-2993 and we will spec it for the coast, not for the catalog.
No. If the panel is sound, you replace the post, not the gate. That is the repair-first approach we have used since 2001. We cut out the corroded post, pour a new footing, and remount the existing panel on galvanized hardware. The job costs a fraction of a full replacement and generally finishes same-day. Call us with photos of the base of the post and we will tell you straight whether the panel is worth saving.
Yes. Any automatic gate operator installed in California has to meet UL 325 safety standards, which means photocell sensors, a reversing edge or both, depending on the gate type and operator. We install all operators with wired safety edges on slide gates and photocells on swing gates, every time, no exceptions. A gate that closes on a car or a person is a liability no savings is worth.
Because the Doelger row homes were built with the same gate configuration, the same steel posts, and the same strap hinges, and they have all sat in the same salt fog for seven decades. A tech working the Westlake neighborhood will frequently find the exact same hinge failing in the exact same way on six consecutive houses on a single block. One diagnostic effectively covers the whole street. We recently installed a new pedestrian swing gate on a Westlake side-yard opening where the original steel hinge post had rotted through at the base in just six years, causing the gate to sag and bind. Our tech cut out the corroded post, poured a new concrete post footing, and mounted the replacement gate on galvanized strap hinges with stainless lag bolts, then converted the adjacent neighbor’s identical Doelger gate the same afternoon after a door-knock.
You can, but you need to size the panel for shade, not for a sunny inland afternoon. We spec a larger panel and a low-standby operator for side yards that see fog three hundred days a year. A solar system that works in Fresno will leave your gate dead halfway through a damp July week here. We install Ghost Controls solar units on Daly City pedestrian gates regularly, and we will tell you if your exposure will actually support it before you spend the money. Call (877) 610-2993 for an honest assessment and a free estimate.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Daly City and the Bay Area since 2001.