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Gate installation in Edmonds, WA comes with one question that most installers never think to ask: how close are you to the Sound? Within a few blocks of the ferry terminal or the Edmonds waterfront, salt-laden marine air cuts the life of standard mild-steel gate hardware roughly in half. Hinges that would last ten-plus years in Lynnwood or Mountlake Terrace corrode through in three to five here. We install gates that actually hold up to that environment, and we quote the price before any work starts. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person, not a voicemail.
If you’re reading this from the Edmonds Bowl, Westgate, or up near Pine Ridge Park, you already know what winter rain does to the ground. Posts heave. Gates sag. Latches stop lining up. We build for that from day one, not as an afterthought. Our Gate Installation team sizes posts, footings, and hardware to Edmonds conditions specifically, because a gate that works fine on flat, inland ground fails differently on a bluff overlooking Puget Sound.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Edmonds’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood has been running this shop since 2001, and his name is on the invoice. That’s not a marketing line. The shop has a published address, a license number you can look up, and a phone that a real person answers 24 hours a day. When you call about Edmonds Gate Access Control, you’re talking to someone who has welded a hinge on a salt-corroded post in the Edmonds Bowl and knows exactly what that marine air does to steel.
We handle Gate Repair - Edmonds jobs in driveways, not in a warehouse across town. If a post is sound, we don’t tear it out just to sell you a new one. If a hinge can be rewelded and re-plated, we rewelded it. That repair-first mindset matters here, because Edmonds properties near the waterfront often have perfectly good gates mounted on hardware that simply rusted out years before its time. Swapping the whole gate would be waste. Fixing the hardware is the right call, and we’ll tell you that to your face.
Every job, including brand-new Gate Installation in Edmonds, carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no fine print.
Our Gate Installation Services in Edmonds
We install and build gates for every part of an Edmonds property: driveway entries, side-yard pedestrian access, bluff-top view fences, and the odd-shaped openings that come with mid-century lots. Most jobs fall into one of the categories below, and we quote each one with a written price before we touch a post hole digger.
Driveway Gate Installation
A driveway gate in the Edmonds Bowl often sits on a slope, which means the hinge posts take more lateral load than a flat lot. We set posts deeper than standard, use hot-dip galvanized or stainless hardware within the marine influence zone, and make sure the gate operator is rated for the panel weight plus the wind coming off the Sound. A driveway gate that fights the slope will sag within a season. Ours don’t, because we account for the slope before we pour the first footing.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Most Edmonds pedestrian gates are narrow, wood-framed gates tucked between a house and a fence line, often on side lots that drain poorly in winter. We build them with treated or cedar frames, stainless hinges, and a latch that keeps working after months of rain. On waterfront properties, we default to composite or metal gate frames when the customer wants something that won’t rot at the bottom rail. Wood is fine, but on the Sound it needs the right species and the right standoff from the ground.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates make sense on Edmonds driveways where a swing gate would require clearing a steep incline or a retaining wall. We install track and cantilever sliders, set the rail on a proper concrete base, and choose motors that tolerate damp, salty conditions. The track has to drain. If water pools and sits, you’ll be replacing rollers every other year. We cut drainage channels and slope the base so Edmonds rain moves away from the hardware.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are the most common style we install around Edmonds, and the most common to fail from salt-air hinge corrosion. A few weeks back, our crew handled Gate Parts & Welding in Edmonds for a corroded swing gate on Sunset Avenue in the Edmonds Bowl. The original mild-steel hinge post had rusted through at the base near the ferry dock, and the gate sagged so badly the latch no longer caught. We set a new galvanized post in a deeper footing, installed stainless hinges and a LiftMaster operator with safety photocells, and the gate has stayed plumb through two months of heavy rain.
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 Edmonds
We stock and service operators from Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, among others. For Edmonds customers within the marine influence zone, we strongly recommend operator models with sealed control boards and stainless or powder-coated chassis. Salt air gets inside unsealed boards and corrodes terminals. It’s a slow failure that looks like a bad motor. More often than not, the motor is fine and the board is shot. We carry replacement parts locally and can usually get an operator back online the same day in Edmonds.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Edmonds Homes
- Salt-air hinge and latch corrosion: Within a few blocks of the waterfront, mild-steel hinges and latch sets rust through in three to five years. Gates bind, drop, or refuse to latch. The fix is hardware replacement with stainless or hot-dip galvanized components, not a whole new gate.
- Post heave from saturated soil: Edmonds winters keep soil wet along fence lines, and that water freezes, thaws, and shifts posts out of alignment. A gate that sagged every winter isn’t a panel problem. It’s a post problem. Setting the post deeper and backfilling with drain rock solves it permanently.
- Rot at the bottom rail and hinge post: The original mid-century wood gates in the Edmonds Bowl have spent fifty or sixty years in marine moisture. The bottom rail rots first, then the hinge post. We replace those sections and reinforce the frame so the gate doesn’t sag again.
- Slope-related latch misalignment: Bluff-top and hillside lots settle seasonally. The gate and the latch post move independently, and the latch stops catching. We install adjustable hinges and latch posts with room to re-align, because Edmonds ground doesn’t stay put.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Edmonds, WA
You won’t get a vague “it depends” without numbers. Here’s what gate installation in Edmonds actually runs, based on the work we’ve done in 98020 and 98026.
- Pedestrian gate frame and install: $850-$1,800, depending on size, material, and whether concrete footings are needed.
- Single driveway swing gate, steel or aluminum: $2,400-$4,500 installed, including posts and hardware.
- Sliding driveway gate with track and motor: $4,800-$8,200, depending on gate length and operator specs.
- Full double swing gate setup with operator and safety photocells: $5,500-$9,800.
- Marine-grade hardware upgrade on an existing gate: $350-$900, including stainless hinges, latch, and drop rod.
The price we quote is the price you pay. We don’t add surprise charges at the door. Before any work starts, you get a written number and we agree on it. Estimates are free, and if you’re in the county, there’s no trip charge. Call (877) 610-2993 for a specific quote on your gate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Edmonds
While this page is written for Edmonds, our crews also install gates regularly in Mountlake Terrace, Lynnwood, Alderwood Manor, and Brier. If you’re a few blocks outside the city line, the same pricing and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply.
Serving Edmonds, WA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Edmonds 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 Edmonds
Salt-laden marine air settles on metal, combines with the region’s persistent damp, and accelerates corrosion dramatically. A standard mild-steel hinge that lasts ten-plus years in Lynnwood or Mountlake Terrace can rust through in three to five years within a few blocks of the Edmonds waterfront or ferry terminal. That’s why we default to stainless or hot-dip galvanized hardware for any property in the marine influence zone. If you’re in the Edmonds Bowl or anywhere with a view of the Sound, it’s the difference between a five-year gate and a fifteen-year gate. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll spec the right hardware for your location.
Almost always the post. Edmonds soil stays saturated through the winter, and that water causes post heave, especially on sloped lots. The gate panel isn’t bending. The post is moving. We repair it by resetting the post deeper, packing the hole with drain rock instead of plain soil, and re-plumbing the hinges. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free look at the post before you replace the whole gate.
Sealed-board operators with powder-coated or stainless chassis hold up best here. We recommend entry-level commercial or high-grade residential operators from Linear, Viking, or DoorKing for Edmonds waterfront properties, because those units keep moisture away from the control board terminals. The board dies before the motor in salt air. If you’re replacing an operator near the water, we’ll quote one that won’t need another board in three years. Call (877) 610-2993 for a recommendation specific to your gate.
Yes, but the frame and footings have to be built for the slope. We set posts deeper than code minimums, use treated or cedar stock with good ground clearance, and install stainless hinges with a properly braced frame so the gate doesn’t rack as the hill settles. A wood gate on a bluff works fine if it’s built like a structure, not a decoration. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come measure the slope and give you a written quote.
Yes. UL 325 standards apply to automated gates of all sizes, including small swing gates. Entrapment protection, usually safety photocells or contact edges, is not optional and it’s something we install on every motorized gate job in Edmonds. Small gates still move with enough force to injure. We wire photocells at the correct height for the swing path, test the reverse function, and leave the system compliant. Call (877) 610-2993 if you’re unsure whether your existing gate meets the standard.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Edmonds since 2001.