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A gate motor in Hollywood gives out at the worst possible moment. Usually a Tuesday morning when you’re already late, or late on a Sunday when every big-box outfit sends you to voicemail. Here’s the straight answer: we fix, replace, and install gate motors and openers across Hollywood, and a live person answers our phone 24 hours a day. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll talk to someone who knows the difference between a worm gear stripped on a Beachwood Canyon slope and a dead capacitor in a 1928 Spanish bungalow’s swing gate.
We know Hollywood because we work here constantly. The Hills. The flats off Franklin. The narrow canyon roads where a gate that won’t open means a car blocking the whole street. We carry parts for the brands Hollywood homes actually have, and we don’t ask you to wait a week for a board to ship in.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hollywood’s Preferred Gate Motor & Opener Company
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and his name is still on the door and on every invoice. That matters here more than most places. Hollywood homeowners have been burned by national chains that send a kid with a van and a tablet, then quote one price on the phone and another at the gate. We post our address, our license number, and our phone number. You can drive to the shop and look Hal in the eye.
Our crew lives and works in this part of Los Angeles. We know that a gate on Outpost Drive gets hammered by Santa Ana gusts differently than one tucked behind a courtyard off Wilcox. We know the 90028 corridor, the Canyon Drive switchbacks, and the streets around Lake Hollywood where a broken gate motor is a security problem, not just a hassle. When you call about a gate opener in Hollywood, the person on the phone already knows what you’re dealing with.
Every job we do in Hollywood comes with our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it isn’t done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no fine print. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, and any repair over $200 gets $40 off. No haggling. That’s just the price.
Our Gate Motor & Opener Services in Hollywood
Motor Installation
We install new gate motors on Hollywood homes every week, and we start by looking at what the motor mounts to. That’s the part most companies skip. A new operator bolted onto a crumbling 1920s stucco pilaster will fail inside a year because the post itself moves under torque. In Hollywood, we often rebuild or re-anchor the pilaster before the first motor ever goes on. Then we install the opener, set the limits, program the remotes, and show you how to operate it manually if the power drops.
Motor Repair
Most gate motor repairs in Hollywood are honest fixes, not replacements. A stripped gear, a burned capacitor, a board that got wet from the marine layer and corroded at the terminals. We repair what’s repairable, on site, in your driveway. Hal has been welding and repairing gates since 2001, and he gets genuinely annoyed when he finds a gate that was replaced for a $90 part. That repair-first instinct is why Hollywood homeowners call us back.
Linear Motor
Linear motors are common on Hollywood’s sliding and cantilever gates, especially on those steep hillside driveways where a standard swing operator loses torque mid-arc. We service, repair, and install Linear motors throughout the Hollywood Hills and the flats. We keep common Linear parts on the truck, so we often finish the repair in one visit instead of arranging a second trip.
Slide Motor
This is the service Hollywood calls us for most. Hillside driveways routinely exceed 10 to 15 percent grade, and a standard swing-gate operator simply can’t hold the gate open against that slope. We default to slide-gate conversions and commercial-rated, slope-compensated operators at a rate you won’t see in flat Burbank or Culver City. When we set a slide motor, we include the rack-and-pinion drive, the safety edges, and the torque settings matched to your specific grade. Not a generic preset.
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 Hollywood
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and the ones we see most often in Hollywood are FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking. FAAC shows up on a lot of hillside slide-gate installations because their torque curve handles slope well. BFT and Linear are common on flat-land swing gates in the 90028 area. Viking appears on older commercial and larger residential gates. We stock local parts for these brands, so Hollywood customers aren’t waiting on a warehouse in another state. If we don’t have the exact board or gear on the truck, we can usually get it the same day.
Common Gate Motor & Opener Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Marine-layer corrosion on boards and terminals. Hollywood’s nightly marine layer leaves salt and particulate deposits on metal surfaces. Because annual rainfall is low, those deposits just sit there and eat at operator boards and hinge posts. We regularly open a control box off Beachwood or Nichols Canyon and find green corrosion where inland operators stay clean for years.
- Santa Ana wind damage to gears and welds. Fall wind events slam unsecured gates hard enough to bend hinges, shear welds on old wrought-iron frames, and strip worm gears inside the operator. A gate that worked fine in July can be dead by November because the wind found the weak spot.
- Crumbling masonry pilasters on 1920s-1940s homes. Hollywood’s original Spanish Colonial Revival and Craftsman homes were built on stucco and brick pilasters that were never meant to handle the repeated torque of a modern automatic operator. Before any new motor goes on, that pilaster often needs full re-anchoring or rebuilding.
- Worm gear failure on steep driveways. On hillside properties in the Hollywood Hills, standard residential swing-gate operators strip their worm gears trying to hold a gate open on a 10-15% grade. The motor works until the moment the gate arcs uphill, then stalls and grinds itself apart.
Pricing for Gate Motor & Opener in Hollywood, CA
A typical gate motor repair in Hollywood runs $180 to $450, depending on the part and the amount of on-site work. A new residential swing-gate opener with installation usually lands between $1,400 and $2,800. A slide-gate conversion on a hillside driveway, including the motor, rack, safety edges, and pilaster re-anchoring, runs $3,200 to $6,500. Commercial-rated slope-compensated operators for steeper Hollywood Hills grades start around $2,800 installed and go up from there based on gate width and weight.
The price we quote is the price you pay. It’s agreed in writing before any work starts, and we don’t invent charges after the fact. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote on your Hollywood gate motor. Estimates are free, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our Gate Motor & Opener team covers Hollywood and the surrounding neighborhoods. If you’re in Universal City, West Hollywood, Koreatown, or Echo Park, the same crew, the same pricing, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. We know Hollywood best, but our service area reaches every community around it.
Serving Hollywood, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the 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 Motor & Opener in Hollywood
Because your driveway grade is likely beating the gearbox. A standard residential swing-gate operator isn’t built to hold a gate open against a 10 to 15 percent slope, so the worm gear strips, the motor overheats, and the failure repeats until the underlying torque problem is addressed. The fix is usually a slide-gate conversion or a commercial-rated slope-compensated operator matched to your grade. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you which one your driveway needs before we ever put a new motor on.
You probably do if your driveway slopes more than about 10 percent and you currently have a swing gate. On those grades, a slide gate rides on track along the slope instead of swinging against gravity through an arc, which eliminates the mid-arc torque stall that kills standard swing operators. In the Hollywood Hills, we default to slide conversions so often that we stopped stocking standard residential swing operators on the truck for hillside calls. We’ll measure your grade and give you a straight answer, not a guess.
The marine layer pushes salt and particulate moisture inland every night, and because Hollywood’s annual rainfall is low, those deposits don’t wash off. They sit on iron frames, hinge posts, and operator boards and corrode them years faster than you’d see inland. Galvanized steel and stainless fixings last far longer than painted steel in this air, which is why we spec those materials on every Hollywood installation. If your operator board has green fuzz on the terminals, that’s the marine layer at work.
Usually yes, but the pilaster has to be addressed first. A sagging gate on an original 1920s-1940s Hollywood pilaster is almost always a post problem, not a gate problem. We re-anchor or rebuild the masonry pilaster, re-hang the gate, and only then mount or recalibrate the operator. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. Hal’s crew welds on site, so the gate stays in your driveway during the whole repair.
Check that your gate isn’t swinging free or catching the wind broadside before the Santa Anas arrive. If a gust can slam your gate, it will eventually bend a hinge, shear a weld, or strip the operator’s internal gears. We recommend a wind-rated operator with a brake, and on Hollywood Hills properties we often add a physical stop or latch so the gate isn’t taking full gusts directly. It’s a $150 fix that prevents a $900 repair.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Motor & Opener Work in Hollywood
If your gate won’t open, won’t close, or sounds like it’s grinding itself to pieces, call (877) 610-2993. A live person answers, 24/7. We’ll give you an honest read on the phone, a free estimate, and a written price before any work starts. Hal’s name is on the shop, the shop is down the road, and the person who shows up will stand behind the job for 90 days in writing. That’s how we’ve done it in Hollywood since 2001.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hollywood since 2001.