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Gate Repair in Hollywood, CA

Gate repair in Hollywood, CA typically runs $180 to $4,200 depending on whether you’re dealing with a rusted hinge on a 1920s bungalow gate or a slide-gate conversion on a hillside driveway above Franklin Avenue. The job usually starts with a phone call to (877) 610-2993, where a live person answers around the clock, and most repairs in the flats and canyons get same-day or next-day service. What makes Hollywood different is the housing stock and the grade: original wrought-iron gates hanging on aging masonry pilasters, driveways that climb 10 to 15 percent, and Santa Ana winds that test every weld.

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Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop and every invoice. The work gets done in your driveway, not hauled off somewhere. If a gate can be repaired, that is what happens. We don’t swap parts that don’t need swapping.

Why Hollywood Homes Are Different

Hollywood’s gate problems start long before the gate breaks. Most homes in the 90028 flats are Spanish Colonial Revival or Craftsman bungalows built between the 1920s and 1940s, and many still have their original wrought-iron driveway gates hanging on stucco or brick pilasters. Those masonry posts are seventy, eighty, sometimes ninety years old. Before any new operator gets bolted on, someone has to check whether the pilaster itself is still sound. Often it is not. We re-anchor and rebuild the post first, then mount the motor, because a smart opener on a crumbling anchor is a gate waiting to tear itself loose.

Then there is the grade. Hollywood Hills driveways regularly exceed 10 to 15 percent, winding up curves that make a standard residential swing-gate operator labor and burn out long before its rated life. In the flats, a standard swing operator works fine. In the Hills, we default to slide-gate conversions or commercial-rated slope-compensated operators far more often than anywhere else in the county. Add the fall Santa Ana winds that slam unlatched gates hard enough to bend hinges and shear old welds, plus the nightly marine-layer moisture that accelerates rust on iron hardware, and you have a set of conditions no flatland gate company truly understands.

Gate Repair in Hollywood

Gate repair in Hollywood usually comes down to one of three things: a hinge that has been sagging for years, a weld that finally let go during a Santa Ana, or an operator that was never rated for the slope it sits on. We fix all three, and we do it in your driveway. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts, and it doesn’t change once we begin. Most repairs in the 90028 flats and the Hollywood Hills are completed same-day or next-day.

Our full Gate Repair service covers everything from hinge replacement to full frame straightening, always with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.

Hinge Replacement

Hinges fail first on Hollywood gates, especially the bottom hinge that carries the most load. On pre-1950s iron gates, that hinge is often original painted steel that has been quietly rusting for decades inside the pilaster. We cut out the old barrel, grind the frame clean, and weld in stainless or galvanized hardware matched to the gate’s weight. Hinge replacement or re-alignment in Hollywood typically runs $180 to $340, and the gate stops dragging the same day.

Weld Repair

Santa Ana winds and daily use eventually crack the old weld points on wrought-iron gates. Those cracks let the frame flex, which throws the gate off-plumb and forces the operator to work against a distorted panel. We weld the crack on-site, reinforcing the stile or hinge plate without removing the gate from the driveway. A single crack or stile weld repair in Hollywood runs $220 to $450, and we grind and repaint the repair so it disappears into the original ironwork.

Pilaster Rebuild

A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle. In Hollywood’s Spanish Colonial bungalows, that post is often hidden inside a stucco or brick pilaster that has been soaking up marine-layer moisture for eighty years. We open the pilaster, remove the rotted post core, and re-anchor a new galvanized steel post before re-hanging the gate plumb. Pilaster rebuild or re-anchor work in Hollywood runs $600 to $1,800 depending on how much masonry has to come out.

How much does gate repair cost in Hollywood?

Most Hollywood gate repairs land between $180 and $1,800 depending on the job. Hinge work starts around $180, weld repairs run $220 to $450, and a full pilaster rebuild runs $600 to $1,800. We quote the exact number before any work starts. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.

Can you come to the Hollywood Hills today?

Usually yes. Morning calls for Hollywood Hills addresses get same-day service most days, and evening calls roll to the next morning. A live person answers the phone 24 hours a day, so you’ll know immediately when someone can be at your gate. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a straight answer.

Gate Installation in Hollywood

Gate installation in Hollywood starts with a straight answer: a new automatic driveway gate typically runs $4,800 to $9,500 for the gate, operator, posts, and full installation, while pedestrian gates land between $1,800 and $3,400. Those numbers are locked in writing before the first cut is made. Hollywood’s mix of 1920s bungalows, hillside mid-centuries, and canyon-driveway estates means no two gate jobs look the same.

Our Gate Installation service covers the full job, from measuring the driveway to setting the posts to wiring the operator and safety edges. The 90-Day Done Right Promise applies to every install, with the price agreed before work begins.

Driveway Gate

A driveway gate in Hollywood is rarely a flat, simple run. On Beachwood Canyon, the Hollywood Dell, and the streets climbing off Cahuenga, a driveway may hit a 10 or 15 percent grade within twenty feet of the curb. That slope is the difference between a gate that works and one that burns through a swing operator every eighteen months. Single swing driveway gates in Hollywood run $4,800 to $7,200 including the gate, operator, posts, safety photocells, and full install, and we spec every motor for the real torque your driveway demands.

Sliding Gate

This is the gate Hollywood’s geography asks for most. A sliding gate doesn’t fight gravity the way a swing gate does on a 15 percent grade. On hillside properties where a swing operator would stall mid-arc and cook its own motor, we install a rack-and-pinion slide run with an operator sized for the slope. Sliding driveway gates in Hollywood run $5,500 to $9,500 including the rack-and-pinion run, gate, operator, steel track, safety loop or photocell pair, and full installation.

Security Gate

Security gates in the Hollywood Hills prove the relationship between terrain and equipment. A heavy ornamental swing gate is often the worst possible choice for a steep canyon driveway, because the motor fights the grade and the panel becomes a sail in Santa Ana winds. We spec security gates for the actual property: reinforced frames, slide conversions where the grade demands it, and commercial-rated operators that can hold the panel. Security gates in Hollywood run $8,500 to $14,000 or more depending on frame weight, operator, and access control integration, and the price is written before we start.

Why does my Hollywood Hills swing gate stall halfway open?

Your driveway slope is the culprit. When a hillside driveway in Hollywood exceeds roughly a 10 percent grade, a standard residential swing operator can’t maintain torque as the gate arcs against gravity. The motor stalls at the point of highest demand, then burns itself out trying to recover. The permanent fix is usually a slide-gate conversion or a commercial-rated slope-compensated operator. This is the single most common gate failure we see in the Hills, and it’s exactly the situation a proper install prevents.

Do I need a loop detector or safety photocell for a new gate in Hollywood?

Yes. Every automatic gate installed in Hollywood must include entrapment protection under California’s gate safety standards, typically a photocell pair across the drive mouth and, on slide gates, a non-contact safety edge or loop. This is not an upsell. These are required safeguards that prevent a gate from closing on a car, a child, or a delivery person. Every install we do includes them, tested and working before we leave.

Gate Motor & Opener in Hollywood

Gate motor and opener work in Hollywood usually falls into two buckets: a standard swing-gate operator on a flat Spanish Colonial bungalow off Fountain Avenue, or a steep curved driveway in the Hills where the stock residential opener stalls halfway and burns out. We handle both, same crew, same promise in writing. The fix depends on the site, not on a catalog page.

Our Gate Motor & Opener service covers installation, repair, and conversion, including power runs, safety edges, and torque settings matched to your driveway’s exact slope. We service Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls openers among others, and a live person answers the phone around the clock.

Motor Replacement

A new gate motor in Hollywood is not a one-size-fits-all job. On flat 90028 lots, a solid residential swing operator often does fine. Up in the Hills, we usually recommend a slide conversion or a commercial-rated slope-compensated operator from the start. A new automated swing operator on a flat lot, with new post footings and a sealed enclosure, generally runs $1,800 to $4,200. We measure the grade and check the pilaster before recommending anything.

Motor Repair

Most Hollywood gate motor repairs come down to three things: salt air corrosion on circuit boards and limit switches, worm gears stripped by Santa Ana wind events, or post footings rotted out of aging stucco pilasters. We repair what’s repairable. A straightforward motor repair, like replacing a limit switch or a corroded control board, typically runs $180 to $420 including parts and labor, and we do it in the driveway, not at a shop across town.

Slide Motor Conversion

Slide motors are the right answer for a lot of Hollywood Hills properties where the driveway grade exceeds 10 to 15 percent. A standard residential swing operator loses torque mid-arc on those slopes and stalls. A slide-gate conversion with a high-torque motor tracks smoothly along the fence line instead of fighting the grade. A full slide-gate conversion in the Hills, including a high-torque motor, loop detector, safety edges, and re-anchoring an old stucco pilaster, usually lands between $2,800 and $6,500 depending on gate weight, rack length, and power access.

Why does my Hollywood Hills swing gate operator keep stalling halfway open?

In the Hollywood Hills, most swing-gate operator callouts on residential inclines end with a slide-gate conversion or a commercial-rated slope-compensated operator. A standard residential swing operator can’t maintain torque mid-arc on a 10 to 15 percent grade, so the motor overheats the limit switch and stalls every time. If your driveway climbs, that’s the reason. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll measure the grade and tell you straight what will actually fix it.

What is the best operator for a steep curved driveway in the Hollywood Hills?

A slide-gate conversion with a high-torque slide motor, like a Viking or BFT unit, is almost always the best answer. Standard residential swing operators stall mid-arc on curved, steep driveways. A slide-gate kit tracks along the fence line, doesn’t fight the grade, and handles Santa Ana winds better because the gate isn’t exposed as a big sail. We typically pair it with a loop detector and safety edges. In the Hills, this is the setup we install most.

Gate Access Control in Hollywood

When the keypad at the driveway stops taking the code your family has used for six years, or the call box at the street goes silent right as a delivery truck is backing down Franklin Avenue, you need someone who knows Hollywood gate systems. Gate access control in Hollywood isn’t a side hobby for us. It’s what Hal Gatewood has been sorting out since 2001, from the flats off Santa Monica Boulevard up into the curves of the Hills.

Our Gate Access Control service covers keypads, remotes, phone entry, and card readers. We quote the price before any work starts, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise applies to every access control job in writing.

Keypad Entry

A dead keypad on a Hollywood driveway gate usually isn’t the keypad’s fault. It’s water in the conduit, a corroded wire nut behind the stucco, or a board fried by the same surge that dimmed the porch light. We diagnose what actually failed before touching anything. A standard keypad replacement or repair in Hollywood typically runs $180 to $420, parts and labor included. If your keypad sits in direct afternoon sun against a masonry pilaster, we’ll mount the new one with a shaded shroud.

Phone Entry

Phone entry systems at Hollywood gate columns are exposed to the same salt-and-moisture cycle that eats exposed iron, and the wiring behind them often predates the internet. A typical phone entry repair or replacement in Hollywood runs $350 to $800. We hard-wire the new unit, test call quality from the street, and make sure your access code works the first time. If the system is tied to a landline that’s been disconnected for years, we’ll tell you on the spot and route it to a cellular connection instead.

Card Reader

Card readers on Hollywood gates get installed at estates and small apartment buildings where tenants and staff both need access. When a card reader starts rejecting every third swipe, it’s usually a misaligned head or a ground fault, and we fix the reader on-site. Card reader repair and replacement in Hollywood typically runs $250 to $600 including the reader, wiring, and programming. We configure new cards while you stand right there so you know the system works before we leave.

Is there an emergency gate access service in Hollywood?

Yes. A gate that won’t open at all, or won’t close and secure the property, is an emergency for us. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers. We’ll talk through whether it can wait for a scheduled visit or if someone needs to come out right away. You won’t get a recorded menu.

Does the 90-Day Done Right Promise apply to access control work?

Every access control repair and install we do in Hollywood carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, on the invoice. If something’s not right in those 90 days, one call brings Hal back to fix it. No phone tag, no argument. That’s the deal for every Hollywood customer.

Gate Parts & Welding in Hollywood

Gate parts and welding in Hollywood usually means one of three jobs: a rusted hinge post, a sagging gate that scrapes the driveway, or a weld that finally let go after years of salt air and Santa Ana winds. We handle all three, and we do the work in your driveway. The gate stays where it belongs, and you see every weld before it’s painted.

Our Gate Parts & Welding service covers hinge replacement, post work, rail repair, custom fabrication, and roller replacement. On-site welding is the core of our repair-first philosophy, and the price is agreed in writing before the first weld.

Post Replacement

A gate sags because the post moves, not because the panel bowed. In Hollywood, where many 1920s and 1930s homes still have their original stucco or brick pilasters, the post is often rotted inside the masonry where you can’t see it. We remove the failed post, drill and epoxy new anchor bolts, weld a galvanized steel post onto the base plate, and re-hang the gate plumb. Post replacement in Hollywood runs $450 to $900 for a standard galvanized steel post, including footing work, anchor bolts, and re-hanging the gate.

Custom Welding

Sometimes the part you need doesn’t exist. Older Hollywood gates were often hand-forged by local ironworkers, with decorative scrollwork and custom hinge straps that no supplier catalogs. We fabricate replacement pickets, rebuild broken scrolls, and weld cracked frame joints in place. Custom welding runs $150 to $400 per weld point, with most scrollwork repairs landing between $250 and $600 total. If the metal is sound, we fix it. If it’s rotted beyond saving, we’ll show you the metal and tell you straight.

Gate Rollers

Slide gates live and die by their rollers. Near Hollywood’s nightly moisture cycle, unsealed steel rollers pit and seize, and the gate starts dragging instead of rolling. We stock replacement rollers for Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing slide-gate systems, and we carry sealed-bearing stainless rollers for coastal exposure. On steep Hills driveways where slide gates are the rule, we replace the rollers, clean the track, and adjust the guide shoes so the gate doesn’t bind on the grade.

Can you weld my original 1920s wrought-iron gate, or do I need to replace it?

In most cases we can weld it. Wrought iron from the 1920s is usually low-carbon iron that welds cleanly if the rotted section is cut back to sound metal first. We’ve saved original Spanish Colonial Revival gates all over 90028. The exception is when rust has thinned the frame members to the point where the gate can’t hold a hinge anymore. We’ll show you the metal and tell you what it can take.

How often should I expect my gate hinge post to fail in Hollywood’s marine layer?

Uncoated steel hinge posts in Hollywood’s marine-layer zone typically fail in five to seven years, especially on pre-1950s gates with original hardware. The nightly salt moisture wicks into the base of the post where it meets the concrete footing. A galvanized post with stainless hinges installed correctly lasts far longer, often twenty years or more. If your gate is starting to sag, don’t wait, because a leaning gate destroys the operator, the hinges, and the pilaster together.

Brands We Service in Hollywood

We service Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing gate systems throughout Hollywood, with common parts stocked and ready for same-day repairs. See our brands for the full list of nine major manufacturers we’re certified on.

Pricing for Gate Repair in Hollywood, CA

Neighborhoods We Serve in Hollywood

We work the whole Hollywood area, from the 90028 flats up into the canyons. Most repair calls get same-day or next-day service, and we schedule the day around your gate, not around a dispatch board.

• Hollywood Hills
• Beachwood Canyon
• Whitley Heights
• Hollywood Dell
• Outpost Estates

Service Area - Cities Near Hollywood

We also work throughout the surrounding communities, including Universal City, CA, West Hollywood, CA, Koreatown, CA, Echo Park, CA, and Silver Lake, CA. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from the brand’s Los Angeles office, with crews serving Hollywood locally.

FAQs About Gate Repair in Hollywood