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A gate that won’t open, sags against its hinges, or grinds halfway and stops is more than a nuisance in Manhattan Beach. It’s a security gap on a street where home values are measured in millions, and it’s often a bigger repair than it looks. A seized hinge post, a salt-corroded motor, a weld seam cracking from a decade of sea air – these are the calls we take every week from the Sand Section to the Hill Section. You can reach us at (877) 610-2993 and talk to someone who knows Manhattan Beach, not a recording. We answer around the clock.
And before you assume the whole gate needs replacing, hold on. Most gate failures are fixable. We weld on site, in your driveway, and we don’t swap in parts that don’t need swapping. That’s the whole difference.
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.
Why Manhattan Beach Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and his name has been on it ever since. That’s the kind of accountability you can’t fake. When a Manhattan Beach homeowner calls us about a gate that’s binding or a keypad that’s gone dark, they’re not pushed into a queue. A live person picks up, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That part matters more than people expect – especially when you’ve got a gate stuck open at 9 p.m. and a garage full of bikes and surfboards behind it.
Homeowners in the Hill Section and the Sand Section keep our number saved because they don’t want a national outfit that quotes one price over the phone and hands them a different invoice at the door. Our price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. Written down. No surprises. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, and if something isn’t right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no “up to” language, no fine print.
We’re certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking systems, along with DoorKing, Elite, Ghost Controls, and Mighty Mule. The person who shows up is background-checked and wearing a uniform. And our address is published. You can look us up. Hal’s name is literally on the shop.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Manhattan Beach
Every gate problem in Manhattan Beach boils down to a few core systems: the structure itself, the motor that moves it, the control that tells it when to move, and the parts that hold it all together. Here’s what we handle.
Gate Repair
A sagging gate is almost always a hinge post problem, not a panel problem. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. We diagnose what’s actually failing – bearing, hinge, track, or frame – and repair it in place. Learn more about our Gate Repair in Manhattan Beach.
Gate Installation
New gates in Manhattan Beach need to fit the footprint, and the footprints here are tight – especially on 30-foot-wide Sand Section lots where a three-story rebuild meets a compact driveway. We measure, order, weld, and set the posts to match the swing arc or slide path exactly. Learn more about our Gate Installation in Manhattan Beach.
Gate Motor & Opener
Motors that run fine in Torrance often fail within four to six years just blocks from the waterline. Salt air gets into the housing, the board corrodes, and the motor shorts. We repair or replace openers from every major brand and we’ll tell you honestly if your motor has years left or months. Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Manhattan Beach.
Gate Access Control
Keypads, intercoms, sensors, safety edges, and phone-based entry systems all need to work together. When a Manhattan Beach homeowner can’t buzz the gate open for a delivery or the keypad ignores the code they’ve used for five years, we trace the wiring and fix the component that’s actually failed. Learn more about our Gate Access Control in Manhattan Beach. Home
Gate Parts & Welding
We keep a rolling stock of common hardware and we fabricate on site. Cracked weld at the hinge? A pivot pin that’s worn egg-shaped? We’ll cut out the bad metal and weld fresh steel right in your driveway, then grind and paint to match. Your gate never leaves your property. Learn more about our Gate Parts & Welding in Manhattan Beach.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Manhattan Beach
Most gate repair calls in Manhattan Beach come from a handful of neighborhoods, and our response time runs about 90 minutes across the whole city on a normal day. Emergency calls – a gate stuck open or half-closed – get priority scheduling.
- Sand Section – ocean-side homes from the Strand up to Highland Avenue
- Hill Section – hillside homes east of Sepulveda with steep driveways and heavy gates
- Tree Section – central Manhattan Beach, from Rosecrans down to Marine Avenue
- Manhattan Village – newer builds around the mall and Manhattan Beach Boulevard
- El Porto – the north end along 45th Street, right at the waterline
Zip codes 90266 and 90267 cover the whole city, and we work both.
Why Manhattan Beach’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Manhattan Beach sits directly on the Pacific, and the marine layer is not a gentle mist. It’s a steady, salt-laden film that settles on every piece of metal between the garage and the street. Gate hinges, pivot pins, weld seams, motor housings, and electric strike plates in the Sand Section corrode faster than anything you’d see just a few miles inland in Torrance or Gardena. We regularly find gate operators in the Sand Section that were installed only five years ago showing the kind of degradation you’d expect at twelve or fifteen years inland. Homeowners here have a name for it: the beach tax on gate calls.
Beyond the salt, the housing stock itself creates repair patterns we don’t see elsewhere. Manhattan Beach has been through a wave of teardown-rebuilds, especially over the last two decades. The newer custom and semi-custom homes almost always include automated driveway gates, ornamental iron pedestrian entries, and either sliding or swing gates crammed into very tight lot footprints. In the Sand Section especially, 30-foot-wide lots force automated gates into unusually tight swing arcs or compact slide configurations. And too often, the original installer used non-marine-grade hardware that starts seizing two or three years after the build. The result is a dense concentration of high-end gate systems that need service more often than their inland counterparts. Show me a gate closing on its own in the Hill Section, and I’ll show you where it’s failing.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Manhattan Beach
We quote every job before we start, and that’s the number on your invoice. Gate repair in Manhattan Beach typically runs between $180 and $600 depending on what’s failed. A hinge or latch repair usually lands on the lower end; a full motor replacement on a sliding gate runs higher. On-site welding averages $150 to $400 depending on the size and position of the repair. Gate installation work is measured, ordered, and scheduled – pricing is based on the gate, the posts, and the operator. Call us for a free estimate. We’re currently taking $40 off any repair over $200, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, every time.
Service Area - Cities Near Manhattan Beach
We work up and down the South Bay coast, and everything coordinates out of our Los Angeles office. You’ll see us in Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates, and Torrance. Same team, same promise.
Serving Manhattan Beach, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Manhattan Beach 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 About Gate Repair in Manhattan Beach
Most gate repairs in Manhattan Beach fall between $180 and $600, with welding work averaging $150 to $400. The exact number depends on whether it’s a hinge, a motor, a control board, or a structural issue. We quote upfront and that’s what you pay. Call (877) 610-2993 for an exact quote – estimates are free.
Yes. We answer calls around the clock and our normal response time in Manhattan Beach is about 90 minutes. A gate stuck open is a security problem, and we treat it like one. If you’re in the Sand Section or Hill Section, call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you a real arrival window, not a four-hour shrug.
Often, yes. Hal’s repair-first philosophy means we look at the hinge post, the weld, the track, and the motor before we talk replacement. A lot of gates in Manhattan Beach get written off for dead when the actual problem is a seized bearing or a corroded connection. We’ll tell you straight what can be saved.
A full installation includes measuring your driveway or entry footprint, ordering the gate to fit the swing or slide path, setting the posts, assembling and hanging the gate, and wiring the operator and any access control. In Manhattan Beach, we pay close attention to the tight lots and salt air – marine-grade hardware matters here. Every install carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free measure and written price.
Yes. We run the power, install and test the safety edges and photo eyes, and make sure the gate stops and reverses correctly. A gate that doesn’t reverse on contact is dangerous, and we test every one before we leave. If you’re in Manhattan Beach and your gate closes too hard or doesn’t stop for a pet or a kid, call (877) 610-2993 – this is the kind of repair you don’t put off.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Manhattan Beach since 2001.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate repair pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Manhattan Beach Customers Say
"Welded the hinge back onto our wrought iron gate on site rather than taking it away for a fortnight. Ground it back and painted it and you cannot see the repair."
- Winston Achterberg"Fitted a keypad and an intercom so my mother can let carers in without coming down the drive. He set it up and then made her practise with it until she was comfortable."
- Lucinda Marchbanks"Beautiful gate and solid work. The build took about three weeks longer than the estimate because he was waiting on the ironwork, and I would rather have known that at the start than found out along the way."
- Beatrice Nwosu