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When a gate stops opening in Sylmar, wind is usually the first culprit. We get calls every fall from homeowners off Foothill Boulevard and around Veterans Memorial Park whose gates won’t budge after a Santa Ana event. The good news is that most repair jobs in Sylmar are handled the same day. Hal Gatewood has been fixing gates since 2001, and he still takes the calls himself. If your gate is stuck, bent, sagging, or dead at the motor, call us at (760) 361-6706 and you’ll get a live person who can tell you what’s wrong and what it’ll cost to fix.
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 Sylmar Homeowners Choose Gatewood Fence & Gate
This is a neighborhood where people still look each other in the eye at the hardware store. That’s the kind of place Gatewood Fence & Gate was built for. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, his address is published, and his license number is there for anyone to look up. He’s not passing through. When you call, you talk to a person. When a repair is finished, he stands behind it with the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on the invoice, not buried in fine print. If it’s not done right, one call brings him back. No runaround.
We serve homeowners throughout Sylmar, from the equestrian properties east of the 5 in the foothills to the 1960s tract homes around the Mission College area and the newer developments off Hubbard Street. Reviews from Sylmar customers consistently mention the same things: the price matched the quote, the person who answered the phone was the person who showed up, and the gate works like it’s supposed to.
If you’ve been burned by a company that quoted one number and invoiced another, you’re the reason we state every price upfront, before any work begins. No trip charge inside the county. No surprises at the door.
Gate Repair Services We Offer in Sylmar
Gate Repair
A sagging gate is almost never a panel problem, it’s a post problem. We start at the hinge post because that’s where the weight lives. Welding happens on site, in your driveway, so the gate never leaves your property.
Learn more about our Gate Repair in Sylmar.
Gate Installation
Whether you’re fencing a new equestrian lot or replacing a bent aluminum driveway gate that’s survived one too many wind seasons, we measure, order, and install for the long haul. Sylmar’s soil and wind load factor into every recommendation we make.
Learn more about our Gate Installation in Sylmar.
Gate Motor & Opener
Motor failures in Sylmar often trace back to the same thing: the gate itself binding, which forces the operator to work against resistance until it burns out. We fix the gate and the motor together so you don’t pay for the same repair twice.
Learn more about our Gate Motor & Opener in Sylmar.
Gate Access Control
From simple keypads at the driveway edge to card readers and intercoms for multi-property ranches, we handle the wiring and the programming. If your gate opens from the house but not the keypad, the problem is usually in the loop, not the board.
Gate Parts & Welding
We keep a truck stocked with common hinges, rollers, brackets, and control boards, and we weld on site. If a hinge tore off a post instead of bending, we’ll show you why before we repair it, so you don’t watch the same failure happen next winter.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Sylmar
We work throughout Sylmar, from the foothill streets near the 5 and 210 interchange to the ranch properties that follow the foothill line east of Veterans Memorial Park. Typical response time anywhere in Sylmar is under a few hours for urgent calls, and same-day for most repairs.
- Veterans Memorial Park area
- Mission College district
- Foothill Boulevard corridor
- Equestrian lots east of the I-5
- Hubbard Street and Roxford Street neighborhoods
Why Sylmar’s Climate & Housing Affect Gate Repair
Sylmar sits at the mouth of the Newhall Pass, the mountain gap where Santa Ana wind events accelerate before they funnel into the San Fernando Valley. That geography means the wind hits Sylmar first and hits it harder than communities further south and west. We see aluminum frames warped by repeated high-load gusts, hinge welds sheared clean off, and slide gates driven off their tracks by winds that pin them against their stops. A gate that would survive a decade in Sherman Oaks will take real punishment here.
The housing stock adds another layer. Sylmar is one of the last communities in the City of Los Angeles with active equestrian zoning, so a good portion of our work involves oversized agricultural-style swing gates on long driveways, often built heavy and hung on posts set decades ago. On pre-1975 properties, those posts were frequently poured in shallow footings that cracked or shifted during the 1971 San Fernando earthquake, whose epicenter was right here in Sylmar. The quake is a living fact in this neighborhood. A leaning gate post is often leaning because the concrete below it has been compromised for fifty years, not because someone bumped it with a truck. We probe and excavate the base before we assume a post can simply be re-plumbed and anchored. Fix the post without understanding the footing, and you’ll fix the same post again after the next big blow.
Pricing for Gate Repair in Sylmar
Every job gets a written price before any work starts. The quote you approve is the invoice you’ll see, and we don’t add trip charges inside the county. Here’s what you can generally expect for common gate repairs in Sylmar:
| Repair Type | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Chain-link gate re-hang and hinge replacement | $180 - $320 |
| Tubular steel driveway gate realignment | $250 - $475 |
| Weld repair on site (per hinge/bracket) | $85 - $160 |
| Gate opener diagnosis and service | $120 - $280 |
| Post reset or replacement (includes concrete) | $400 - $900 |
| Slide gate track and roller replacement | $300 - $650 |
Standing offers apply to every Sylmar job: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (760) 361-6706 and tell us what’s happening with your gate. We’ll give you a straight number.
Service Area - Cities Near Sylmar
If you’re in a neighboring community and need gate work, we serve those areas too. You can learn more about our services in San Fernando, Granada Hills, Panorama City, and Sun Valley. Scheduling for all cities is coordinated from our Los Angeles office, with crews working locally in each area.
Serving Sylmar, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Sylmar 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 Sylmar
Most Sylmar gate repairs fall between $180 and $475, with larger jobs like post resets running up to $900. The price is always quoted and agreed before any work begins, and there’s no trip charge inside the county. Call (760) 361-6706 for an exact quote on your gate; estimates are free.
In most cases, yes. Same-day service is standard for gate repair calls in Sylmar, and urgent calls get priority, especially when a gate is stuck open or blocking access. Call (760) 361-6706 and we’ll tell you the soonest we can be there.
Yes. We regularly work on the oversized agricultural-style swing gates that are common on Sylmar’s equestrian-zoned lots. These gates are often heavier and mounted on older post footings, so we’re used to digging out cracked or shifted concrete and setting new posts properly.
Sylmar sits at the mouth of the Newhall Pass, where Santa Ana winds accelerate before spreading across the Valley. That concentrated wind load is hard on gates. If yours keeps shifting, the post footings may be cracked from wind fatigue or old seismic damage, and realignment alone won’t solve it. Call (760) 361-6706 and we’ll inspect the footing before quoting a repair.
We’re certified on nine major gate brands, including FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking. If your opener isn’t one of those, we can usually still diagnose and repair it, and we’ll tell you honestly if the motor is worth saving or if a replacement makes more sense. Call (760) 361-6706 and describe the symptom. That first conversation usually narrows it down.
If your gate is giving you trouble in Sylmar, call us at (760) 361-6706. Hal will answer or call you right back. You’ll get a straight answer, a written price, and a repair that’s done right the first time.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, fixing gates across Los Angeles communities 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 Sylmar Customers Say
"He builds the gates himself in his own shop. You can go and look at it. That is not something you can say about the outfits that just order a panel in."
- Doreen Whitfield"Operator had died and the manufacturer no longer makes the board. Rather than sell me a whole new system he found a compatible unit and adapted the mount. Saved me a great deal of money."
- Salvador Arredondo"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