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Method Doors & Gates

Gates, garage doors, fencing & automation for Encino homes and businesses

Custom Gate Installation & 24/7 Repair in Encino, CA

Brown horizontal-slat metal driveway gate between pale walls

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From the flats north of Ventura to the climbing driveways of the Encino hills, every gate here is drawn for the grade it actually sits on. Nothing is built until you approve the drawing. Our fabrication partner of 15 years builds it, our licensed installers put it in, and our phones are answered 24/7 for gate and garage door repairs.

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  • Custom Gates Since 2006
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Gates in Encino

What building a gate in Encino actually involves

Encino has two kinds of driveways. North of Ventura Boulevard the lots are flat and the gates are straightforward. South of the boulevard, in the Encino hills, driveways climb, curve, and drop toward the street, and the gate has to be designed for the grade — a swing gate that would hit the driveway on its way open, or a slide gate that runs along the property line instead. We measure the slope at the estimate and tell you which one your driveway will accept.

The big lots along Rancho Estates and the streets off Hayvenhurst and White Oak lean toward wide openings and long fence runs, which is where a gate and fence built from one drawing pays off: matching picket spacing, matching height, one finish. Encino is inside the City of Los Angeles, so permits go through LADBS, and hillside parcels can carry additional review. If your gate needs a permit, we can take care of that paperwork for an added fee.

Encino is a short drive from our Van Nuys office, so a free estimate is easy to schedule. Many of the automatic gates we service here were installed decades ago; if yours is slowing down or reversing, we can usually diagnose it on the first visit and give you a written price before we touch it.

  • Custom Gate Design Since 2006
  • Licensed, Bonded & Insured
  • Permit Help When You Need It
  • 24/7 Emergency Gate Service
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Local conditions

What changes the build in Encino

  • Driveways that climb from the curb

    South of Ventura Boulevard, many Encino driveways rise or curve right at the street. A swing gate needs its whole arc clear of the slab; where the grade gets in the way, a slide gate running along the property line, or hinges set to clear the slope, is the answer. We measure the grade before choosing between them.

  • Fire-zone hillsides

    LAFD maps most of the hilly parts of the City of Los Angeles — Encino's hills among them — in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. For a gate that means planning for outages: battery backup on the operator, a manual release everyone in the house knows how to use, and a clear way through for fire crews.

  • Ranch houses to Mediterranean estates

    Encino mixes post-war ranch houses, Cape Cod and Mediterranean homes, and new contemporary builds, sometimes on the same block. A horizontal cedar-slat gate suits one lot; hand-formed iron suits the next. The drawing starts from the house — its materials, its colors, its lines — not from a catalog page.

Areas we cover in Encino: Encino Hills · Royal Oaks · Amestoy Estates · the flats north of Ventura Boulevard

Project photographs

Gates we've built

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  • Black double pedestrian gates with rings and scrollwork in a white entrywayOrnamental iron entry gates
  • Black metal entry gates beneath a broad white arch at a commercial propertyCommercial iron entry
  • White framed gate with vertical infill and an inset pedestrian doorWhite panel gate

iris V

6 years ago

“We had gates installed by Method. They did such a great job. They gave us the best customer service and really tried to please us all the way. The job was well done at a reasonable price. I highly recommend this company.”

Encino FAQ

Questions we hear in Encino

Answers specific to Encino. The questions every customer asks are on our FAQ page.

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Sometimes, with rising hinges or a higher mount, but often a slide gate is the better answer on a driveway that climbs right from the curb. We measure the grade and the swing arc at the free estimate and show you both options on the drawing.

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