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

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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Gates in Encino
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.
Local conditions
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.
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.
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
Services
Most RequestedDriveway GatesSwing or slide, decided by your driveway's grade — the first question on most hillside Encino lots.Learn More
Automatic & Electric GatesMotorized gates with photo eyes and edge sensors, plus battery backup on request for the outages hillside streets see.Learn More
24/7Gate RepairGates that reverse, stall, or hum are diagnosed on site, with a written price before any work starts.Learn More
Custom Wrought Iron GatesWrought iron and steel for Mediterranean and traditional homes, with fence panels to match on wider lots.Learn More Gate repair in Encino
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Ornamental iron entry gates
Commercial iron entry
White panel gateiris 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.”
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