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Gates, garage doors, fencing & automation for Sherman Oaks homes and businesses
Custom Gate Installation & 24/7 Repair in Sherman Oaks, CA
Condo garages a block off Ventura, storefront parking on the boulevard, private streets climbing toward Mulholland — each Sherman Oaks gate answers to its own set of rules, and we sort those out before the drawing. 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 Sherman Oaks
What building a gate in Sherman Oaks actually involves
Sherman Oaks runs the full range: hillside homes south of Ventura Boulevard with steep, tight driveways; flat streets north of the boulevard with wider openings; and a long corridor of apartment and condominium buildings along Ventura, Sepulveda, and Van Nuys Boulevard that need gates cycling all day. We build for all three, from a single cedar pedestrian gate to a high-cycle garage slide gate with fob access for forty units.
For the hillside streets, the design question is clearance. A gate that swings into a rising driveway or a retaining wall does not work, and a slide gate needs room to travel along the fence line. We check both at the estimate and draw the gate for the space that actually exists. Sherman Oaks is inside the City of Los Angeles, so permits go through LADBS, with extra review on hillside parcels; when a project needs a permit, we can handle the application for an extra charge.
We're based next door in Van Nuys. That matters most on repair calls — a gate stuck open on a multifamily garage or stuck closed with a car behind it gets a technician who knows the neighborhood and arrives with the right parts.
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Local conditions
What changes the build in Sherman Oaks
Condo garages and their boards
Condo buildings a block or two off Ventura, along streets like Dickens, often park residents below grade at the end of a short ramp. A slide gate needs a level run beside the opening that a ramp rarely offers, so swing leaves or a cantilever at the top landing are the usual fits, and the HOA board approves the drawing before fabrication.
Storefront lots on Ventura Boulevard
Commercial parcels on the boulevard fall under the Ventura-Cahuenga Boulevard Corridor Specific Plan, amended in 2026. The plan treats any work that needs a building permit as a project, and LADBS can't issue that permit until the project complies — so a gate that closes a rear lot after hours gets checked against the plan first.
Private streets in the hills
A public street can't be gated — state law keeps it open to everyone — but some Sherman Oaks hillside homes share a private one. A gate across a private street needs LAFD's approval, can't squeeze the roadway below 20 feet, and must leave room for a waiting car so it doesn't back up the street it turns off.
Areas we cover in Sherman Oaks: Chandler Estates · Magnolia Woods · Longridge Estates · Royal Woods · the hills south of Ventura Boulevard
Services
What we build and fix in Sherman Oaks
Residential Gate OpenersGarage operators, fobs and phone entry sized to a condo building's daily traffic, with credentials the board can add or cancel unit by unit.Learn More 
Commercial GatesGates that close a Ventura Boulevard rear lot or alley entrance at night and park out of the way during business hours.Learn More 
Automatic & Electric GatesAutomated gates for shared private streets, built to the LAFD standard for override and power-failure opening.Learn More 
Most RequestedDriveway GatesDriveway gates for the flat streets of Chandler Estates and Magnolia Woods, drawn to each house's style and opening.Learn More Gate repair in Sherman Oaks
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Sherman Oaks FAQ
Questions we hear in Sherman Oaks
Answers specific to Sherman Oaks. The questions every customer asks are on our FAQ page.
Yes. We build and service multifamily garage and pedestrian gates along Ventura, Sepulveda, and Van Nuys Boulevard — high-cycle operators, fob and phone-entry access, vehicle detection, and 24/7 service when a gate fails with residents behind it.
A scaled drawing of the gate and operator, the safety devices it will carry — photo eyes and edge sensors to UL 325 and ASTM F2200 — and a plan for credentials, whether fobs, phone entry or both. Add a changeover schedule that keeps the garage usable during the swap. We supply the drawing and an itemized written estimate the board can vote on.
A gate that swings inward and down the slope usually clears the slab, because the drive falls away beneath it. The harder question is where the car waits: in the street, or on the steep section. We usually keep the gate on the flatter lip near the top and pair it with a remote that opens it on approach, then add a channel so runoff doesn't pool against it and mount the operator above where water collects.
Usually, once the Specific Plan check clears and LADBS issues the permit. Plan around who uses the lot: customers by day, staff after closing, deliveries from the alley. A slide gate that parks along the back wall keeps stalls free, and a keypad or phone-entry unit lets staff leave late without propping the gate open.
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What do you need?
- A new gate
- Gate repair
- Make my gate automatic
- Fencing
- Garage door
- Commercial, HOA or apartments
- Not sure yet
No obligation. It takes about a minute, then we call to schedule. Prefer to talk? (818) 782-6180