Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Hollywood
Gate installation in Hollywood means working with salt air, aging HOA infrastructure, and homeowners who may be away for months at a time. We replace and install driveway gates, swing gates, slide gates, and pedestrian gates across Hollywood every week, from Emerald Hills to the Intracoastal corridor. Our crews know which operators hold up in this coastal microclimate and which ones corrode out in five years. If you need a new gate installed or an old one replaced, call (754) 399-1474. We’ll give you a written price before any work starts, and we’ll document everything we install before we leave.
Why Vance Gate Repair Fort Lauderdale Is Hollywood’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Adrian Vance started this company in 2014 doing commercial access-control work, and that habit of documentation carried over into residential gates. Every Hollywood job gets a written scope, a written price, and a photo record of what we found, what we installed, and what we set. No guesswork for the next technician who opens that panel. No paying twice to rediscover the same wiring.
Our Hollywood customers tend to be specific about what they want. Many live in 55-plus communities with shared entry gates that have not been touched since the original install in the 1990s. Others own single-family homes in Emerald Hills or Hollywood Hills where the driveway gate is original iron, now rusted at the hinge post and sagging into the drive. We’ve done enough work in Hollywood to know which neighborhoods have which operator brands, which HOA boards require permits, and which street grids flood during king tides.
Hollywood Beach and the barrier island present a different set of conditions than the western residential grids. Closer to the ocean, the air is saltier and the wind pushes sand into tracks and rollers. Further inland, the salt still reaches, but the failure mode shifts from surface rust to circuit board corrosion. We plan hardware choices accordingly.
We dispatch uniformed, background-checked technicians to Hollywood every day. Name and photo are sent before arrival, and a live person answers the phone 24/7. No callback queue, no voicemail at 2 a.m. when a gate won’t close.
Our Gate Installation Services in Hollywood
Driveway Gate Installation
A new driveway gate in Hollywood typically runs $3,800 to $9,500 depending on whether it’s a single swing arm, a double swing pair, or a slide gate with track work. Most Hollywood driveways are short and wide, which makes a double swing gate the natural choice on corner lots in Emerald Hills. We install the gate, the posts, the opener, the keypad, and the safety photo-eyes, then hand you a written record of every setting we made. The price is agreed before we open a single box.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates in Hollywood are usually part of an HOA entry system or a side-yard fence. A standalone pedestrian gate with a maglock or electric strike runs $1,400 to $3,000 installed. In 55-plus communities, we see a lot of pedestrian gates that share a power supply with the vehicle gate. When one fails, the other often follows. We photograph the wiring before and after so the next service call doesn’t start from zero.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates make sense on Hollywood properties where the driveway slopes or where a swing gate would arc into landscaping. A new slide gate with operator, track, and safety loops typically runs $4,500 to $9,800, and the salt-air factor matters more here than anywhere else. Galvanized track rusts faster within two miles of the Intracoastal, so we spec powder-coated or stainless track for Hollywood installs. We also set the rack and pinion with extra clearance because thermal expansion in our summer heat binds gates that were set tight in cooler months.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are the most common replacement in Hollywood because so many original 1970s through 1990s iron gates have reached the end of their service life. A new single swing gate with operator, hinge posts, and remote runs $3,200 to $7,500. Double gates run $6,000 to $12,000. The hinge post is where most Hollywood gates die. We pull the old post, check the footer for spalling concrete, and set a new post that’s engineered for the weight of the gate rather than reusing a rusted anchor that was undersized from day one.
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.
BeforeAfterTrusted Brands We Service in Hollywood
We work on nine major gate-automation brands, and in Hollywood we most often replace or install LiftMaster, FAAC, and Mighty Mule. We stock common LiftMaster control boards and FAAC limit-switch assemblies for fast turnaround on Hollywood jobs, and if your existing operator is still serviceable, we’ll tell you straight rather than steering you toward a replacement. Our techs carry a range of parts on the truck so a single visit usually finishes the job. If we need to order something specific, we’ll show you the part number and the lead time in writing before you commit.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Salt-corroded circuit boards. In Hollywood, the Intracoastal salt-air corridor reaches well past Federal Highway into the western grids. Operator circuit boards that should last 10 to 15 years routinely fail in 5 to 7. We install operators with sealed or conformally coated boards and note the corrosion pattern in the job record.
- Snowbird deferred maintenance. A gate that sits unmoved for six months seizes up. Worm gears rust, rollers flat-spot, and the first cycle back can strip the rack or burn the motor. We see this every October and November when Hollywood’s seasonal residents return. A battery backup and a manual-release check before you leave saves a lot of trouble.
- Hinge post rust and sag. Original iron swing gates on Hollywood’s concrete-block homes from the 60s through the 90s are decades past their design life. Salt air rusts the hinge post at the weld, the gate drops, and the opener strains against the misalignment until the board overheats or the arm bracket snaps.
- Photocell failure from salt film and hurricane prep. Safety photo-eyes get coated with salt film, or they get knocked out of alignment when residents tie gates open for storm lockdown. The gate then reverses or refuses to close. We clean, seal, and realign photo-eyes on every Hollywood install, and we photograph the alignment so you can see it was set correctly.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Hollywood, FL
Gate installation in Hollywood is priced by the foot, the operator, and the site conditions. A simple single swing gate with a basic operator starts around $3,200. A double swing driveway gate with a LiftMaster operator, keypad, and safety edges runs $6,000 to $12,000. Slide gates with track work land between $4,500 and $9,800. Pedestrian gates run $1,400 to $3,000. Salt-air coatings, battery backup, and loop detectors add to the total, but we tell you the number before we start. The written price we hand you is the price you pay. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and we’ve run every Hollywood job on it since 2014.
Call (754) 399-1474 for a free estimate. We’ll come out, measure, and give you a written price you can keep.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our Gate Installation team covers Hollywood and the surrounding Broward cities, including Fort Lauderdale, Plantation, Pompano Beach, and Margate. If you’re in one of those areas and need a written price on a new gate or a repair, call (754) 399-1474. We dispatch to Hollywood daily, and we’ll tell you honestly whether your existing hardware is worth repairing.
Serving Hollywood, FL - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hollywood 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 - Gate Installation in Hollywood
Hollywood sits directly on the Intracoastal Waterway, and prevailing onshore breezes carry salt-laden air across the city’s residential grids year-round. That salt film settles on circuit boards, bridges traces, and corrodes solder joints. Weston is far enough inland that this barely happens. In Hollywood, a board that should run 10 to 15 years commonly dies in 5 to 7, especially within two miles of the Intracoastal. We spec sealed or conformally coated boards on Hollywood installs for exactly this reason. Call (754) 399-1474 and we’ll pull the board and show you the corrosion before recommending anything.
The two things that matter are locking the gate open and testing the manual release. A gate left in the closed position during a storm takes wind load directly on the panel, which bends the leaf, twists the hinge posts, and strips the rack gear. Pull the manual release and secure the gate open before you evacuate. Test the release every spring, because salt corrosion seizes the mechanism if it sits unused. We test and lubricate manual releases as part of every Hollywood installation we do, and we mark the release mechanism with a weatherproof tag so you can find it in a hurry.
A LiftMaster or FAAC slide or swing operator with a sealed control board, battery backup, and a surge suppressor. The sealed board handles the salt air while you’re gone. The battery backup keeps the gate responsive during the power flickers that hit Hollywood in summer storm season. The surge suppressor protects against the voltage spikes that kill boards when Florida Power and Light restores service. We’ve installed this exact setup in Emerald Hills and Hollywood Hills hundreds of times, and the operators still cycle clean when residents return in November.
The panel is not the problem. The hinge post is rusting at the weld and losing structural integrity at the base. Straightening the leaf is cosmetic. The post keeps deflecting under the weight of the gate, so the leaf drops again within weeks. The fix is a new hinge post with a properly sized footer and a gate leaf that’s welded to match the new post, not a patch job. We’ve pulled rusted posts in Emerald Hills that snapped at ground level the moment we lifted the gate off. That’s a security problem, not just a maintenance annoyance. Call (754) 399-1474 and we’ll give you a written breakdown of what post replacement actually involves.
Yes. Under UL 325 and Florida building code, every automatic gate must have a minimum of two independent entrapment protection devices, typically photo-eyes and an edge sensor or reverse-sensing mechanism. This applies everywhere, but it matters more in 55-plus communities where residents may move slower, use walkers, or have grandchildren visiting. We install and test both photo-eyes and safety edges on every Hollywood gate job, photograph the alignment, and document the settings. We don’t leave a gate running until the safety devices are verified. That’s part of the documented photo record on every single visit.
If you need a gate installed in Hollywood, call (754) 399-1474. We’ll come out, measure, and hand you a written price before any work starts. No surprise invoices, no verbal estimates, no undocumented repairs. Just a gate that works in the salt air, and a paper trail showing exactly what we did.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner at Vance Gate Repair Fort Lauderdale, serving Hollywood since 2014.