Swing gates
One or two leaves hinged on the posts. A common driveway gate here: simple, sturdy and easy to automate, as long as the drive is fairly level and there is room for the leaves to swing inward.
Residential Gate Services
For homeowners in Bonita Springs and nearby: a driveway or entry gate that suits the house, passes the HOA, keeps working through wet season, and is easy to live with every day.
Why homeowners here add a gate
Homeowners usually want one of four things: to keep dogs and children in, to keep the drive private, to make the entrance look finished, or to feel better about a house that sits empty part of the year. That last one comes up often in Southwest Florida, where plenty of owners head north for the summer. An automatic gate that closes behind the landscaper, with an app or a code you can change from far away, fits that life well.
Every house is different, though. A gate on a coastal lot near Bonita Beach faces salt spray; one on a larger inland lot east of I-75 may be a long way from the nearest outlet; one in a community with an HOA has to look the part. We plan around the house, not a catalog.
Residential gate styles
Slide gates
One panel that rolls sideways along the fence line, on a ground track or on a cantilever frame. The answer for wide openings, sloped drives and short driveways where a car has to stop close to the gate.
Estate gates
Arched double swing gates between masonry piers with caps or finials, often with underground operators so nothing shows. They make an entrance, and they need solid footings and good drainage under the hinges.
What a gate does for a home
- Security: a closed gate keeps casual traffic out of the drive and makes a house a harder target, especially with a keypad log or an app that shows when it opened.
- Curb appeal: the right gate and piers finish the front of a house; the wrong one fights it, which is why we match style and color to the house and the street.
- Privacy: a solid or tight-slatted gate blocks the view up the drive and into the yard and pool area.
- Resale value: a well-built gate can be part of what makes a house stand out to buyers. Whether it adds to the price depends on the house and the market, so we will not promise you a number.
Project-prep checklist
Four things to sort out before an install day can be set. We help with each of them.
- Survey: we measure the opening, the slope and the room around it, and look at drainage, sprinklers and the soil; buried lines are marked through Sunshine 811 before anyone digs.
- HOA approval: get the guidelines, then submit the design, color and placement; approval comes before any order.
- Power access: where the opener's power will come from: a nearby outlet, a new line from the house, or solar.
- Style selection: gate type, material, top shape and color, plus the operator and the ways in: remotes, keypad, intercom or app.
Residential gates from our gallery
HOAs, cost and financing
Will my HOA approve a gate?
Many communities allow driveway gates but set rules on height, style, color and how far the gate sits from the street, and most want an application with a drawing or a product sheet before work starts. Get your HOA's architectural guidelines early; we design to them and can supply the details the committee asks for.
What does a driveway gate cost?
We do not publish price ranges, because they would mislead more than help: the same 14-foot opening can take a simple aluminum swing gate on existing posts or a custom estate gate with new piers and underground operators. What moves the price most is the width and type of gate, the material and style, new posts or footings, how far power has to be run, the operator and access devices, and permits. A survey gives you a written estimate with each part listed, so you can see where the money goes and change what you want.
Do you offer financing?
We do not advertise a financing program. Ask Declan how payment works for your job when you get the estimate; it is written down before any work starts, so there are no surprises at the end.
Can I keep using a manual gate and add an opener later?
Yes. If you might automate later, tell us at the start: we can set the posts, hinges and a conduit for power with an opener in mind, which makes adding one later quicker and tidier.
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Thinking about a gate for your home?
Call Declan or send a request with a photo of the driveway. We will talk through styles, your HOA's rules and the power at the gate, then come out to measure.