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Gate installation in Hollywood, FL typically runs $2,800-$9,500 for a complete driveway gate system with operator, depending on whether you’re replacing an old wrought-iron gate or starting fresh on a new post and track. Most Hollywood installations take one to two days once the gate and operator arrive, and we carry the permits paperwork so the HVHZ inspection doesn’t stall the job. If your gate post snapped at the footing or your operator predates modern safety code, call (754) 714-5786 and we’ll give you a written price before any work starts.
Why Vance Gate Repair Hollywood Is Hollywood’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hollywood homeowners call us because we show up already knowing which neighborhoods have salt-eaten posts and which HOA boards will flag a non-approved operator at the next inspection. The crews we dispatch to Hollywood Hills, Liberia, and the beachside blocks off A1A have installed and repaired more than 22,000 gates since 2014, every one with a written price handed over before the first tool comes off the truck. That’s The Haven Standard at work: Clause 1 means the price is in writing, not a verbal guess. Clause 4 means you get a photo record of what we found, what we set, and what we left behind.
Adrian Vance started this company doing commercial access control in 2014, and he carried one habit into residential work: document everything. When we install a gate in Hollywood, you get the same wiring diagram and limit-switch notes a commercial site would expect. Not because it’s fancy. Because it means the next technician doesn’t have to guess what the last one did.
We also work on whatever motor is already on the property. LiftMaster, FAAC, Elite, Mighty Mule, and six other major automation brands are in our service rotation, so you don’t get steered into a full replacement when a retrofit makes sense. And if you already got a written estimate from another company, bring it in. We review it free, line by line, and tell you straight whether it matches the actual work required.
Our Gate Installation Services in Hollywood
Driveway Gate Installation in Hollywood
Most driveway gate installs in Hollywood are either replacements of 1950s-1970s wrought-iron gates that have corroded past saving, or new installations in the western HOA communities near I-75 where a slide or swing gate is part of the property’s curb appeal. A new driveway gate with operator and safety photocells in Hollywood typically runs $3,500-$8,000. That includes the gate, the operator, the post or track work, and the permit handling. If your existing posts are sound and the gate itself just needs replacement, the number stays on the lower end.
Pedestrian Gate Installation in Hollywood
Pedestrian gates in Hollywood’s older neighborhoods usually sit on brick or concrete walkways that have shifted over decades, so we level the footing before hanging the gate. A fresh aluminum pedestrian gate with magnetic latch and closer starts around $900-$1,800 in Hollywood, depending on width and whether we’re setting a new post. These are the jobs where a written photo record matters most: we log exactly what the footing looked like before we set the new post, so there’s no dispute about why the gate was pitched a half inch differently from the old one.
Sliding Gate Installation in Hollywood
Sliding gates are the standard on Hollywood’s western master-planned lots and on any property where a swing gate would swing into the driveway or sidewalk. A complete sliding gate install with cantilever rollers, track, operator, and safety edges in Hollywood runs $4,200-$9,500. The range is wide because of the track work: a fresh concrete beam with proper drainage in Hollywood’s sandy soil costs more than hanging steel on an existing pad. We quote the beam work separately so you can see exactly where the money goes.
Swing Gate Installation in Hollywood
Single and double swing gates dominate the older Hollywood housing stock, especially in Hollywood Hills and the mid-century blocks east of US 441. A single swing gate with a modern operator in Hollywood typically runs $2,800-$5,500. A double swing gate, which needs two operators or a master-slave configuration, runs $5,000-$9,000. Before we quote a swing gate in Hollywood, we check the hinge posts. If they’re original and pitted from salt air, the quote includes new 316 stainless posts, because hanging a new gate on a compromised post is how you get called back six months later for a gate that drags.
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.
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We install and service LiftMaster, FAAC, Elite, Mighty Mule, Linear, BFT, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing operators. Nine brands, because Hollywood’s housing stock is too mixed to push a single nameplate at you. If your HOA’s spec sheet names a specific operator, we source it. If your existing operator still meets UL 325 and the issue is mechanical, we fix the mechanical side and leave the motor alone. Parts are staged locally, and our Gate Installation team regularly stocks marine-grade actuators and 316 stainless fasteners for the Intracoastal corridor, because standard carbon-steel bolts rust visibly within months on those waterfront properties.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Hollywood Homes
- Corroded hinge posts that snap at the footing. Original 1950s-1970s wrought-iron gates in Hollywood’s coastal neighborhoods sat on carbon-steel posts for decades. Salt air works its way down to the concrete footing, the post rots from the inside, and one day the gate sags or the post twists. When that post fails, it’s not repairable. A new 316 stainless post with a deeper footing is the only honest fix.
- Obsolete control boards on pre-UL 325 operators. We see plenty of Hollywood gates with motors that still spin but control boards that can’t support modern entrapment protection. Current safety code requires photo eyes and force settings that old boards simply don’t support. The motor is fine. The system isn’t legal. A new operator goes in.
- HVHZ wind-load failures on non-Florida-Product-Approved hardware. After a storm, Hollywood permit inspectors flag gates and operators that were never rated for the High Velocity Hurricane Zone. If the post or the rack and pinion assembly isn’t Florida Product Approved, the repair gets torn out and redone. We install approved components the first time so you don’t pay twice.
- Salt-spray degradation of coastal gate operators. Along the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic beachfront, operators that should last 10-15 years die in 5-7. Salt gets into the limit switches, the control board connectors, and the actuator housing. We salt-test every coastal install and use sealed enclosures where the exposure is worst.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Hollywood, FL
Here’s the honest Hollywood price sheet. A single swing gate with operator runs $2,800-$5,500. A double swing gate runs $5,000-$9,000. A sliding gate with cantilever track and operator runs $4,200-$9,500. A pedestrian gate runs $900-$1,800. What moves the number: whether we’re setting new posts or reusing sound ones, whether the existing operator is UL 325 compliant or must be replaced, and whether you’re inside the HVHZ coastal corridor where Florida Product Approved components are mandatory. Every quote is written, itemized, and handed to you before any work begins. Call (754) 714-5786 and get the actual number for your gate, not a range that “depends.”
We Also Serve Cities Near Hollywood
Our same crews cover Gate Installation in Hollywood and the surrounding Broward and northeast Miami-Dade communities: North Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami Gardens, and Plantation. If your property sits in one of those cities or on the edge of Hollywood’s city limits, you get the same written-price-first standard and the same documented record on every visit.
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
Because Hollywood sits entirely inside Broward County’s High Velocity Hurricane Zone, and the Florida Building Code requires any new gate or operator installed here to use Florida Product Approved components rated for extreme wind loads. That means a basic operator swap often becomes a code-compliance installation, with the post, the operator, and the mounting hardware all needing HVHZ ratings. We handle the permit paperwork and the inspection scheduling. Call (754) 714-5786 and we’ll tell you whether your specific replacement triggers that requirement, and what it adds to the written price.
On Hollywood waterfront properties, an operator that would last 10-15 years inland typically lasts 5-7 years. Salt spray from the Intracoastal and the Atlantic corrodes limit switches, control board connectors, and actuator housings at a pace you just don’t see 15 miles west. The fix is marine-grade components and sealed enclosures on the first install, not a cheaper operator that gets replaced twice as often. For an exact quote on a salt-rated operator for your Hollywood property, call (754) 714-5786. Estimates are free.
Sometimes, but not as often as homeowners hope. If the gate itself is structurally sound and the hinge posts are still solid, we can retrofit a modern operator with safety photocells and a loop detector onto the existing gate. If the posts are corroded or the gate’s frame is sagging from decades of salt air in Hollywood’s coastal neighborhoods, replacement is usually the cheaper answer, because you’re not paying to reinforce metal that’s already failing. We’ll show you the photo record of what we found before you decide.
Rotted hinge posts at the footing. In Hollywood Hills, Liberia, and the older beachside blocks, original wrought-iron gates sat on carbon-steel posts that have spent 50 or 60 years in salt air. The post corrodes inside the concrete, the gate starts dragging, and eventually the post twists or snaps. It’s not a hinge adjustment. It’s a post replacement, and in the HVHZ that means a Florida Product Approved post with a deeper footing. Call us for a written estimate with the actual post work itemized.
You need both. Current UL 325 safety standards require photo eyes on every automated gate, and in Hollywood’s HOA-governed western communities, a loop detector is typically required by the association’s spec sheet as well. Skipping them isn’t a money saver, it’s a code violation that gets flagged on the permit inspection. We include photocells and the loop detector as line items in every Hollywood gate installation quote, so you see exactly what they add, no surprise line at the end.
Call (754) 714-5786 for a written, itemized quote on your Hollywood gate installation. The price is in your hand before any work begins, and the photo record is on your phone when we leave. That’s how Vance Gate Repair does every job, on every gate, in every Hollywood neighborhood.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner at Vance Gate Repair, serving Hollywood and South Florida since 2014.