What Hollywood Homeowners Say About Vance Gate Repair Hollywood
Reviews matter because they’re the only proof that isn’t ours. We can tell you about the Haven Standard, the written price, the photo record on every job. But when a homeowner in Hollywood says we showed up, named the exact part, and stuck to the number we wrote down, that’s worth more than anything we print ourselves. We earn them one gate at a time.
Recent Reviews
“Our LiftMaster swing gate in Hollywood Hills started reversing halfway open for no reason. Adrian found the limit switch was set 12 degrees past travel, reset it, and showed me the photo of the new position before he left. Written price was $180. Final invoice was $180. That was eight months ago and it hasn’t missed once since.”
Craig A., Hollywood Hills, Hollywood
“I got a $940 estimate from another company to replace my FAAC slide-gate motor. Brought it to Vance for the free second opinion. Turned out the motor was fine, the rack gear had three stripped teeth. They replaced the rack, realigned the motor, and charged $340. Saved me $600 and the motor’s still running.”
Erin G., Emerald Hills, Hollywood
“Gate motor died on a Saturday evening. Called at 7:15, live person answered, technician was at my house in Hollywood Lakes by 8:40. Diagnosed a failed capacitor in the BFT operator, had the part on the truck. Written price was $265. He photographed the old capacitor, the new one installed, and the wiring diagram he left me. Done by 9:30.”
Eric M., Hollywood Lakes, Hollywood
“My Ghost Controls dual swing system kept beeping every thirty seconds. I thought the whole thing needed replacing. Adrian traced it to a photo-eye misaligned by roughly two inches from where the landscaper knocked it. Reset, realigned, tested it with a trash can, showed me the photo log. $145. No replacement needed.”
Cedric C., Hollywood Gardens, Hollywood
“Commercial property on Hollywood Boulevard, Viking operator on a rolling gate. Gate would close halfway then slam back open. Two other companies said replace the motor. Vance found the chain tension was off by half an inch and the magnetic limit sensor had shifted. Adjusted both, documented everything, charged $220. Motor’s original from 2018 and still going.”
Craig A., Hollywood Boulevard area, Hollywood
“Had Vance install a new Linear slide-gate operator after my old Mighty Mule finally gave out. They measured the gate weight and cycle count, spec’d the right motor instead of overselling me. Written price before work started was $1,840 including the power run and safety edges. They photographed every bracket, every wire nut, every ground connection. I got the photo log and the written record of every part number. No surprises.”
Erin G., Hollywood Hills, Hollywood
Why Customers Trust Us
The pattern in these reviews isn’t luck. It’s the Haven Standard, built into every job since Adrian Vance started this work in 2014.
Written price before any work begins - that’s Clause 1. The number you sign off on is the number on the invoice. No “call for a quote,” no add-ons after the fact. When Craig A. says $180 was $180, that’s not an exception. That’s the rule.
Documented photo record on every visit - Clause 4. Eric M. got pictures of the failed capacitor and the wiring diagram. Erin G. saw the rack gear that actually failed. You get the photo log before we leave, and it goes in the job record. Same habit Adrian developed on commercial access-control sites, now standard on every residential gate in Hollywood.
The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers everything we complete. If a repair isn’t right, we make it right. No argument, no fee, no expiration date within that year. We’ve honored it twice on Hollywood jobs since January - once on a limit switch that drifted, once on a welding repair that cracked under load. Both fixed same day, both at zero charge.
Nine automation brands serviced, not one pushed. LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, Mighty Mule. We repair what’s on your property. When replacement makes sense, we say so. When it doesn’t, we say that too.
Live person answers the phone 24 hours a day. No voicemail loop, no callback queue, no automated attendant. Call (754) 714-5786 now and you’ll speak to someone who can dispatch a technician, schedule a free estimate, or review another company’s written estimate at no cost.
Free estimates. Upfront pricing. Photo documentation. One full year to make it right. That’s the standard.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner at Vance Gate Repair Hollywood, serving Hollywood since 2014.