Gates — Swing & Sliding
Gate Installation in Fresno, CA
Walk gates, double drive gates and sliders built to swing true for years.
The gate is the part of a fence that moves, so it is the part that fails. Nine out of ten sagging, dragging, won't-latch gates in Fresno are not worn out — they were built with a frame that could not carry the span, hung on hinges too light for the weight, or bolted to a post that was never set deep enough to hold a moving load.
AR Fence builds gates as their own piece of engineering. Frames are welded or braced diagonally so the leaf cannot rack, gate posts go deeper and heavier than line posts, and hinges and latches are chosen against the actual weight of the leaf rather than whatever came in the kit. We build in steel, chain-link and wood, and match whatever fence the gate is going into.
Options
Gate Types We Build
Which one is right comes down to your driveway width, your slope and how much room the gate has to swing.
Walk gates
Single-leaf side-yard and front-yard gates, three to four feet wide, in any material we fence with.
Double swing drive gates
Two leaves meeting in the middle, with a drop rod or cane bolt at the center. The standard driveway gate where there is room to swing inward.
Sliding gates
The answer when a driveway slopes toward the street or there is no room for a leaf to swing. Rolls along a track or on V-groove wheels.
Cantilever slide gates
Slides on an overhead track with no ground rail, so nothing gets blocked by gravel, debris or a low spot that puddles.
Self-closing pool gates
Self-closing, self-latching hardware with the latch at the required height for a California pool barrier.
Motor-ready framing
Any drive gate can be built to accept an operator now or later. See our motorized gates page for what that involves.
Our process
How a Gate Job Runs
- Step 1
Measure the opening and the swing
Width, slope, where a car has to sit while the gate opens, and whether the leaf clears the driveway apron at full swing.
- Step 2
Choose the configuration
Single or double, swing or slide. On a sloped or tight driveway that decision is usually made for us.
- Step 3
Gate posts set heavy
Larger-diameter posts, deeper holes, more concrete. A gate post carries a live cantilevered load every time somebody opens it.
- Step 4
Frame built and hung
Frame welded or braced, hung on hinges rated for the leaf, then adjusted until it swings true and latches clean.
- Step 5
Hardware and demonstration
Latches, drop rods and stops fitted, then we show you how to adjust it yourself as the ground settles.
Why it works
What Makes a Gate Last
The post, not the gate
Most gate failures are post failures. Ours are set for the load from the start.
A frame that cannot rack
Diagonal bracing or a welded steel frame stops the sag before it starts.
Hardware sized to weight
Hinges and latches specified against the real weight of the leaf, not a generic kit.
Matched to your fence
Built in the same material and style so the gate reads as part of the fence line.
Questions
Gates (Swing & Sliding) FAQs
The questions we get asked most about this kind of work.
How wide can a driveway gate be?
A double swing gate handles most residential driveways comfortably. Past that the leaves get heavy and long enough that a slider or a cantilever is the better answer — we will tell you which side of that line your opening falls on.
My driveway slopes toward the street. Can I still have a gate?
Yes, but a swing gate that opens inward will bind on the rise. That is exactly the case a sliding or cantilever gate solves, and it is a common one in older Fresno neighborhoods.
Can you build a gate to match my existing fence?
That is most of what we do. Bring us a photo of the fence and we will build a gate in the same material, height and style so it does not look added on.
Keep looking
Other Fence Types
- Chain-Link FencingGalvanized or black vinyl-coated mesh, 4 ft to 12 ft, set in concrete.
- Privacy Slat Chain-LinkSlats woven into chain-link for backyard privacy in tan, brown, black, green or gray.
- Wood & Cedar FencingCedar and redwood board fence — dog-ear, board-on-board or horizontal.
- Wrought Iron & SteelBlack steel spear-top panels for security, estate and rural perimeter fence.
- Motorized / Automatic GatesAutomatic swing and slide operators, keypads, remotes, solar power and safety sensors.
- Fence & Gate RepairLeaning posts, storm damage, sagging gates and re-stretched chain-link.
- Fence Staining & FinishingCleaning, sealing and semi-transparent or solid stain for cedar and redwood.
Get a free estimate on gates (swing & sliding)
Tell us the property, roughly how much fence you need and when you would like it done. We will come out and price it.