The double swing is our estate driveway statement piece — two leaves meeting at the centerline, sized for openings 12 to 20 feet. We build it in three design languages: mid-century modern with clean horizontal lines and minimal ironwork; Craftsman with heavier timber and exposed joinery; and traditional estate with custom arches and, on the right property, an arbor built above the opening.

In El Dorado Hills, el dorado hills estates sit on multi-acre foothill lots — long approach driveways off green valley, salmon falls, and bass lake, where the gate frames the arrival. Sacramento-foothill summers routinely break 100°F; finishes and automation are specified for sustained UV and thermal load, and pier depth accounts for decomposed-granite soils. Manual or motor-automated is a decision made per site — long drives almost always warrant automation, shorter formal approaches sometimes read better manual.

Frames are mortise-and-tenon joinery in Sapele mahogany over redwood, hung on hardware sized to the loaded leaf. Serrano and Promontory have active design-review requirements for materials and elevations; we prepare the full submittal packet. We build regularly in Serrano, Bass Lake, Green Valley Hills, Promontory, and Marina Village.