A driveway gate is engineered around the opening — swing, sliding cantilever, V-track, bi-parting, or bi-fold — and every one starts with a site survey of opening, grade, soil, clearance, and utilities. On Lafayette projects, Lafayette driveways are often narrow, wooded, and shared — Happy Valley and Reliez Valley properties sit at the end of long private drives where a poorly-sized gate becomes a daily inconvenience.

Steep grades, seasonal creeks, and dense oak canopy shape every Lafayette install — we bench and drain before we ever set a post. That's why every Lafayette driveway gate we build begins with a site survey — we measure the opening, check soil and slope, identify utility lines, and confirm swing or slide clearance before a single drawing is issued.

Sapele mahogany, white oak, and hot-rolled or blackened steel are the three material families we build in most. The right combination depends on architecture, exposure, and whether the gate is automated — automation weights favor steel frames with hardwood infill.

Narrow Lafayette approaches often make cantilever sliding or bi-fold gates the right automated answer over a swing that would block the shared drive. We build regularly in Happy Valley, Burton Valley, Trail's End, Reliez Valley, and Springhill. We ship from our Concord workshop, ~15 miles from Lafayette, and installation on a custom driveway gate typically takes two to four days on site.