A sliding gate rolls parallel to the fence line — cantilever (no ground track) or V-track (with a ground rail) — and is the right answer when swing clearance is limited or the driveway approach is steep. 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 sliding 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.

Sliding gates are always steel-framed — the cantilever roller box or V-track wheels demand a rigid frame — with Sapele or white oak infill on the visible face. Aluminum frames are an option for coastal sites.

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 sliding driveway gate typically takes two to four days on site.