Estate Driveway Gates in Larkspur.

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 Larkspur, larkspur homes tuck into redwood canyons — baltimore canyon, madrone canyon, palm hill — where drives are narrow, shaded, and often run alongside a creek. Redwood-canyon shade, heavy winter rain, and Bay salt air mean marine-grade stainless or bronze hardware and mildew-resistant finishes on every build. 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. We build regularly in Baltimore Canyon, Madrone Canyon, Palm Hill, Heather Gardens, and downtown Larkspur.