Estate Driveway Gates in Piedmont.

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 Piedmont, piedmont properties are early-1900s estate architecture — tudor, mediterranean, and julia morgan-era craftsman on tight, tree-lined streets. Bay-influenced humidity and dense tree canopy demand salt-tolerant hardware and mildew-resistant finishes; retaining walls and short-run drives shape most installs. 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 Upper Piedmont, Central Piedmont, and along the Crocker Highlands edge.