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 Ross, ross is small, historic, and estate-oriented — tudor revival, spanish, and maybeck-era craftsman on generous lots off lagunitas and shady lane. Heavy winter rain, salt-laden coastal air, and dense oak-and-bay canopy — only marine-grade stainless and bronze hardware survives long term. 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. Ross design review is thorough; we prepare elevations, hardware cuts, and finish samples so the packet lands complete. We build regularly in Glenwood, Winship Park, Ross Valley, and the Sleepy Hollow border.