Estate Driveway Gates in Walnut Creek.

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 Walnut Creek, walnut creek runs from mid-century hillside builds in northgate and walnut heights to traditional ranches and contemporary new construction closer to town. Hot dry I-680-corridor summers and expansive clay soils dictate UV-stable finishes and pier-and-footing systems sized for soil movement. 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 Northgate, Saranap, Tice Valley, Walnut Heights, Parkmead, and the Woodlands.