Vinyl Fence Gates, Custom Built on a Metal Frame to Match

Why a vinyl gate needs a metal frame inside

A properly built vinyl gate is vinyl cladding over a metal structural frame, and that frame is why it holds its shape. Vinyl alone is a soft plastic that creeps under a gate’s weight, so a bare fence panel or a glued kit usually starts to sag.

Inside, galvanized steel or aluminum carries the load, the hinges bolt through to metal not hollow vinyl, and inserts stiffen the rails. The vinyl stays a clean skin that won’t rot or rust. It is softer than metal, so it needs the frame to span an opening. A wide driveway span asks more of that frame.

Side, driveway, rolling, or fence gate: which do you need?

Match the gate to the opening and its use: people or vehicles, swing or slide, standalone or set in a fence run.

• Side or walk gate: a single leaf for people in a fence run.
• Driveway or double gate: vehicle entry, two leaves for a wide opening; a vinyl driveway gate is sized to the span.
• Rolling or sliding gate: for a wide opening, tight frontage, or ground too sloped to swing; a vinyl rolling gate runs on a track.
• Fence gate: a matching gate in an existing fence line.
• Vinyl gate or door: a narrower variant for a specific opening.

Not sure which fits? The free on-site estimate settles it: we read the opening, the traffic, and the fence, then name the right type.

A gate matched to the fence you already own

We custom-fabricate each gate to your existing fence, matching style, height, and color, so it reads as part of the run rather than a bolt-on. Done right, it is a gate you stop noticing.

Kits typically ship a fixed size in white or tan and leave the matching to luck. You get a gate built to your opening in vinyl heights from 2 to 8 feet, in the full color range, and fabricated to a slope where the ground falls away. If the fence is one of ours, the match is exact; another brand, we match as closely as the profile allows.

What hardware makes a gate close, lock, and last?

A gate is more than a panel on hinges. What makes it work is the hardware built in: self-closing, adjustable hinges that settle it level, a latch you can lock, and a drop rod that steadies a double gate.

Two spots need extra care. Where a gate guards a pool, it is built to self-close and self-latch for the California pool-safety rules; the details vary depending on the city, so we check yours. Where the ground slopes, the gate is fabricated to the grade. Competitors sell these separately; we build them in.

Automation-ready gates, without the motor

We build automation-ready construction, but we do not supply or install the motor. That stays your automation contractor’s work.

The gate leaves our shop with a reinforced frame, sized posts, and weight balanced for an operator, ready the day your installer arrives. The opener itself we don’t sell, wire, or fit. Build it ready now, automate it whenever you like.

Do you need a permit for a vinyl fence gate?

Most walk and fence gates need no permit. One becomes more likely once a gate runs tall, gets automated, or meets the public right-of-way, and the trigger is a height set by your city. In the City of LA a non-masonry fence or gate needs a building permit only above 10 feet; unincorporated LA County requires one over 6 feet; Glendale over 7 feet.

Rules vary by city, so verify with your local building department. Driveway gates at the street carry their own setback rules on top of that.

What goes into the cost of a custom vinyl gate?

Cost usually tracks the build, not a sticker. The gate type and opening size, the frame and hardware, whether the ground slopes, matching it to your fence, and whether it is built automation-ready all move the number.

An honest price takes a look. A salesperson measures the opening, sees the fence and the ground, then you get a real figure. The estimate is free and fast, and it beats a kit price that skips the frame, hardware, and install.

The Skin Over the Frame

Metal carries the load on a gate and the vinyl over it carries the look. That skin draws on everything the fence itself can draw on, all three families of it, so a leaf is never the odd shade in a line. Hose it down and the color is back; nothing lies on top to wear away.

• White
• Tan
• Clay
• Gray
• Coastal Cedar
• Dark Walnut
• Dark Sequoia
• Weathered Aspen
• Mesquite
• Slate Gray
• Arctic Blend
• Brazilian Blend
• Sierra Blend
• Weathered Blend

The Fences These Gates Hang In

Most of our gates go into a run we put up first. Fencing is the larger half of the trade for us, vinyl and aluminum both, and a leaf swings truer when the same hands set the posts beside it.