Custom Steel Dual Swing Gate with LiftMaster LA500 in Campbell
We built a custom dual swing driveway gate for a Campbell home: black steel with vertical pickets and a square-grid upper detail, two LiftMaster LA500 operators, and matching side panels that tie the gate to the house on one side and the wood fence on the other.
The project
Automatic Gate Masters completed this custom dual swing automatic driveway gate for a residential property in Campbell, CA. The entrance needed a gate that would give dependable daily access while fitting cleanly between the home and the existing wood perimeter fence. The result: a custom black steel gate with vertical pickets and a square-grid upper detail, coordinated dual swing automation on two LiftMaster LA500 operators, and matching side panels that carry the design across the whole opening.
The two leaves meet at the center when closed and each runs on its own operator. We fabricated the gate to the actual opening and worked the posts, arms, and side panels around the buildings, the fence, and the paver driveway that were already there.
Custom steel dual swing gate
Vertical pickets with a square-grid upper detail
Two LiftMaster LA500 operators
One per leaf, mounted on the interior side
Matching side panels
The grid carries into the home and the fence
Symmetrical when closed
Black steel against light pavers and warm wood
The custom steel gate design
A traditional foundation with one detail that lifts it above a standard picket gate.
The gate is built around three elements: a heavy rectangular outer frame, evenly spaced vertical steel pickets, and a square-grid detail across the upper section. The pickets give the gate a clean, traditional base, and the grid along the top adds character without tipping into ornate.
That combination reads as modern residential while still sitting naturally next to the surrounding homes and fencing. The black finish contrasts hard against the light paver driveway and the warm wood fence beside the entrance, and it visually ties the gate, posts, operators, and control box together as one system.
Heavy rectangular outer frame
Carries the weight and motion of each leaf and holds clean, straight edges across the opening.
Vertical steel pickets
Evenly spaced for a clean traditional base, with a defined center meeting point.
Square-grid upper section
Adds character and lets light and views pass through, so the wide gate feels open.
Black powder finish
A deliberate contrast against light pavers and wood, giving the entrance its own identity.
Vertical pickets with a square-grid upper detail, closed and symmetrical · Campbell, CA
The matching side panels that make it one entrance
The detail that separates a designed entrance from a gate dropped between two posts is what happens at the edges. This driveway had an opening on each side of the gate: one between the gate and the exterior wall of the home, one between the gate and the existing wood fence.
We fabricated narrow matching steel side panels for both. They use the same frame proportions, the same vertical pickets, and the same square grid as the two main leaves. On the left, the panel bridges the gate and the house. On the right, it connects the gate to the wood fence.
Carrying one pattern across every section is what keeps the entrance from looking pieced together from unrelated parts. Close the gate and your eye reads a single continuous design from the house all the way to the fence.
The takeaway for homeowners: the gate is the easy part. Whether the whole entrance looks intentional comes down to the transitions on either side of it.
Two LiftMaster LA500 operators
Two leaves, two operators, programmed to move as one.
The gate is automated with two LiftMaster LA500 swing gate operators, one on each leaf, so both sides open and close together. The operators were mounted on the interior side of the entrance, where they stay accessible for service while staying out of the exterior view.
Each operator connects the leaf to its supporting post through an articulated arm. The mounting position and arm geometry matter because they directly set the gate's range of movement and how it runs day to day, so we positioned them around the gate dimensions, the hinge locations, and the space beside the driveway.
A dual swing on two operators splits the width and the weight instead of relying on one oversized leaf. Each side gets independent mechanical support and its own controlled movement, and the two are programmed to open and close in a coordinated sequence. We paired the same operator on a horizontal slat dual swing gate in Burlingame and an Ipe wood gate in Emerald Hills.
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Every gate has to fit the site that is already there.
This Campbell entrance came with real constraints: a light stone-paver driveway, limited space between two structures, the exterior wall of the home on one side, existing wood fencing on the other, overhead utility lines, and a wide opening that needed two automatic swing paths. The posts and leaves had to be positioned so the system could run without catching the buildings, the fence, or the surrounding surfaces.
The paver driveway also set the height and clearance. The bottom rails had to stay visually level while the leaves cleared the finished surface freely, so the gate looks straight across the opening and still swings without dragging.
The wiring. The LiftMaster control enclosure was mounted on the interior side near the left gate post. The control box, operator wiring, and conduit were arranged along defined routes between the controls and the two operators, rather than being left loose or unsupported. That keeps the finished entrance clean and, more importantly, keeps the system easy to inspect, maintain, and troubleshoot down the line.
Two LiftMaster LA500 operators and the control box, organized on the interior side · Campbell, CA
The finished result
Custom fabrication, coordinated automation, and an entrance that reads as one piece.
The completed entrance is clean and coordinated. The custom steel gives it a strong visual base, the square upper grid adds character without overwhelming the property, the two LA500 operators handle convenient automatic access, and the matching side panels connect the new gate to everything already on site.
Custom automatic gates in Campbell
Campbell's residential streets mix newer builds with established homes, and driveways here often sit tight between a house and a neighbor's fence, exactly the situation this project handled. That is where a gate built to the opening, with side panels fabricated to match, beats anything pulled off a shelf.
We design and build custom driveway gates, install gate openers and access control, and handle swing gate installation across Campbell and Santa Clara County. Already have a gate that is acting up? We also handle gate repair in Campbell.
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Limited space, a house on one side, a fence on the other, overhead lines above. We design the gate and side panels around exactly what is there. Free on site estimate.
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