Gate Company in Santa Cruz, CA
One licensed gate company for repair, new gate installation, openers, and access control across the Santa Cruz area, from the Westside, Seabright, and West Cliff to Live Oak, Pleasure Point, Capitola, Soquel, Aptos, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville. Residential and commercial electric gates, built for salt air and mountain driveways.
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A gate company covers the full life of an automatic gate: the design, fabrication, and installation of new driveway and commercial gates, the repair of operators, control boards, safety sensors, and the metalwork, and the openers, intercoms, and access control that let the right people in. One crew, one point of responsibility, from the first sketch to years of maintenance.
Santa Cruz is a tough place to be a gate. On the coast side, salt air works on hinges, fasteners, and operator housings from West Cliff and Seabright out to Pleasure Point and Capitola. On the mountain side, long driveways in Bonny Doon, Felton, and the Scotts Valley hills need operators that survive winter storms and power outages. We handle both, as one licensed company for gate repair, new gate design and installation, and automatic gate openers, for residential and commercial electric gates across the county.
Sources: Santa Cruz Municipal Code Section 24.12.160, Fencing and Screening (codepublishing.com/CA/SantaCruz) · Santa Cruz County Code Section 13.10.525 and the County CDI Fences and Retaining Walls guide (cdi.santacruzcountyca.gov) · UL 325, Standard for Safety for Door, Drapery, Gate, Louver, and Window Operators and Systems.
Gate problems we fix in Santa Cruz
If your gate is doing any of these, it is a repair we handle every week.
Gate will not open or close
Dead power, a tripped safety sensor, a failed board, or a worn motor. We find the real cause and get you moving again.
Salt air rust and corrosion
Rusted hinges, pitted hardware, and corroded operator housings near the coast. We replace with corrosion-resistant parts and refinish the metalwork.
Grinding, dragging, or off track
Worn rollers, a bent V-track, or a sliding gate dragging through sand and debris. We realign, replace hardware, and get it gliding smoothly.
Remote, keypad, or intercom out
Remotes that stopped, a dead keypad, or an intercom nobody can hear. We reprogram, repair, or upgrade the access.
Fast dispatch across Santa Cruz, the coast, and the mountains. Free written estimate.
Gate services in Santa Cruz
New gates, gate repair, gate maintenance, openers, and access control, all from one licensed crew.
New gate installation
Custom iron, steel, and wood driveway gates designed for your entrance, fabricated, installed, and automated.
Custom gate design
Gate repair
Swing and sliding gates, hinges, welds, rollers, track, operators, and boards, diagnosed and fixed, plus emergency calls for a stuck gate.
Gate repair
Gate openers
LiftMaster, DoorKing, FAAC, Elite, and Viking operators installed, repaired, or replaced with the right unit for your gate.
Gate openers
Access control
Video intercoms, keypads, remotes, and app control for gated homes, businesses, and communities.
Access controlWhat fails on a Santa Cruz gate
The part that failed decides the fix. Here is what we diagnose and repair.
| Part | Common symptom | Our fix |
|---|---|---|
| Operator / motor | Hums, stalls, or dead; gate will not move | Repair or replace |
| Control board | No response, intermittent, or error lights | Replace board |
| Safety sensors | Gate reverses, will not close, or stays open | Realign / replace |
| Hinges & hardware | Coastal rust, pitting, seized or squealing hinges | Corrosion-resistant swap |
| Rollers & track | Grinding, dragging, or off the track | Hardware & alignment |
| Remotes & keypad | Stopped working or code not accepted | Reprogram / replace |
Not sure which part failed? That is what the free on-site diagnosis is for. Call (650) 560-4646.
How our Santa Cruz gate service works
From the first call to a gate that opens on its own, handled by one crew.
Call and tell us what you need
A gate that stopped working, a new driveway gate, or an opener upgrade. We dispatch from our San Jose shop over Highway 17 and cover the whole Santa Cruz area, from the Westside and Live Oak to Aptos, Scotts Valley, and Watsonville.
On-site diagnosis or design visit
For repairs, the technician tests the operator, control board, sensors, and mechanical parts and shows you what failed. For new gates, we measure the entrance, talk through materials and automation, and check the local fence and gate rules.
Fix or build
Most repairs are finished on the first visit from stocked parts. New gates are fabricated to your design and installed with the operator, safety sensors, and access control, with a written fixed quote before any work begins.
Test and safety check
We cycle the gate, tune the force and limits, and confirm the photo-eyes and reversing meet UL 325 before we leave.
Why Santa Cruz owners call AGM
One company for the metalwork, the motor, and the electronics, chosen for the coast.
- Repair, new installation, and maintenance from one licensed crew
- Materials and hardware picked for salt air near the coast
- Solar openers and battery backup for mountain driveways
- All brands: LiftMaster, DoorKing, FAAC, Ramset, Elite, Viking
- Residential and commercial gates, city and county
- We check the city and county fence rules before we build
- Every gate safety tested to UL 325
- Licensed CA contractor #1060180, fully insured, free estimates
From West Cliff salt air to mountain driveways
Beach properties and redwood properties need different gates. We build and service both.
See our gate work
Browse finished swing, sliding, iron, and wood gate projects across the Bay Area in our gallery, the same builds we bring to Santa Cruz beach and hillside properties.
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Solar openers for the mountains
Long drives in Bonny Doon, Felton, and the Scotts Valley hills often have no power at the entrance. Solar gate openers and battery backup keep the gate working through winter outages.
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What our customers say
Automatic Gate Masters installed a pedestrian gate at our commercial property in San Francisco, and we couldn't be happier. Matt managed the project professionally.
They replaced my old gate with a beautiful, secure one. The workmanship is excellent, and customer service was top-notch from start to finish.
Automatic Gate Masters installed three new gates for us, and the workmanship is outstanding. The gates are both beautiful and secure, giving us peace of mind.
Talk to a licensed technician about your Santa Cruz gate.
More gate services in Santa Cruz
Everything your gate needs, handled in-house by one licensed crew.
Gate Openers & Automation
Repair, replace, or upgrade the operator, remotes, keypads, and intercom on your gate.
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Driveway Gates
Custom driveway gates designed, built, and automated for your entrance.
Learn moreAccess Control & Intercoms
Video intercoms, keypads, and remote access for gated homes and businesses.
Learn moreBay Area Gate Repair
Stuck, grinding, or dead gate anywhere in the Bay Area? One call covers it.
Learn moreServing the whole Santa Cruz area
City, coast, and mountains, dispatched from our San Jose shop on S Winchester Blvd.
Santa Cruz gate company FAQ
Do you offer same-day gate repair in Santa Cruz?
Do you install new gates in Santa Cruz or only repair them?
What holds up best near the ocean in Santa Cruz?
Do I need a permit for a gate or fence in Santa Cruz?
Do you cover Live Oak, Pleasure Point, Capitola, Aptos, and Scotts Valley?
Can you automate a gate on a long driveway in the Santa Cruz Mountains?
What gate brands do you repair in Santa Cruz?
Need a gate fixed or built in Santa Cruz?
Tell us what the gate is doing, or what you want to build, and we will send a licensed technician with a free written estimate before any work begins.