Carlsbad Metal Gates Group is San Diego County's leading specialist in gate fabrication, specializing in welded steel driveway gates, estate entry gates, and automated gate operators. We offer hand-forged iron fencing and stainless cable railings.
Our team provides in-house welding and finishing, delivering gates that fit the house for homes and dependable entries for both residential and commercial projects. With 14 years in business and a 2-year workmanship warranty on welds, hinge alignment, gate sag and gate travel behind every job, we've completed over 1,326 projects, from a pair of courtyard walk gates to a 320-foot business-park perimeter.
From the first tape measure on your opening to the entrapment test on handover day, our team handles every detail. Serving Carlsbad and neighboring Encinitas, Rancho Santa Fe, Poway and Bonsall, we keep the same people on your gate from the sketch to the remote in your hand.
Schedule a free estimate, and the estimator on this page will measure your opening before anyone draws a gate.
What you can hold us to
Owner
Gavin spent nine years as a structural welder in San Diego fabrication shops before he opened Carlsbad Metal Gates Group 14 years ago. He still lays out every custom gate on the shop table himself and walks each sloped driveway before a design is drawn.
Location Manager, Carlsbad
Elena runs the coastal schedule from the first site visit to the final operator test, covering every Carlsbad, Encinitas, Solana Beach and Del Mar job.
Location Manager, Rancho Santa Fe
Brent manages the estate and equestrian work inland, covering Rancho Santa Fe, Fairbanks Ranch, Elfin Forest and Harmony Grove, and prepares the design review packages those properties need.
Location Manager, Poway
Tomas covers the inland north, every Poway, Bonsall and Lake San Marcos job, and runs the apartment and commercial gate schedules.
Lead Welder and Fabricator
Kenji leads the shop floor: frame layout, MIG and TIG welding, hinge and roller mounting, and the final grind before every gate goes out for galvanizing and powder coat.
Gate Automation Technician
Danielle installs and tunes gate operators, photo eyes, safety edges and intercom and keypad systems, and runs the entrapment protection test on every automated gate before handover.
Estimator and Project Coordinator
Marcus measures every opening, slope and post location, writes the estimate and the written quote, and books each job into the fabrication and install schedule.
Marcus measures the opening and the slope first, and the location manager for your city confirms the gate type and the finish before Kenji starts cutting. Kenji welds and grinds the frame, then the gate goes out for G90 hot-dip galvanizing inside and out, so hollow tube does not rust from the inside, and then powder coat. A custom dual swing driveway gate with operator typically takes an estimated 2 to 3 days on site once it is finished, and an opener retrofit on an existing gate usually takes an estimated 4 to 8 hours. Danielle tunes the operator, sets the photo eyes and runs the entrapment test before anyone hands you a remote.
A custom dual swing driveway gate with operator is estimated at roughly $4,000 to $8,000, and the gate type, the width and the slope move that figure most. A single swing driveway or ranch gate with operator typically runs an estimated $2,500 to $5,000, and a heavy-duty trackless cantilever gate an estimated $6,000 to $10,000. Ornamental steel fence is typically estimated at $50 to $85 per linear foot. We take a deposit of no more than 10% or $1,000, whichever is less, under California's home improvement deposit cap.
These figures are estimates for Carlsbad and North County and are subject to change. The written quote Marcus prepares after the site visit sets the final price and the install schedule, and it depends on the gate type, the slope and the finish your property needs.
Owners trust a gate shop they can put a face to, and every person on this page works for the shop rather than showing up once as a stranger. The owner who lays out your gate, the welder who builds it and the technician who tests it all answer to the same bench. Our 2-year workmanship warranty on welds, hinge alignment, gate sag and gate travel backs every job, and gate operators carry the maker's parts warranty, typically 1 to 5 years on motors and electronics. You can see their finished work in our gate project case studies, including a 28 ft cantilever across a truck entrance in a Carlsbad business park.
Each served city has a named manager, so your call reaches someone who knows the lots there, from Bonsall ranch drives to Solana Beach bluff lots. Elena covers Carlsbad metal gates plus Encinitas gates, Solana Beach railings and Del Mar courtyard gates. Brent covers Rancho Santa Fe estate entries, Fairbanks Ranch, Elfin Forest and Harmony Grove. Tomas covers Poway gates and fencing, Bonsall horse properties and Lake San Marcos.
Marcus usually measures the opening and slope, and the location manager for your city follows up with the written quote and the install date.
Yes, Gavin still lays out every custom gate on the shop table and walks sloped driveways before a design is drawn.
No, Kenji's shop floor welds and grinds every gate before it goes out for galvanizing and powder coat.
Danielle installs the operator, photo eyes and safety edges and runs the entrapment test before handover.
Carlsbad Metal Gates Group has been building gates for 14 years and has completed over 1,326 projects.
Tomas runs our apartment and commercial schedules, including commercial gate and access systems for boards and property managers.
Every job carries our 2-year workmanship warranty on welds, hinge alignment, gate sag and gate travel, plus the maker's parts warranty on operators, motors and electronics.
Request a free estimate, and the people on this page will measure, build, install and test your gate from start to finish.
Call us or send the form, and we will book a site measure and a written estimate.
Calls only, we do not receive text messages.
