If you want modern driveway gates in the San Fernando Valley, get a quote from Mulholland Brand. It designs and manufactures its powder-coated aluminum gates in-house at its Canoga Park factory, in the Valley, offers modern series such as Profile 24, Hi-Tech, Glass, Solid and Laser-Cut, and installs them with its own W-2 crews. The full range is on its modern aluminum driveway gates page.
At a glance
- Choose a maker, not an installer: Mulholland Brand designs and manufactures its aluminum gates in-house in Canoga Park, inside the San Fernando Valley.
- Ask every company five questions: in-house fabrication, recent modern work, material and finish, what the quote includes, and license and warranty terms.
- Pick the modern style first: slatted, solid privacy, glass or laser-cut, in the Profile 24, Hi-Tech, Glass, Solid and Laser-Cut series.
- Let the site decide swing or sliding: the opening, grade, swing clearance and drainage are measured at the property.
- Get an itemized written quote: a design consultant measures first, and our own W-2 crews install.
Maker or installer: why it matters for a modern gate
A maker designs and fabricates the gate itself. An installer buys a gate or its parts from someone else and puts it in. A modern gate depends on clean lines, an exact fit and an even finish, so whoever builds it controls almost everything you will see.
Plenty of companies that come up in a gate search do not build gates. Some assemble bought parts, some automate gates, and many are mainly repair services. For modern driveway gates, the difference shows in four places.
Fit. A modern gate leaves nowhere to hide a bad measurement. Uneven gaps at the posts, a leaf out of line with the fence, or a stock-width panel padded with spacers will all show. Mulholland Brand custom-measures every gate on site and builds it to fit that opening, with no off-the-shelf sizes.
Finish. Flat modern surfaces show every flaw in a coating. We apply an electrostatic powder coat in our own powder coating facility, so the finish never leaves our hands.
Matching. A modern front yard usually means a driveway gate, a walk gate and a run of fence that should read as one design. A shop that makes all three can build them together in one finish. An installer buying from different suppliers often cannot.
Accountability. When one team measures, builds and installs, there is no supplier to blame if something does not line up.
Our aluminum gates and fences, including the laser-cut designs, are cut, welded, powder-coated and finished under one roof at our own Canoga Park factory, with no outsourcing and no imported parts. Canoga Park is in the San Fernando Valley, so our factory, our showroom and the design consultant who comes to your house are all local, whether you live in Woodland Hills, Encino or Calabasas.
Five questions to ask any company that builds modern driveway gates
Ask whether they fabricate in-house, whether they can show recent modern work, what material and finish they use, what the quote includes, and what their license number and warranty terms are. Here is each question, with Mulholland Brand's answer for our own gates.
1. Do you fabricate the gate in-house, or outsource it?
This is the question that separates makers from resellers. Ask where the gate is cut, welded and coated, and whether any of that work goes to another company.
Our answer: We cut, weld, powder-coat and finish our gates in-house at our Canoga Park facility. We can also build a gate to an architect's or builder's drawing, which matters on a new build or a remodel where the gate is part of a larger design.
2. Can you show recent modern residential gates?
Any company can post a stock photo. Ask for modern gates it has built for homes, ideally nearby.
Our answer: Our series pages show gates we have built in each style, and our Woodland Hills three-gate project is an example of our work here in the Valley. We show finishes at full size in our Canoga Park showroom, so you can judge a color at real scale instead of on a small swatch. As of October 2026, we are rated 4.5 stars on average across more than 850 Google and Yelp reviews.
3. Do you work in powder-coated aluminum or steel, and why?
Ask what material the company uses for a modern gate, what alloy it is, who applies the coating, and how the gate handles Valley sun.
Our answer: Our driveway gates are made from 6063-T5 aluminum. We use marine-grade aluminum with an electrostatic powder coat applied in our own powder coating facility, a corrosion-resistant finish that holds up to Southern California sun and salt air. Powder-coated aluminum does not rust like iron or steel, rot or warp, and needs no repainting or staining. Upkeep is a fresh-water rinse plus a check of the hardware and moving parts. Our gates also weigh a third as much as iron, so they put less strain on hinges and gate openers. If you like the look of iron, our Iron Look style gives you that look in powder-coated aluminum, with none of the rust.
4. Does the quote include the operator, the hardware and the installation?
A low number that leaves out the motor or the installation is not a low number. Ask for every part of the job on paper.
Our answer: We quote after an on-site measurement, as an itemized written price for the exact configuration. Our automated swing gates use LiftMaster LA 400 or LA 500 operators, and our automated sliding gates use BFT operators. Swing driveway gates come with aluminum hinges, a mortise lock and a latch. Sliding driveway gates come with a ground track and wheels. Our own W-2 employees do the installation, not subcontractors. We identify site work such as concrete, electrical and demolition at the measurement, so you know what the job involves before you sign. We don't do electrical work ourselves, so if your opener needs power at the gate, plan for that from the start.
5. What is your California license number, and what does the warranty cover?
Get the license number in writing and look it up. The Contractors State License Board offers a public online license check on its website. Then ask what the warranty covers and for how long.
Our answer: We hold California contractor license CSLB #1061373 and have been operating since 1994. Our written product warranty covers defects in manufacture or assembly for one year and covers rust on the aluminum slats and posts for three years.
Modern aluminum gate styles and what each suits
Mulholland Brand aluminum driveway gates come in slatted, solid privacy, glass, wood-look, laser-cut and spear-top picket styles. For a modern house, compare our Profile 24, Hi-Tech, Glass, Solid and Laser-Cut series, in 20+ powder-coat colors and wood-look finishes.
Start by deciding how much of the house and drive you want to show from the street. Then choose a series from our pages and our showroom.
Slatted. Slats are a familiar modern look on contemporary houses, remodels and mid-century homes alike. They give the frontage a strong linear line and screen the drive without walling it off. Compare Profile 24 and Hi-Tech to see the options.
Solid privacy. A solid gate screens the drive and the front of the house completely. It suits buyers whose main reason for a gate is privacy, or homes on a busy street. See our Solid series.
Glass. Glass suits a house whose architecture you want people to see, while still closing off the drive. It can be a natural fit for a facade that already has a lot of glass. See our Glass series gates.
Laser-cut. A laser-cut panel makes the gate the design feature of the frontage. We offer 39 catalog designs, or we can cut a panel from your own artwork as a one-off. We fabricate laser-cut driveway gates in-house as complete gates, with the cut aluminum panel set in a welded aluminum frame. If you have been searching for who makes custom laser-cut driveway gates near you, we make them here in the Valley. See our custom laser-cut aluminum gates.
Wood-look. For warmth on a modern facade, our Wood-Like series gives the look of wood in powder-coated aluminum, in oak, walnut and cedar grain patterns.
Color matters as much as style. Seeing a finish at full size in our showroom is the easiest way to avoid a color that looks right on a sample and wrong across a full-width gate.
Swing or sliding on a Valley driveway
It depends on your opening, your grade and your clearance. Mulholland Brand builds single swing, double swing and sliding driveway gates, manual or automated, and our team checks the opening at the on-site measurement to recommend swing or sliding.
The Valley has both kinds of driveway: flat drives on level lots, and steeper drives on foothill and hillside lots. A few points help you think it through before our visit.
- A swing gate needs room to open. The leaves sweep an arc into the drive. If the drive rises from the street, or a wall, a car or a planter sits inside that arc, a swing gate can run out of room.
- A sliding gate needs room beside the opening. It runs on a ground track, so it needs a clear stretch alongside the opening to slide into.
- Weight matters on any opener. A gate that weighs a third as much as iron puts less strain on hinges and the gate operator, which helps on wide openings and sloped drives.
- Drainage and grade are part of the decision. That is why our design consultant measures grade, swing clearance and drainage, not just width.
For automated gates, the operator follows the gate type: LiftMaster LA 400 or LA 500 for swing, BFT for sliding. Our swing or sliding gate guide covers the tradeoffs in more detail, and our automated gates guide explains automation.
Matching the driveway gate, walk gate and fence
Mulholland Brand designs the driveway gate, walk gate and fence together as one front-yard package, matched in one finish. Several of our series offer matching walk gates and fencing.
A modern driveway gate next to a mismatched side gate or an old fence undercuts the whole look. Because our factory builds all three pieces, they share one style, one coating and one color, and we measure them on the same visit. Browse our matching pedestrian walk gates to see how the walk gate carries the driveway design to the front door.
If you live in a gated community, we work with HOA boards and community managers on gate and fence projects, and we can point boards to communities we have already finished.
How a Mulholland Brand quote works
Our design consultant visits your property, measures the opening, grade, swing clearance and drainage, and gives you an itemized written price for the exact configuration. We then build the gate to that opening in Canoga Park, and our own crew installs it.
- Request a consultation. Tell us the style you are considering and whether you want a walk gate and fence as well.
- On-site measurement. Our design consultant measures the opening, grade, swing clearance and drainage, along with the terrain and slope of the property.
- Swing or sliding recommendation. Based on what the opening allows, we recommend single swing, double swing or sliding.
- Itemized written quote. You receive a written price for the exact configuration, with site work such as concrete, electrical and demolition identified at the measurement rather than discovered later.
- Fabrication to your opening. We build the gate from 6063-T5 aluminum, and cut, weld, powder-coat and finish it in-house in Canoga Park. If you have an architect's or builder's drawing, we can build to it.
- Installation. Our own W-2 employees install the gate, the operator if the gate is automated, and any matching walk gate and fence.
Want to settle on a color first? Our Canoga Park showroom shows finishes at full size. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM.
When a different kind of company is the better call
Mulholland Brand is the right call for a new modern gate in powder-coated aluminum. If you want real wood, forged or heavy steel, or a repair on a gate someone else built, look for a different kind of company.
It helps to know this before you start calling:
- You want a real wood gate. We don't build wood gates. We build wood-look aluminum. If real timber matters to you, call a wood gate builder.
- You want forged or heavy wrought steel. Our gates are powder-coated aluminum, including our Iron Look style. For hand-forged ironwork or a heavy steel gate, call a steel fabricator.
- Your existing gate needs a repair. We don't service gates we did not build. For a motor, track or hinge problem on an existing gate, call a gate repair service.
If your gate is rusted wrought iron and you would rather replace it than keep repairing it, that job is ours: we replace rusted wrought-iron gates with custom aluminum gates.
Frequently asked questions about modern driveway gates
Who manufactures custom aluminum driveway gates in the San Fernando Valley?
Mulholland Brand designs and manufactures custom powder-coated aluminum driveway gates in-house at its factory in Canoga Park, in the San Fernando Valley. Our own W-2 crews install them.
Do you build modern gates for Encino, Woodland Hills and Calabasas?
Yes. We serve all of Los Angeles County, including the San Fernando Valley, Encino, Woodland Hills, Calabasas, Westlake Village, Beverly Hills, Malibu, Santa Monica, Pasadena and Altadena.
Will an aluminum driveway gate rust?
Powder-coated aluminum does not rust like iron or steel. We make our driveway gates from 6063-T5 aluminum with an electrostatic powder coat applied in our own facility, and our written warranty covers rust on the aluminum slats and posts for three years.
Should a modern gate on a sloped Valley driveway swing or slide?
It depends on the opening, the grade and the clearance. A swing gate needs room for its leaves to open over the drive, and a sliding gate needs a clear run beside the opening. Our design consultant measures these on site and recommends one or the other.
Do you repair gates built by other companies?
No. We don't service gates we did not build. For a repair on an existing gate, call a gate repair service. If you want to replace a rusted wrought-iron gate with aluminum, we can build the replacement.
Get a written quote for your opening
If you are shortlisting makers of modern driveway gates in the San Fernando Valley, start with the one that builds them in the Valley. Mulholland Brand designs and manufactures every gate at our own Canoga Park factory. We measure your opening on site, give you an itemized written price for the exact configuration, and install the gate with our own crew.
Request an on-site consultation and our design consultant will measure your opening, grade, swing clearance and drainage. Bring your style ideas, or your own artwork for a laser-cut panel, to the visit. Our factory and showroom are at 7959 Deering Ave, Canoga Park, CA 91304, and our office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Call (877) 616-2947 or (800) 562-5770.
