Pricing
What it costs, and why
Every Mulholland project is built to one specific opening, so there is no price list to quote from. Here is what actually moves the number, so the quote you get makes sense before you see it.
The cheapest gate is the one you buy twice. Wood rots and needs repainting, iron rusts and needs sanding, and both get replaced. Powder-coated aluminum does not rust or rot, and the maintenance is a rinse and a towel down, so the honest comparison is not the invoice, it is the decades after it.
What moves the number
Six things, in roughly this order
- 01
The opening itself
Width and height are the first inputs. A 12-foot driveway gate and a 20-foot one are not the same build: the span changes the frame, the hardware, and often the post foundation under it.
- 02
Style and infill
A slatted Profile 24 panel, a solid privacy panel, a glass series, and a laser-cut design use different amounts of material and different amounts of shop time. This is usually the biggest single lever you control.
- 03
Automation
A manual gate and an automated one diverge at the motor, the safety sensors, the exit loop, and the electrical run out to the opening. Gates can also be built now and automated later.
- 04
The ground it sits on
Slope is the one most quotes miss. A gate on a grade needs to be engineered to that grade so it swings clean and closes flush, and hillside driveways are the work this company was built around.
- 05
Finish
Powder coat colour and texture, and whether the property is close enough to the ocean that the finish is doing corrosion work as well as cosmetic work.
- 06
Site work
Concrete, electrical, demolition of what is there now, and access for the crew. We tell you what is needed at the measurement rather than after the deposit.
How you get a real number
Three steps, no deposit to find out
- 01
Consultation
A design consultant comes to the property. No charge, no showroom trip.
- 02
On-site measurement
The opening, the grade, the swing clearance, and the drainage all get recorded.
- 03
Itemized quote
One price for that exact configuration, broken down, with nothing held back for a change order later.
Financing is available. Ask during the consultation and we will walk you through the options alongside the quote.