New Driveway Gate

At last, our new driveway gate is installed! I showed off the design in this post here.  I designed this in Adobe Illustrator and had it built by Creative Iron Works of Signal Hill.  


Creative Iron Works did an outstanding job and worked with me the whole way on gate function, optimizing the design and color selection for the wood.  I couldn't be happier with my choice of vendor, Creative Iron Works was exactly the type of company I'd been looking for to complete this project.  

Old Driveway Gate Going Away

New Driveway Gate Installed

The stain used on the wood was Minwax Red Oak and the wrought iron on the gate was powder coated black. 

Driveway Gate

The time has come to replace the gate for the driveway and add a new gate on the side of the house.  After my house was broken into in 2007 and a second (unrelated) attempt was made last year, it has become apparent that the house is just too "inviting" and looks potentially "easy" to an opportunist.  So, additional fortification was on the menu for this Winter to make the hacienda more secure.  


This is the old gate: warped, ugly, and ready to fall off the hinges.

Old Driveway Gate

The new gate will be glorious - I've designed the ironwork myself and the construction will be done by Creative Iron Works in Signal Hill.  Budget this time around will not allow for the gate to be motorized, although that is in the plan for the future.  Motors will add another $2500 to the project and those are funds really needed for the kitchen remodel later this year.  


Design for the new gate: