Residential and commercial gate work across Kane, Cook, DuPage, McHenry & Lake Counties — every job measured and quoted on site before anything is fabricated. Call (224) 362-7233 if you don't see what you need.
Gates cut and welded to your actual opening in steel, aluminum or ornamental iron, with frame stock and finish specified in writing. Includes on-site measurement, a design drawing, post footings below Elgin's 42-inch frost depth, and hardware sized to the leaf weight.
Vehicle entrances sized to your approach and grade rather than the width of the drive. The swing-versus-slide decision gets made with a level along the arc, and the apron gets measured so a waiting car isn't left sitting in the road.
Gate automation with the operator sized from leaf weight, length, cycle count and wind load. Includes the UL 325 entrapment protection a compliant installation requires, conduit and trenching, and a manual release demonstrated before handover.
Cantilever and V-track slide systems for drives that rise toward the house or aprons too short to hold a waiting car. Cantilever keeps the leaf off the ground entirely, so there's no channel for snow, road salt and refrozen meltwater to pack into.
Single and bi-parting leaves for level drives with room to arc. Fewer moving parts than any other configuration, with sag designed out through frame bracing and hinges rated above the leaf weight rather than exactly at it.
Front entry, side yard, garden and courtyard walk gates. The most-used metalwork on most properties, so hardware gets specified for cycle count, with self-closing behaviour adjusted and clearance set for a path that sits higher in January.
Gates designed to stop assuming cooperation: infill nobody can reach through, latching that can't be operated from outside, hinges that can't be lifted, and frame stock that can't be flexed. Height checked against Elgin's street-yard limits before design.
Sagging leaves, gates off track, worn rollers, bent frames and latches that no longer line up. Diagnosis establishes whether the gate moved, the post moved, or a part wore out — because those cost very differently and the wrong fix returns next season.
Motors that hum but don't move, gates stuck open, sensor faults, dead remotes and keypads. Starts with a manual-release test, because an operator fighting a binding gate and a failed operator look identical until you push the gate by hand.
Ornamental ironwork built to match what's already standing — pattern, picket spacing and finial style, not just colour. With a straight answer about what wrought iron actually is, and support for historic-district Certificate of Appropriateness review.
Keypads, card and fob readers, video intercoms, smartphone entry and vehicle detection. Built around how many people need access and how often that list changes, with credentials you can revoke individually instead of keys you can't collect back.
Slide and swing operators sized from leaf weight, length, cycle count and wind load, with the gate checked by hand first. Includes correctly sized conductors for the run, safety devices tested in both directions, and travel limits set on commissioning.
Entrance, sliding and swing gates sized by the largest vehicle that has to clear them and specified for the cycle count they'll actually see. Heavy-gauge frames, hardware rated with margin, and components that can be serviced in parts rather than replaced whole.
High-cycle operators specified by usage class rather than opening width, with entry, exit and safety detection loops each doing their own job. Auto-close timing set to clear one vehicle without letting a second follow through unnoticed.
Business, parking lot, warehouse and perimeter gates, specified after a walk of the whole boundary rather than just the opening. Because the easiest way onto most sites isn't the entrance, and a strong gate in a weak line is decoration.
High-cycle wear, operator faults, track and roller repair, and scheduled inspection. Commercial gates announce themselves for weeks before failing, so the diagnosis asks why a component failed rather than just replacing the one that did.
Warehouse, distribution and high-cycle vehicle access systems specified as equipment: Class III and IV operators, cantilever slides, detection positioned for articulated vehicles, and a spares list matched to the site's real duty.
Every service above is available across Kane, Cook, DuPage, McHenry & Lake Counties. The city pages below cover local permit requirements, required footing depth and the gate configurations that come up most often in each town.
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