
Loomis is our home base — long estate drives, varied slopes and stone columns are the sites we know best, and we design and fabricate each gate here in town.
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Loomis is home for us — our shop is here — so the long, winding estate drives, the varied slopes, and the stone-and-stucco entrances around town are the sites we know best. A custom gate here has to answer to substantial setbacks, terrain that often decides swing versus slide, and homes that lean Craftsman, Ranch and Mediterranean. We design and fabricate each gate in-house, right here in Loomis, to the opening you have and the house it fronts.
Loomis properties often have long, winding driveways with substantial setback from the road, which gives us room for operational clearances but also means the gate's placement is a design decision in itself. The varied terrain and slopes common on these lots often decide the configuration — a traditional swing where the ground is level through its arc, or a cantilever or V-track slide where grade would foul a swing. Existing stone columns or planned entry pillars define the available opening, which sets whether a single large leaf or a dual-leaf pair is right, and where operator integration and a pedestrian gate need to sit. On the estate-scale gates common here, the weight itself drives much of the hardware spec.
Wood-clad panels or clean vertical patterns over a steel frame, matched to porch and trim detailing.
Custom wrought iron with scrollwork and a forged-look finish against stone and stucco.
Cantilever or V-track slide where a swing would drag; swing where the ground is level through the arc.
Commercial-grade continuous-duty operators and heavy-duty greasable hinges sized for weight and cycle count.
The seasons here are a known quantity for us. Long summer heat cycles and intense UV chalk and fade powder coat, especially on south-facing surfaces, and dry out wood inserts toward cracking or warping — which is why UV-resistant primers and topcoats matter. Wet winters push moisture into exposed welds and hardware, and intricate designs that trap water benefit from hot-dip galvanizing or marine-grade stainless at the critical connections. Fine dust off surrounding land infiltrates operator enclosures and adds friction on rollers on some sites, so sealed units and regular maintenance keep things smooth. On the larger estate gates, we lean toward continuously-rated operators and heavy-duty greasable hinge systems built for a higher duty cycle.
This is our home shop — design, fabrication, installation and service all in-house at DC Controls, family-owned and based right here in Loomis, serving greater Sacramento for 25+ years. Licensed CA #1114559 (General Building, C-13 Fencing, D-28 Doors/Gates & Activating Devices), $25k bond, workers'-comp insured, BuildZoom 93. Factory-trained on LiftMaster, DoorKing, HySecurity and Viking; automated gates use UL 325-listed operators with the required monitored entrapment-protection devices, gates built to ASTM F2200.
It means these are the sites and homes we know best, and our shop is here in town. Design, fabrication, installation and service all happen in-house, so the gate is built to your exact opening and style rather than fitted from a catalog.
It depends on how much grade sits inside the gate's path. Where the ground is level through the arc, a swing works; where it isn't, a cantilever or V-track slide sidesteps the grade entirely. We confirm it walking the drive with you.
Weight drives the hardware. On a large estate gate we lean toward a continuously-rated operator and heavy-duty greasable hinges sized for the real weight and cycle count, so the gate moves reliably and doesn't fatigue its own pivots over the years.
Intricate designs can trap water, so at the critical connections we use hot-dip galvanizing or marine-grade stainless, under a UV-resistant finish. Keeping water out of the joints is what keeps a detailed gate from streaking and corroding over time.
Yes. We plan the pedestrian access and the operator integration into the entry layout at design time, so the walk-through gate matches the driveway gate and the pillar spacing accommodates both. It's part of designing the whole entrance rather than just the drive gate.
Serviced ZIP Codes: 98604
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