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Wood and black metal sliding driveway gate installed in Bakersfield

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Wood and Metal Sliding Driveway Gate in Bakersfield

A wide sliding driveway gate pairs a black steel frame with vertical wood infill for privacy, structure, and a finished residential look.

Location

Bakersfield, California

Project type

Custom metal gates

Materials

Black steel frame with vertical wood infill

Project brief

The property shaped the layout.

This driveway opening needed a wide closure without using a pair of swing gates. The finished gate slides along the inside of the property and keeps the wood appearance of the surrounding fence.

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Built a wide black metal gate frame for the driveway opening

Installed vertical wood infill for privacy and a warmer finish

Used a ground-track sliding layout instead of a wide swing path

Matched the gate transition to the adjoining wood fence

Project photos

What the finished work shows.

Wood and black metal sliding driveway gate installed in Bakersfield
The finished gate closes the wide driveway opening with a steel frame and wood infill.
Front view of a wood-infill metal sliding driveway gate on a ground track
The front view shows the full gate width, bottom rollers, and ground track.
Inside view of a wood and metal sliding gate beside a matching fence line
The inside view shows the frame, wood backing, and transition into the adjoining fence.

Build details

Details visible in the finished project.

01

The steel perimeter frame supports the wide gate opening and keeps the edges straight.

02

Vertical wood boards tie the gate into the existing fence material.

03

The ground track keeps the gate movement parallel with the fence line.

04

These project photos document the gate and track. They do not show an automatic operator.

Bakersfield and Kern County

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