Who is responsible for the entry?

Usually the association rather than any one resident, which changes who we talk to and who signs the work off.

Do I need a permit for this?

Often, and Miami-Dade is inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so the wind rating matters too. Permits are issued locally, so we confirm what your authority wants before we start.

The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone — the Florida Building Code's strictest wind-load region. It covers all of Miami-Dade, which is why the hardware spec here is not the spec further north.

Will it actually fit my driveway?

We measure on site and draw the gate on your entrance before anything is cut.

Custom Driveway Gates in North Miami, FL

Wide driveway gate and railing photographed at dusk from the street

Steel, aluminum, iron · North Miami, FL

Material and finish get specified for where the gate has to stand.

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Black automatic swing gate standing open across a residential driveway, palms and a low stucco house behind it. — North Dade — The band between the county line and the airport — mid-century driveways, newer builds behind them.

North Miami · Miami-Dade County

Steel takes ornamental work and welds hard. Aluminum will not rust and suits long runs. Wrought iron is the traditional answer where the detail matters most. Sun and salt are the design brief in South Florida, so the finish is chosen with the same care as the frame.

Frontages inside a planned community tend to repeat, and where an association governs the street its architectural guidelines usually decide the envelope the gate has to sit inside.

Where an association governs the street, its architectural review usually runs in parallel with the municipal permit rather than after it.

Two approvals, not one

Anything structural at the property line in Miami-Dade answers to the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone standard, and that is what sets the frame and the fixings. Separately, North Miami runs a local review, and where a homeowners' association governs the street it generally runs one of its own. Neither is a thing to discover after fabrication.

Driveway Gates — the full breakdown

Before / after

Drag it backto how we found it.

Drag the divider to see the change. Where a frame is marked Concept it illustrates the starting point rather than photographs it.

Illustration of a plain builder-grade gate shown on the same driveway — DesignBuilder-grade to bespoke

The ornate custom estate gate built on that driveway — DesignBuilder-grade to bespoke

Driveway Gates · North Miami

06 frames

Black swing gate open onto a paver driveway with a lawn either side

Swing pair on pavers

Black sliding driveway gate beside a stone pillar with palms behind — Slide, single leaf

Horizontal timber slat gate between brick pillars under flowering bougainvillea — Horizontal slat, brick piers

Lit driveway gate at night with uplit palms behind it — After dark

Ornate arched iron double gate between rendered pillars at an estate entrance — Ornate double swing

Sun setting through the vertical slats of a dark metal gate — Vertical slat, low sun

Before you call

On-site measure
Drawn before it's cut
Shop-fabricated
Coastal finish
Shared-entry duty cycle

Who is responsible for the entry?: Usually the association rather than any one resident, which changes who we talk to and who signs the work off.
Do I need a permit for this?: Often, and Miami-Dade is inside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so the wind rating matters too. Permits are issued locally, so we confirm what your authority wants before we start.
What is the HVHZ?: The High-Velocity Hurricane Zone — the Florida Building Code's strictest wind-load region. It covers all of Miami-Dade, which is why the hardware spec here is not the spec further north.
Will it actually fit my driveway?: We measure on site and draw the gate on your entrance before anything is cut.