How does it hold up here?

Salt and sun are the design brief in South Florida, so material and finish are specified for the coast.

Can I see it before it's built?

Yes. It gets drawn onto a photograph of your entrance, and the changes happen there rather than in the shop.

What about the fence either side of it?

Drawn at the same time. A gate that does not agree with its fence reads as two separate purchases from the road.

Not necessarily. Posts, piers and rendered pillars are three different structures, and the leaf and the ground decide which one is right.

Custom Driveway Gates in Ocean Ridge, FL

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

Steel, aluminum, iron · Ocean Ridge, FL

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

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Ornamental iron gate lit from below at night, palms above it against a dark sky. — On the water — Barrier-island and inlet addresses, most of them with a town or association design guideline of their own.

Ocean Ridge · Palm Beach 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.

Close to open water the gate lives in salt air, so material and coating get specified before styling does — aluminum, or steel that is coated for the exposure rather than for the showroom.

Waterfront and inlet addresses frequently sit under a town or association design guideline of their own, on top of whatever the county requires.

The coastal towns add a layer

Palm Beach County sits outside the High-Velocity Hurricane Zone, so the product approvals differ from the two counties to the south. On top of that, several towns and associations in this county run design guidelines of their own — so what Ocean Ridge expects is worth reading before a finish is chosen, not after.

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 · Ocean Ridge

05 frames

Horizontal timber slat gate between brick pillars under flowering bougainvillea

Horizontal slat, brick piers

Wide driveway gate and railing photographed at dusk from the street — Dusk, from the street

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

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

Black swing gate open onto a paver driveway with a lawn either side — Swing pair on pavers

Before you call

Drawn before it's cut
Shop-fabricated
Coastal finish
On-site measure
Specified for salt exposure

How does it hold up here?: Salt and sun are the design brief in South Florida, so material and finish are specified for the coast.
Can I see it before it's built?: Yes. It gets drawn onto a photograph of your entrance, and the changes happen there rather than in the shop.
What about the fence either side of it?: Drawn at the same time. A gate that does not agree with its fence reads as two separate purchases from the road.
Do I need pillars?: Not necessarily. Posts, piers and rendered pillars are three different structures, and the leaf and the ground decide which one is right.