Driveway Gates, Kelowna, BC
Custom driveway gates for Kelowna, automated swing and slide gates in steel and aluminum for estate, lakefront, and wildfire-interface properties, fabricated at our Burnaby shop and installed across the Okanagan.
Driveway Gates, Kelowna
Custom driveway and pedestrian gates, swing, slide, and cantilever designs in steel, aluminum, and hybrid materials.
Driveway gates suit Kelowna's estate lots, the wine-country acreages, the hillside properties in Wilden and Crawford Estates, and the lakefront homes where a gate is about access control, privacy, and presence. We fabricate swing and slide gates in steel and aluminum at our Burnaby shop, integrate the automation and safety systems, and install in Kelowna as a planned project. Two local conditions shape the spec. The semi-arid Okanagan sun drives UV-stable powder-coat finishes and thermal-movement allowance on long gate leaves. And on the wildfire-interface lots common in Kelowna's hillside neighbourhoods, a steel gate and steel perimeter fencing are non-combustible, they remove a fuel source right at the approach to the home. Automated gates are detailed to the UL 325 safety standard.
Kelowna is the largest city in the Okanagan and a high-value market for architectural metalwork, lakefront luxury homes, wine-country estates, and a fast-growing commercial and institutional core anchored by Kelowna General Hospital and UBC Okanagan. We fabricate in Burnaby and deliver finished assemblies to Kelowna via the Coquihalla and Highway 97, which fits the larger custom-residential and commercial scopes here. We delivered stair fabrication and installation for Interior Health at Kelowna General Hospital. Two local conditions shape the brief: the semi-arid Okanagan climate (hot summers, intense UV, lake exposure) and the wildfire-interface zones on the city's hillside margins, where non-combustible steel railings, gates, and structures are a genuine safety advantage over wood.
Configurations we fabricate
Kelowna context
Kelowna's climate, building stock, and permit process shape every driveway gates project we deliver here.
Climate
Design snow load for Kelowna is roughly 1.9 kPa ground. Coastal exposure is none. Interior seismic zone, Okanagan valley; connections detailed per CSA W47.1. These are the numbers the engineer pulls when sizing steel for a driveway gates here.
Permits
City of Kelowna requires building permits for structural work, new stairs, and guardrails. Properties in wildfire-interface development permit areas carry additional FireSmart-driven requirements, confirm with the Kelowna development services department.
Local neighbourhoods
We work throughout Kelowna, including Downtown, Lower Mission, Upper Mission, Pandosy, Glenmore, Dilworth, Rutland, Black Mountain. Most sites are a 4 hours via the Coquihalla and Highway 97 drive from our Burnaby shop.
Cost for Kelowna
Installed pricing from our Burnaby shop. Mobilization to Kelowna is included for standard drive-time sites.
| Type | Installed cost |
|---|---|
| Single pedestrian gate Fabricated and installed | $4,500, $8,000 |
| Double swing driveway gate, manual Standard residential spec | $8,000, $15,000 |
| Double swing driveway gate with automation Operator, sensors, keypad, intercom | $14,000, $28,000 |
| Slide gate with track Alternative for narrow driveways | $12,000, $22,000 |
| Cantilever slide gate No ground track, longer spans | $18,000, $35,000 |
| Custom heritage / ornamental gates Period-appropriate detailing | $15,000, $40,000+ |
All figures include fabrication, finish, and installation. For a Kelowna-specific project quote, request a quote.
Process
1. Site visit and design. Opening measurement, slope check, operator type selection, and design discussion.
2. Quote. Written quote with gate, operator, and automation scope itemized.
3. Shop drawings. Gate elevation, post and hinge details, operator coordination.
4. Fabrication. Steel cutting, welding, and assembly at our Burnaby shop.
5. Finishing. Hot-dip galvanizing and powder coating for exterior durability.
6. Installation and commissioning. Post setting, gate hanging, operator installation, and final programming.
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FAQs
Answers to the questions we hear most often from Kelowna homeowners, architects, and GCs on driveway gates projects.
Driveway gate cost in Kelowna depends on size, swing versus slide, material, automation and access controls, and footing and electrical work at the site. Automated gates cost more because of the operator, safety sensors, and wiring. <a href="/request-a-quote/">Request a quote</a> with your opening width and site details and we'll follow up with project-specific pricing.
Yes. On the hillside-interface lots in Upper Mission, Wilden, and Crawford Estates, a steel gate and steel perimeter fencing are non-combustible, they remove combustible material at the approach to the home. FireSmart guidance for these areas favours non-combustible materials, and steel meets that standard.
Yes. Automated driveway gates are designed to the UL 325 safety standard, which requires entrapment-protection sensing and auto-reverse. We detail the safety systems into every automated gate and coordinate the operator and electrical scope.
It depends on the driveway slope and the room beside the opening. Sloped hillside driveways in Wilden or Crawford Estates often favour a slide gate because a swing leaf can bind on a grade; flatter lots with side room suit a swing gate. We assess the site before fabrication.
Yes. We fabricate the gate and integrate the hardware in Burnaby, then install and commission the automation in one planned mobilization down Highway 97, the same model behind our Interior Health stair work at Kelowna General Hospital.
Get in touch
Send us drawings, photos, or a project description. We will review the scope and follow up with a quote covering engineering, fabrication, and installation from our Burnaby shop.
