Family owned and operated since 1995, Shamrock Doors & Gates has designed, manufactured, and installed gates, doors, railings, and security fencing for numerous homes and businesses throughout Southern California. License number - 718201. Additional phone number added - 626-779-6131
Business highlights
30 years of trusted experience
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Family Owned & Operated
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Services we offer
We specialize in installation of new driveway gates and fencing. We also offer service to provide motors to automate new or existing gates.
This was one of the most awful, traumatic experiences working with any contractor I’ve ever had. Patrick was extremely difficult to work with and a terrible communicator. He hardly answered emails or when he would, he’d ignoring the content. When communicating verbally, it was in one ear and out the other. It took me a year and a half to get the gate installed. From April 2019 to May 22, 2020, I just had the gate posts there in my driveway, and no gate. When they finally brought over the gate and installed it, it was not made according to the agreed-upon specs, so they carted it off and re-did it. Even in the 2nd install, while now the gate is made according to the specs, there are still unresolved issues that I don’t even want to bother with fixing any more. In April 2019, after Patrick knew which of his gate styles I wanted, he came with his guys to install the posts in the cement and install the electrical wiring under the house, and we went over various positioning of the future gate. I needed the gate to open outwards but he said that wasn’t possible. A friend of mine said it would be, and made designs, which I both emailed him and hand-delivered in Nov 2019 when I went to his workshop in Tujunga, 30 min. from my house. I brought my friend to discuss it in person before they even started building the gate. The gate design I had wanted was based on a photo of a gate in his studio and one installed in Pasadena which I sometimes went to visit and take measurements from to provide him. I insisted on including a design of the gate with the contract. He provided me this design, which was missing the central thick post, which is one of the main features I liked about the actual gate- that it looked like two doors. Instead, this was one panel. I asked him to re-design it with the measurements but based on the photo of a gate he had done but he refused, saying he had to pay someone $100 to make the first drawing. So I did it myself using this photo he sent me as the basis, and I gave that to him with specs written on it. Also, because Patrick complained that there weren’t specifics on how the gate would open outwards, and just designs, I gave him those specs, too, which my friend carefully designed. In my Nov. 11, 2019 email to him, I tried to make it crystal clear: “Hi Patrick Ready to move forward again on the gate. Todd even made a 2-D model to make sure that my car will fit though and i’d have about 10” on each side of my sideview mirrors. I’m attaching his diagrams and measurements here in the PDF and I asked him to write down in text form what he wants to say about the 3rd page. 1. Weld a second 4” by 4” steel post to the existing one so that the gate can swing open to the backyard with its hinge pin centers located 5” away from the house’s wall (requires custom block or bracket to weld hinge pin bodies to post). 2. Weld the hinge pin bodies to the BACKSIDE of the gate on 1/4” steel reinforcement plates which are welded onto the gate’s 1.5” by 1.5” vertical posts. 3. Mount the Liftmaster LA400 on a custom-made bracket so it’s pivot center is 2” left and 8” back from the hinge pin center axis (left means towards the house wall and back means towards the backyard). The Liftmaster LA400 should be installed low and out of view behind the bottom panels on the gate. 4. Attach the actuator arm of the Liftmaster LA400 to the BACKSIDE of the gate 45” away from the gate’s hinge pin center axis (will require a 1/4” steel reinforcement plate welded across the gate’s 1” by 1.5” horizontal members at the attachment point).” On Nov. 12, he wrote back: “We can not work with this. It has no guidance at all . Plus I think we can do it without the second post. So I think we need to meet again. We have an other option for the gate which would allow us not to use the second post” It then took 9 more emails to figure out from him WHEN would be good to meet. Finally, on Dec. 5 , 2019 after 2 days of unanswered emails, I called. I thought he needed to come back on site to go over the design but he refused to come back because he claimed I made him stand in the sun for two hours and because of his illness it’s not good for him, to which I said I was not familiar with that illness or its dangers, to which he said “you’re a teacher, you should look it up.” At his initial measuring meeting in April 2019, he never at one point suggested going inside because of his illness. We met again on Dec. 6, but this time I went out to his studio. I handed him hard copies of the designs and dimensions of the gate, (apparently he didn’t have the specs anymore), which included details like the distance from the wall in both open and closed position, where the actuator should be installed, the length and height of the gate, the width of the pickets. I even provided a picture of a gate he had done in Pasadena that I took in situ, and pointed arrows to the elements that should be recreated and what elements (just the flowers) should go. It was essentially the same gate. We were very specific so that there wouldn’t be any mistakes. I wanted it in writing, as a written record for both of us. On Jan. 26, 2020 I got an email they were moving ahead with building the gate, but I then heard nothing back for a month, so on Feb.20, 2020 I asked for an update. I figured they were still constructing and he’d call when ready to install. On April 15, 2020 I called to find out what’s going on, but Patrick had broken his ribs and said he’d said someone to my place to take another set of measurements on my driveway of the post distance again and he gave me Kearney’s number to make arrangements. April 20, I called Kearny, but the phone number didn’t work. I had to call Patrick back to get the right number. April 25, Kearny came. Finally, on May 22, 2020, over a year of back and forth, they finally came with the actual gate and installed it. Except the gate dimensions were off. The pickets were too thick (3/4”) and therefore there were fewer pickets. I wanted the same thin (1/2”) pickets as the gate in Pasadena for it to look more delicate. Also, the central spire was way too high in this gate - not the same 86” height as the Pasadena gate or what was written in the spec I handed him. All of this was unbelievable to me, esp. since in his April 8, 2019 invoice estimate he wrote that gate design items would be placed to customers measurements. I was explicit that I wanted my designs to accompany the contract, but it seemed he no longer had them. A few days later, they came back to take back the gate. On July 17, 2020 my friend and I went back to the workshop to look at faulty gate and drop off yet another set of hard-copy designs, and I took careful notes about what we and Kearney agreed on. Patrick was not there, but that was actually better because it never was clear that he actually understood or would carry out the agreed actions. Eventually, they came back with the revised gate, installed it but the computer box wasn’t working and Patrick had to order another panel. So I had to keep the gate open for three weeks or so. In early Fall 2020, they got the gate to open and close, but there are still issues with it, like when they touched up the black paint on the gate, they also sprayed my house in several places; they added a ball cap instead of the flat cap on a post that we had discussed; the electrical wires they installed on the front of the post make the whole thing look cheap and he refused to put them behind the post; and the original small chain link fence up the driveway is still there even though at one of the visits to his workshop, his employee Kiernan agreed to me they would remove it.
Description of Work: Design and install an automated driveway gate
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
2.0
value
3.0
professionalism
1.0
responsiveness
1.0
punctuality
1.0
$5,000
Sean A.
10/2018
5.0
garage doors
+ -1 more
Came out same day I called and did a quick and simple repair. Got my garage door working again right away.
Description of Work: Garage door opener was not working.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$65
Kimberly T.
06/2017
5.0
wrought iron
+ -1 more
Replaced the faulty part, now works well.
Description of Work: Broken electric gate.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Coren S.
12/2016
5.0
garage doors
+ -1 more
They fixed it quickly in 20 minutes.
Description of Work: Fix Garage Door Opener
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$135
Ricarte D.
09/2016
5.0
garage doors
+ -1 more
It went very well. The workers were very professional and efficient they carried themselves is such a way that their actions were reflected of the prestige of the company they represent. They epitomize the best that company.
Description of Work: He came out and fixed the garage door and oiled it.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$150
David S.
07/2016
5.0
driveway gates
+ -1 more
An important factor for me is to be able to call a contractor and the person responsible for planning and overseeing the job answers immediately or calls back promptly if with a client. So the same day I get Patrick to come out and give me an estimate. Everything went smoothly, it was only the light rain that caused some delays for certain parts of the job. It's great having a remote controlled gate for my driveway and a manual gate for the auxiliary side. The manual gate opens and closes with easy. I like doing most things myself but with the crazy curves and slope of where these sliding gates where to be installed definitely required an expert who knows how to make custom gates.
Description of Work: New installation of two black tubular steel sliding driveway gates. lain design install with v-tract attached to concrete pads.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,650
Colleen O.
04/2016
5.0
driveway gates
+ -1 more
From the first phone call to the finished product the people at Shamrock Doors and Gates were responsive, quick, professional, and communicative. I was pleased at how fast the job was done and the quality of the work. I am happy to recommend their services.
Description of Work: Lowered the wrought iron gate in driveway.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$394
Garrett C.
12/2015
5.0
fencing, driveway gates, wrought iron
+ 1 more
Patrick did an amazing job and fit us in ASAP. He was punctual and really had to work with our busy schedules.
Description of Work: Changed & replaced gate opener machine
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,550
CONNIE W.
08/2015
5.0
fencing, driveway gates, wrought iron
+ 1 more
Prompt response to estimate request. Patrick followed up email questions promptly. Two parts to project: new post installation for gate on one day and new gate installation on second day. Price very reasonable compared to other estimates received. Patrick's worker, Fausto, was very thorough and courteous. On both days, he and other workers worked quite diligently to get things done. They also cleaned up thoroughly. The gate appears to be working well and we are pleased so far. Only issue - be clearer about when work would be done. We were surprised when Fausto showed up on a Friday, instead of when we were told - the following Monday or Tuesday. But at least we have the gate sooner rather than later.
Description of Work: Converted a manual driveway gate to electrical, with remote control access
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,250
Wilfred W.
05/2015
5.0
wrought iron
+ -1 more
Professional, punctual, and took care of the problem after a few iterations. I thought I would have needed a new circuit board but Patrick was able to resolve the issue.
Description of Work: Service Call, Diagnostic, and Repair of Circuit Board for Automatic Gate.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$195
Levon T.
05/2015
5.0
garage doors, wrought iron
+ 0 more
Absolutely awesome! These guys know their craft and got the job done quickly.
Description of Work: Rehand the garage door and adjust the door tracts. Add additional spring.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
Don S.
05/2015
5.0
garage doors, wrought iron
+ 0 more
Saturday morning we discovered that the counterweight spring for our heavy, wooden garage door had snapped. We could not lift the door manually. Our cars were trapped! I checked Angie's List, then called Shamrock early Saturday and spoke with Patrick. He came to our house 1 ½ hrs later! Patrick is a knowledgeable, professional, friendly person and quickly gathered the needed info and gave a quote. I felt very comfortable with him and asked him to do the repair. The special order springs were installed by noon of the day they arrived. The Shamrock techs did great work. They not only installed new springs, but they also adjusted and lubricated the system and did needed maintenance.
Description of Work: Replaced broken garage door counterweight springs.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$325
JEANNINE J.
03/2015
4.0
garage doors
+ -1 more
It went fine and the door worked. They were okay.
Description of Work: I used Shamrock Doors & Gates for garage doors. They put new springs on the door.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
chaitali M.
06/2014
5.0
garage doors
+ -1 more
The provider was able to quickly identify the problem and fix the garage door immediately.
Description of Work: FIx broken garage door
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$200
Danny F.
06/2014
5.0
wrought iron
+ -1 more
Patrick came out,looked at job and showed us examples of what was avail.to suit our needs. He had to put up with us as homeowners,with a couple of mind changes,and was very understanding of our needs. than The workers were all excellent, hard workers. Always showed up on time,and did very professional work. The gate turned out even better than we expected. Nothing but rave reviews from all our friends and neighbors. Would most certainly recommend Shamrock to all who ask.
Description of Work: Installed double gate across drive way and smaller gate on side of house
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,500
MARKER K.
05/2014
5.0
wrought iron
+ -1 more
Patrick showed up promptly and quoted on the spot and sent an email confirmation. Others sent out sales people bent on upselling. It was a simple job, but most vendors wanted to email me a quote when they got back to the office. Why wait? Why can't they tell you on the spot? One contractor I found on Angie's List wrote the quote on the back of someone else's business card. Shamrock's price was not the lowest, but was very fair. The guys came and did the work , and it looks exactly like I ordered it including the brown powder coat that I asked for. Patrick was scheduled to be on vacation when I needed the work done, and his guys did the work without him. They were perfect. They came when they said, they worked, they cleaned up and left. I paid.
Description of Work: We needed a rolling gate across the driveway of our business.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$4,500
EVA O.
01/2014
5.0
fencing
+ -1 more
I really liked him a lot. That was for my mother. She has trouble walking up and down the stairs at her age, and they matched the railings nicely all the way to her front door. They did a great job. I researched them. I liked the scoring, called him, liked him, and we did it right away. The price was reasonable. My mother was very happy. She was skeptical, but she liked it. We would use them again and recommend them.
Description of Work: Shamrock Doors & Gates extended the railing on the front steps across the front porch to her door.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Carlos S.
01/2014
5.0
wrought iron
+ -1 more
Patrick and his team did a wonderful job of installing a beautiful metal and wood automatic driveway gate for our home. Working with Patrick was easy- he is friendly, honest, and took the time to fully explain all options available to us. He had a portfolio of some pretty amazing gates that Shamrock had installed. We opted for one of the more basic gates but in the end we couldn't be more pleased with the end product. Also, we felt the price we paid for our gate was very fair in comparison to estimates we had received from other companies. We would definitely hire Shamrock in the future!
Description of Work: Installed automatic driveway gate
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,300
Chris W.
12/2013
5.0
driveway gates
+ -1 more
It was good. They were prompt. We decided not to go with them in the end but it wasn't anything that they did wrong. We liked someone else better. It was a fairly priced quote; it wasn't unreasonable either way. It was in the range of what I thought was fair. They were knowledgeable and definitely knew what they were talking about. They've been doing gates for a while now. They were very no-nonsense. He touched the point quickly and got it going which I liked.
Description of Work: We got an estimate from Shamrock Door & Gates for a driveway gate.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
Danny F.
08/2013
5.0
fencing, wrought iron
+ 0 more
Every thing went very smoothly, including a couple changes by myself as a unsure homeowner. All the changes were addressed very patently without any issues. These included a couple of trips for re-measurements. Patrick always came either that day or the next and always kept in communication with us. His workers were always on time, worked hard and were very professional and polite. All in all, the job ended up exactly how we wanted it to look, and as a side note, the neighbors are extremely jealous. We couldn't be more pleased and would recommend Shamrock to anyone who asks.
Description of Work: Installed double gate across driveway and small gate across side of house
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,950
Jeannine R.
12/2012
5.0
driveway gates, wrought iron
+ 0 more
Patrick was a pleasure to work with. Very puntual, to the point and professional. The work is done, we love it and the price was well below other estimates. We are going to use him again.
Description of Work: We needed an electric gate opener installed for existing wrought iron gate.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,950
Barbara Jo F.
10/2011
5.0
garage doors, wrought iron
+ 0 more
Everything went very smoothly from start to finish. Patrick answered all our telephone calls and emails promptly. He could not have been more friendly or cooperative.
Description of Work: Patrick Morris of Shamrock Doors & Gates met with us twice to help us select two matching pedestrian gates, one for the entry to our front patio and one for the side of our house. He is very friendly and we liked his low-key, laid-back style. We are always off-put by people who try to give us a "hard sell." Patrick brought a very large selection of photographs from which we were able to select just what we wanted. He took the measurements he needed and always responded promptly to our calls and emails. His men made one trip to install a post and completed the entire job on the second trip. They were very professional, working efficiently and expertly. They also installed the locked we had purchased. And they cleaned up after themselves completely. We could not be happier with the appearance and quality of our gates or with the entire experience of working with Patrick and his men. We would definitely recommend Shamrock Doors & Gates to anyone needing any of the services offered.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,700
Richard E.
11/2010
4.0
fencing, wrought iron
+ 0 more
I have used this company before and I was pleased with their work. They did an even better job this time! Unfortunately, it takes a little time to get the metal galvanized, and this causes frustrating delays in the work, but other than that, I was totally happy with the work they did. Their crew is very professional and polite, and they clean up after themselves!! When they left, I couldn't even tell workmen had been there. The quality of the gate and the fencing is excellent and the paint job was very professionally done. I did have to remind them that I wanted the iron posts to which the gate was attached to be galvanized also, and so they had to take them back and bring what I had originally requested. The owner also forgot what style of gate I had picked out, and I had to go through his catalogue and show him again. Those were the only two snafus, but they corrected the mistakes immediately and with no problems or inconvenience to me. I strongly recommend this company.
Description of Work: I had them tear down a one-hundred-foot-long block wall (leaving about 2 rows of bricks above the ground) and install a wrought-iron pedestrian gate (with a gate latch) and about 10 feet of wrought-iron fencing, both gate and fencing had sheet metal siding and were primed and painted semi-gloss black. All metal was galvanized.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,369.5
Rita Z.
10/2008
5.0
garage doors
+ -1 more
I've used this company many times. This time, when my garage door spring broke, Patrick came out promptly at the time we agreed upon, determined the size spring required and returned the next day to install it.
Description of Work: Replaced a set of torsion springs on my double-wide roll-up garage door.
Rating Category
Rating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$320
07/2005
4.0
garage doors
+ -1 more
IT TOOK FOREVER FOR THEM TO DO IT. IT TOOK FOREVER FOR THEM TO RETURN CALLS. I WOULD NOT REFER THEM TO ANYONE.
Description of Work: THEY TOOK THE OLD DOOR OUT AND PUT A NEW DOOR IN.
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Service Categories
Wrought Iron,
Garage Doors,
Fencing Driveway Gates,
Fencing,
Doors
FAQ
Shamrock Doors & Gates is currently rated 4.7 overall out of 5.
Sunday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Shamrock Doors & Gates accepts the following forms of payment: American Express,Check,Discover,MasterCard,PayPal,Visa
Shamrock Doors & Gates offers the following services: We specialize in installation of new driveway gates and fencing. We also offer service to provide motors to automate new or existing gates.