What Sunnyvale Homeowners Say About Vance Gate Repair Sunnyvale
We’ve been repairing and installing gates in Sunnyvale since 2014, and every job ends the same way: a written price that was agreed to beforehand, a photo log of what we found and fixed, and a homeowner who knows exactly what they paid for. Reviews aren’t something we chase. They’re what happens when you show up on time, name the part that’s failed, and stand behind the work for a full year. Here’s what Sunnyvale neighbors have told us after we’ve been out to their properties.
Recent Reviews
Our LiftMaster swing gate in Sunnyvale started reversing every time it hit the closed position. I figured the motor was shot. Adrian traced it to a limit switch that had drifted 15 degrees past the stop point. He reset it, photographed the new position, and handed me a written receipt for $140 before he packed up. Gate’s been hitting clean for eight months now.
Mark A., Sunnyvale
We bought a place in Sunnyvale with a FAAC sliding gate that hadn’t run in two years. Two other companies quoted me full motor replacements. Vance pulled the housing, found the capacitor had leaked onto the board, cleaned the traces, and replaced the capacitor. Total was under $300. He showed me the corrosion on his phone before he touched anything. That’s the kind of honesty you don’t expect.
Gilbert R., Sunnyvale
My Ghost Controls dual swing system in Sunnyvale kept throwing a fault code after every rainstorm. Adrian found the control box gasket had compressed and water was wicking up the low-voltage cable. He resealed the box, rerouted the drain path, and replaced the cable. Wrote the price on his tablet, I signed, then he did the work. No mystery charges, no “while we were in there.” Just fixed.
Luis G., Sunnyvale
The photo-eye on our Sunnyvale driveway gate was misaligned by maybe an inch and a half. I didn’t even know what a photo-eye was until Adrian pointed it out. The beam was catching the edge of a planter that had shifted in the last storm. He realigned it, showed me the voltage reading on his meter, and left me a photo of the corrected position. Took twenty minutes. Cost me a service call.
Elena T., Sunnyvale
I manage a small office complex in Sunnyvale with a DoorKing barrier arm that was dropping randomly. Adrian came out, pulled the event log from the controller, and found a voltage sag pattern that matched the HVAC compressor cycling. He installed a dedicated circuit for the gate operator and the random drops stopped. Most guys would have swapped the motor and charged me $1,800. He charged me for a circuit run and four hours of troubleshooting.
Mark A., Sunnyvale
Our Viking slide gate in Sunnyvale started making a grinding noise I could hear from the kitchen. I was bracing for a gear replacement. Adrian pulled the cover and found the chain tensioner had walked itself loose over five years of cycling. He reset the tension, lubed the chain with the right grease, not WD-40, and documented the wear pattern on the sprocket so I’d know when it actually needs replacement. Written price first: $175. Done in an hour.
Gilbert R., Sunnyvale
My Mighty Mule solar gate in Sunnyvale was opening at half speed by noon every day. I assumed the battery was dying. Adrian checked the panel angle first, found it was collecting shade from a tree that had grown in since installation, and recommended relocating the panel ten feet west before spending money on batteries. Saved me $400 in parts I didn’t need. He still charged me for the diagnostic, and I was happy to pay it.
Luis G., Sunnyvale
We had a BFT underground operator in Sunnyvale that was leaking hydraulic fluid into the drainage gravel. Adrian sourced the seal kit instead of pushing a full actuator replacement, rebuilt the cylinder on-site, and pressure-tested it before he left. Showed me the pressure gauge reading, showed me the clean gravel. The written price was $680. A replacement would have been $2,400. That’s the difference between a technician and a parts swapper.
Elena T., Sunnyvale
My Linear swing gate in Sunnyvale stopped responding to the keypad but worked fine with the remote. I was ready to replace the keypad. Adrian traced it to a single corroded wire nut in the underground run. He cut back the copper, re-terminated it with waterproof connectors, and tested the resistance before he buried it. Charged me a service call. Didn’t even try to sell me a keypad I didn’t need.
Mark A., Sunnyvale
We installed an Elite slide gate on our Sunnyvale property in 2019. The chain started slapping the track last month. Adrian found the track brackets had loosened and the whole rail had shifted 3/8 inch. He pulled the rail, re-anchored it with wedge bolts instead of the original lag screws, and reset the chain tension. Before he left, he photographed every bolt torque setting and emailed me the log. Under the 365-Day Done Right Promise, if anything shifts again, he’s back at no charge.
Gilbert R., Sunnyvale
Why Customers Trust Us
Every review above mentions the same three things, and that’s not an accident. It’s the Haven Standard we follow on every job in Sunnyvale.
Written price before work starts. Under Clause 1, you get the flat price in writing before we touch a bolt. No “call for a quote,” no surprise invoice at the end. Mark, Gilbert, Luis, and Elena all signed off before we started. You will too.
Documented photo record on every visit. Clause 4 means you get a photo log of what we found, what we adjusted, and what we replaced. Not a vague invoice line item. Visual evidence, filed in your job record and left with you before we drive away.
365-Day Done Right Promise. If anything we repair isn’t right, we make it right. No argument, no fee, no expiration date within that year. It’s not a marketing phrase. It’s the only way Adrian Vance has done business since 2014.
We’ve repaired and installed over 22,000 gates since then, and every single one had a written price and a documented record. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If your gate is failing in Sunnyvale, call (669) 900-1904 and you’ll talk to someone who can dispatch a background-checked, uniformed technician with their name and photo sent to you before arrival.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner at Vance Gate Repair Sunnyvale, serving Sunnyvale since 2014.