Custom Black Horizontal Aluminum Pedestrian Gate with Keypad Lock – Supply in Northridge, CA

This Northridge home has a narrow side yard that runs between the light stucco wall of the house and a concrete-block property wall, with a concrete walkway leading back to the yard and bougainvillea spilling over the top of the wall. The homeowner wanted to close off that passage with a single pedestrian gate that would add privacy and security without making the side of the house feel heavy or closed in. Three goals shaped the gate. It had to look slim and modern, with a finish and line that suit the clean, simple lines of the house rather than a traditional picket or wood look. It had to be easy to use every day, so the homeowner could walk through to the backyard without hunting for keys. And it had to keep swinging smoothly and lining up with its lock in a space where it opens and closes many times a day. Aluglobus Aluminum Systems supplied the gate, built in the Aluglobus machine shop, and an authorized Aluglobus installation partner installed it. Northridge sits right next to North Hills, home of the Aluglobus distribution center and showroom at 16721 Roscoe Blvd.

Horizontal slat pedestrian gate: The opening is closed with one single swing leaf, hung on the property-wall side and latching on the house side. Black aluminum slats run horizontally from stile to stile with narrow, even gaps, so from the walkway the gate reads as a solid dark panel crossed by thin lines of light. The horizontal lines match the clean lines of the house instead of competing with them. Slim, flat frame: Wide, flat vertical stiles on the hinge side and the latch side hold the slat ends, giving the leaf a crisp border and a flat face where the hardware mounts. Keypad lock for keyless entry: An electronic keypad deadbolt with a key cylinder as a backup sits on the latch-side stile, above a matching black lever handle. The homeowner enters a code to get into the side yard, so there is no need to carry keys for a quick trip to the backyard. Heavy-duty hinges: Two heavy-duty bolt-on hinges, one near the top and one near the bottom of the leaf, carry the gate from the property-wall side. They keep the gate swinging smoothly and help it stay aligned with the lock over years of daily use. Each hinge carries the Aluglobus A mark. Aluglobus badge: An Aluglobus badge on the hinge-side frame, right beside the top hinge, marks the gate as a system built in the Aluglobus machine shop. Black powder-coated finish: The gate is finished in black through the Aluglobus 7-stage powder-coating process with AkzoNobel powders, for an even, durable coat that stands out cleanly against the light stucco and the gray block wall.

The side yard now has a clean, finished edge. From the front walkway, the black gate reads as a slim, graphic panel set between the stucco house wall and the block property wall, and the horizontal slats carry the home's simple lines into the side yard. From the backyard side, thin lines of light show through the slat gaps while the gate still screens the view through the passage. Day to day, the gate is simple to live with. The homeowner punches in a code on the keypad, pushes the lever and walks through, with no keys to carry and a key cylinder available as a backup. The heavy-duty hinges let the leaf swing smoothly and close back against the lock. Because the gate is powder-coated aluminum, there is no wood to rot, split or warp and no bare steel to rust. An occasional wipe-down and a periodic check of the hinge screws and the lock are all the routine care it needs.