Thousand Oaks, CA

Garden Gate #70 features the arched top rail with grids of 3"-5" square, and the extended bottom solid grid also seen in gate styles #89 and 70A

Thousand Oaks, CA

Defaulting to the chivalry of his prairie-state roots, Prowell mans-up to the imminent threat of a recurring nemesis, Mr Frog.

Thousand Oaks, CA

Shown with flanking panels style #25

Mill Valley, CA

Although the broadleaf palms on the left and the lava-rock boulders in front might seem reminiiscent of Hawaii, it is just Marin county, CA.

Rocky Mountain latch E414

photo: Ben Prowell 2020

Bellaire, Texas

Wood Gates #70-5 flanked by bluestone columns

Shown with the Rocky Mountain Gate Latch E475-(insert)

Bellaire, Texas

Showing the single gate and a small inset of how the two appear along the same perimeter-(insert)

Rolling Hills Estates, CA (L.A.)

The original Wood Gates #70 in Los Angeles as an unmistakable invitation.

Rolling Hills Estates, CA (L.A.)

As double garden gates, there is a center clearance gap, such as might be seen in french doors. We have since discontinued the center astragal pictured below in lieu of the more functional bronze gate stop.

The #70 series typically features three rows of upper grids of 3"-5" square and the extended solid grid of bottom rail.

As double or single gates.

Mill Valley, CA

The #70-3 Entry Gate and flanking panels in Mill Valley, California .

It should be noted that our homeowner applied his own finish. Unfortunately that finish appears to be some sort of glossy marine varnish. The limitations of such a finish are discussed under Pre-Finish Options.

*The Euro latch shown is no longer available

Mill Valley, CA

Mill Valley, CA

A look at the approach as a 'Before' photo. Two full years before the gate was eventually built and installed.

Single Horizontal Grid Divider

Ventura, CA

The #70-6 as double gates in Ventura, California--where the upper grid has only one horizontal divider, resulting in just two rows of grids instead of the signature three rows. With the exception of the extended lower rail grid, this gate is identical to gate style #20

What this also illustrates is the generally out-of-focus quality of the photos sent to us during the first few years following the realease of the first iphones.

Latch: Rocky Mountain E504 with the deadbolt DB511

San Rafael, CA (Marin County)

With it's muscular detail, the #70 Wooden Gate, shown in San Rafael, California, is a good accompaniment to the solid mass of flanking masonry walls.

The family pooch makes an appearance.

Castle Rock, Colorado.

Two seasonal photos of our wood gate #70-11 securing an inner courtyard against the surrounding Colorado wildlife.

Latch: Rocky Mountain E701 with the dead bolt DB508

Hawaii

A pair of Garden Gates #70-7 in Hawaii, flanked by local stone and harbored by a third-party assembly

.On the thirteenth day of the seventeen year cycle of the deafening cicadas, Darlene freaked out. Buggered by bugs--in the fireplace flu, the sugar bowl, between the sheets, in the folds of her rivulet curls. On the thirteenth day, which to Darlene seemed like thirteen years, she makes a run for it, a sprint to the car parked in the drive and a means to somewhere else, anywhere else, children or no children. Husband or no husband. Freedom from the devil cicadas, the constant cacophony of sex-starved prehistorics freed from a seventeen year, sub-grade hibernation that has her running, dashing for the Garden Gate, the new Prowell Gate, the child-proof Gate, the car just feet away, just beyond the locked gate, waiting, waiting to take her from Park Ridge, from the devil cicadas. But the gates are locked! The gates are locked!

San Francisco, CA

The original gate style #70 in San Francisco, CA.
The left photo was taken in 1999. The right photo was in Oct 2013, allowed to weather naturally.

(In collaboration with Stroudwater Design Group, Mill Valley, CA)

See How Long Does It Last?

San Francisco

A look at the residence. The gate shown above is situated on the left side of the house along a narrow easement between the two houses.

As an aside, the house is in the same neighborhood of Laurel Park where Charles once shared a flat in the mid-70's. Back when it was, well . . . reasonably affordable. A 2-bedroom lower flat with use of a landscaped backyard and basement for $675/month in 1978. Today, in 2015, an equivalent flat on this same street is $4,300/month! Why such an increase. The new wave of those beginning their careers in the Silicone Valley have opted to live in the City rather than the more staid environment of communities in the Silicone Valley an hour south. This well-paid influx has shifted not only the housing balance, but the very culture of the City itself. Landlords are selling their buildings and paying existing tenants --some who have occupied their apartments for 40+ years--upwards of $50,000 to avoid the legal hurdles of something known as the Ellis Act, which prohibits landlords from evicting tenants with the purpose of securing new tenants at the going market rate.

Seattle, WA

Custom Garden Gate #70-2 in Seattle, WA. departs from most of the above examples, featuring four rows of grids and no extended bottom rail grid.

Seattle, WA

The Back courtyard, featuring the flush-joined grids of Fence style #11

Fence Panel Cost: Base Price + 28%

Oakland, CA


Matching the flanking panels for the #70 gate style varies.
Although the below panels are not on our gallery, they are essentially the Fence #25, with the extended lower gridwork of the gate #70.

The below panel options are Base Price + 28%
Follow the ljunk to the Fence Base Cost Table

Oakland, CA

Easing the edges with 120-grit sandpaper, simply to make it friendlier to the touch.

Before creating the dadoes for the lower grid half-laps, a quick tip to insure your miter guide is set at exactly 90-degrees.
Two sets of short wedges set into the miter slots. The tongue of the framing square set against these and the blade against the miter fence.

Showing the half-laps and dadoes prior to assembly.

The completed joint.

Ben shown dry-fitting the lower extended grids.

Gate #70-10 above featured irregular stone columns. Gate #70 is commonly supported by masonry or stone columns. Because the jambs cannot mount securely to the face of the stone, they are instead mounted to the block core prior to setting the stone. What we require from you is the distance from the block to the outermost stone, which determines the thickness of the jambs. meanwhile, the stonemason will use a mock, or temporary jamb that allows the construction of the columns to continue while Prowell builds the gate.