Posted on behalf of my mother-in-law: I am thrilled with my beautiful new indoor wrought iron gate. Gomez did a beautiful custom job - quite special! Thank-you, Nicole read more

Gomez Iron Works - Indoor gate by Gomez Iron Works, Daly City - Metal Fabricators Near Me - Daly City, California

Could have been better. I want to start by saying that I genuinely like the gate itself. It finally serves the long-awaited purpose of giving us a secure gate where we can receive packages, and the design is beautiful and the gate feels solid and well built. That said, for a $4,500 custom gate, I was disappointed by the quality and attention to detail during the installation. I'm writing this review after first trying to address these concerns directly with the company. I emailed the team on July 9, 2026, included photos, explained each concern in detail, and asked if we could have a conversation about a fair resolution. I never received a response. I ultimately paid the invoice, but I still feel it's important to share my experience so the company has an opportunity to learn from it. **The measurements and installation** The previous gate was removed, and the opening for the custom gate was measured using a large piece of cardboard and a Sharpie. At the time, I didn't think much of it because I trusted that I was working with a company that has been serving the Bay Area for four generations. Unfortunately, the finished gate did not fit the opening as measured. During installation, the top right corner had to be cut off so the gate could be bolted into place. For a custom-built $4,500 gate, I was surprised that this was necessary. Measuring twice before fabrication could have prevented a very noticeable modification to the finished gate. **The placement** This is probably the part that surprised me most. Before permanently installing the gate, I wish someone had simply taken five seconds to ask me where I wanted it positioned relative to the previous gate. Instead, it was installed in a way that leaves the previous mounting holes and wiring exposed in the brick. I understand there may have been a reason for the placement, but this was a custom installation, and a quick conversation beforehand could have resulted in a much cleaner finished appearance. Once everything was drilled and permanently installed, that opportunity was gone. **The holes in the decorative rings** I designed the gate with the circular rings, so I take responsibility for the overall design. What I didn't realize was that each ring would have small holes in it. I initially assumed these might be drainage holes, which would make sense. However, the holes are not consistently oriented throughout the gate. If they are intended for drainage, I'm concerned about water sitting inside the tubing and potentially causing rust or corrosion over time. I'm not an expert in metal fabrication, which is exactly why I trusted the company to guide me through those details and make sure the finished product was properly constructed. **A little context** Please don't interpret this review as me expecting to have been standing over the installers throughout the entire process. I didn't have the bandwidth to do that, and I honestly believed I was in good hands. At the time, I was also dealing with serious health issues affecting a family member and was simply grateful to finally be able to move forward with getting a gate after waiting a long time. I trusted the company based on their reputation and the fact that they are a fourth-generation Bay Area business. In hindsight, I wish I had spent more time reading reviews and asking more questions before the installation. **My overall experience** Yes, I'm happy to finally have a security gate, and it is serving its basic purpose. Yes, I like the design and the gate itself. Yes, the people I interacted with were kind and professional. But I am disappointed with the workmanship and attention to detail during the installation. I am also concerned about the exposed wiring and previous mounting holes, the cut corner, and the potential for water to collect in the tubing. Most importantly, I gave the company an opportunity to address these concerns privately before writing this review. I sent a detailed email with photos on July 9 and never received a response. I have now paid the invoice, but I still believe these are legitimate issues worth documenting. I'm sharing the same vphotos that I originally sent to the company so prospective customers can see exactly what I'm referring to. **Would I recommend them? Unfortunately, no.** I don't regret getting the gate, but for $4,500, I expected a higher level of precision, communication, and attention to the finished details of a custom installation. read more

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DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH GOMEZ IRON WORKS. Owner Al is friendly, but incompetent. Had iron bars installed at our business. Had to wait over 5 weeks for what was ultimately VERY SLOPPY work! They damaged/broke my windows and scratched up my paint. After paying my bill in full, l kept getting statements for non payment for the next 3 months saying that I still owed money! This still happened after I informed Al. WTF? DO NOT PATRONIZE. read more

Gomez installed a lock and performed some repairs to a gate at our home and ultimately I would strongly advise against using them for any work. The estimator came out multiple times to discuss what work needed to be done, but when the time came to begin the work there were multiple discrepancies between what was discussed and the work performed. Security mesh was bolted on (poorly) when it was supposed to be welded. Strike plate for the lock was not installed, paint was sloppy, metal fabrication was uneven. I had pointed out a crack in concrete that I expected would be patched but later was told that Gomez "does not do concrete work". I should have insisted that items were in writing to avoid confusion, but I never expected there to be this much of a disconnect. The icing on the cake was when Arturo came out to review the work and discuss our complaints he made it seem like the work was acceptable when it clearly was not. Ok, now for the good news -- ultimately Gomez's team came out and re-did most of the work and addressed our complaints. I wouldn't call the finished product perfect, but it is certainly good enough at this point. So credit to their team for making it right. What I expected to be a fairly simple project turned into a frustrating seven month process. read more

Ok so normally I'd just keep scrolling since obviously other people had good experiences - but our experience with Gomez was hideous. Truly still feel like we got robbed. Gate is shitty, poorly constructed, different colors, pieces don't fit correctly, looks like garbage. Paid over 4K. Tried several times to get them to repair/fix/replace and each time it was just disappointing, half assed bullshit. This was years ago and I'm literally still upset about it because we were so obviously ripped off and taken advantage of. read more

Really good work! We wanted to add a couple of stair railings to our 1920's house and make sure they fit its style. The Gomez team was very careful to do that - took pictures of our railings, even traced their shapes onto paper. Came back a few weeks later with pieces that fit perfectly and look like they've always been there. Al was a pleasure to work with, as were the installers. read more

We wanted to have railings installed on either side of our front steps. After contacting a few different companies, we selected Gomez Iron Works, and we're glad we did. The owner, Al Gomez, came out in person (some other companies prefer to do it online) to assess the job. Al looked at our project gave me a quote, and on the spot, I picked his company because I felt he was an experienced, honest, and nice guy -- plus I far prefer to do work with family businesses. In the interim till the two installers came out to do the job three weeks later, Al answered my text questions quickly, and we ended up increasing the number of railings. I was a bit concerned about our project because our stairs are terrazzo and have some repaired cracks. But the installers, Javier and Esteban, were very knowledgeable and assured me all would be well. Their truck had everything needed to weld or make any little adaptations on the spot. They were respectful of our property (lots of in-ground and potted plants close by) and were very patient with my questions. With the completion of the job, I asked them to make a very minor aesthetic adjustment and also sand and paint a couple of tiny imperfections. They did so graciously -- no eye-rolling or sighing. Then they did a great job cleaning up the area. We love our new railings -- they're beautiful and provide a needed measure of safety. Thank you, Al, Esteban, and Javier! read more

Just had a gate ordered and was quoted 4-6 weeks. Definitely hoping it's sooner than that for security reasons. Update to follow after installation. Arturo made the initial visit. read more

Gomez Iron Works was super helpful. My building's front gate stopped locking. Arturo inspected the gate, and quickly found the problem on the strike plate. He showed me how to fix it myself and did not charge me for the advice. Very helpful! read more

I echo the reviews (which I wish I had read before working with this company) regarding poor installation and a flawed finished product. We were initially thrilled that Gomez could turn around a gate in 3 weeks for our front door and paint it to match our newly renovated stairs. But the finished product shows drip marks from the paint and lots of bumpy joints that look like they will easily rust. Then, when the installers came, they didn't match the correct paint to cover over the metal bolts. If you look closely our costly new front gate is two different colors of blue. I have called, emailed and even spoke to the receptionist but I never received any follow up. I decided to pay my final invoice without closure but I hope my experience will provide caution to others. read more

Dealing with Gomez Iron was one of the worst experiences I have ever had dealing with a contractor. They butchered every gate and railing they put in. most of their measurements were off. The owner has never once showed up to see the final work done. Would never recommend them ever. read more

Albert is a friendly like-able guy but...the product we received was very disappointing - it was bad. We opted for a modern horizontal modern gate with clean lines. The quote process was efficient. I paid the 1/3 of the quote and we were told in six weeks our security gate would be installed and it was installed close to the date. About 7 weeks after the deposit. Here's a summary of failures: Fabrication: The main gate has a vertical bow in it. There is welding slag from the welds left all over, never cleaned up. The welds look like they didn't penetrate the pieces properly. The joints weren't cleaned with a grinder. The gate is meant to be sleek and modern and it is curvy and unfinished. The manufacturing looks as if a high schooler made the gate in shop class. Or like a used gate was installed. The photos Al shared with us were not representative of the gate we received...by a long shot. Finish/Painting: Our gate was galvanized and painted. The installers beat up the gate during transportation, but Albert mentioned all ironworks companies do this and touch up on site. There were significant drips from the galvanized dipping (which is actually not Gomez as they take it in). They then finished painting it with Rustoleum from a spray can. You will need to have your new gate repainted. Our paint looks splotchy. Installation: There is a bow in the front plane of the installation which is easily seen in the photos. We requested 3 doorbell buttons and they weren't fabricated. The installers told me they needed to come back. They eyeballed most of the cuts they needed to make on site. They had to come back to fix it. They tried to remedy the issues but we are still left with a bowed gate that I need to have a professional grind, sand and repaint or have replaced all together. This is not a cheap gate. It's permanent. I regret having chosen Gomez Iron Works. read more

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I can't say enough good things about Albert and his crew at Gomez Iron Works. They installed the hand rails back in 2020 and recently installed the driveway gate. Both great quality products and service and install was great both times as well. Highly recommend! read more

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Update : Al came to my property and spent a total of 5 minutes barely even looked at the crap work his guys did( probably cuz he already knows how crappy the work was). And instead of saying I'll make you a new set of rails and mount them the way they were supposed to be mounted ( they mounted them on old wood i stead of the concrete) he tells me the find somebody else to do the rails and he'll come back and take these down when the new ones go up. This was his best solution to the garbage work they did. And this was supposed to be worth $9,000 get the fuck out of here! read more

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We worked with Patrick Conor - He was great, and so easy to work with! All communication was very clear, and they showed up promptly for the two appointments. Patrick was also helpful in giving us feedback on a design for the railings, one interior and one exterior. We have a 1936 Spanish style house, and we are very pleased with how the railings look in our home. In addition, there was an error at the paint store for the color of the interior rail. Even though this was NOT their mistake, there was no additional charge for the extra work this caused, and without complaint, they took the railing back to the shop and repainted it with the correct color. Thank you Patrick, we really appreciate your kindness and professionalism! read more

Gomez Iron Works - Metal Fabricators Near Me - Daly City, California

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new gates installed 18 months ago. one gate works perfectly, the lock on the other gate has never worked properly. they came out twice at no charge and supposedly fixed it and the third time they were here for 15 minutes and used WD40 and charged me $450!!!! I talked him down from $700 service charge. Ridiculous! what terrible customer service. read more

These guys did a great job. Very responsive and on time. The job was done ahead of schedule. Not to mention very respectful. A fair price in comparison to other quotes read more

Gomez Iron Works - Top and bottom gate. Window guard and dog gate - Metal Fabricators Near Me - Daly City, California

This is the worst vendor I've ever had to deal with. Mr. Gomez Junior comes and promises everything, but then delivers nothing, and when he is confronted with it, he calls me a liar and said that he didn't want my business and to take my money back, knowing that, we were in a pinch. I needed the job fast. I would seriously warn everyone to beware, that even if he promises cheaper service it is not a fact that he will deliver. When you call the office, they say that they cannot contact the workers, so they doesn't seem to actually have control over them so they do what they want. Therefore, the promises are not worth much. Also, although he said he would return my deposit, he didn't so I had to dispute it. read more

I have an apartment that needed railings down to the patio, Al had a great suggestion for the placement of the rails. The whole process working with them was extremely positive! Juan Barba did a great installation, quick, efficient, and super nice. read more

Gomez Iron Works - Metal Fabricators Near Me - Daly City, California

I needed a quote for a gate with a bent hinge. I unbolted the part of the door opener to show the previous welder that it was not the closer, but the bottom gate hinge itself that was bent. I left the opener unbolted when Gomez stopped by. He quoted a door opener replacement for $1,000 dollars. A door opener itself cost anywhere from $80-160. Since I installed the last one I know that I had to unbolt the old one and bolt in a new one. Maybe Gomez charges $900/hour for labor. He must think I'm stupid. I cannot work with him. read more

Had my front entrance gate replaced and had the worst installation possible by a couple of installers who I thought were very experienced but ended up breaking my front porch light and instead of apologizing and manning up the problem but instead blaming the porch light and had the galls to tell me just relocate the light and on top of that they didn't properly wire my doorbell and left it not working!! To make it worse I didn't want the gate anymore so I talked to Al Gomes and he would only offer a measly $100 off a $4200 price tag and I would had let it go if would of had a bit of etiquette towards his customers but instead said it was human error and took no responsibility for his employees and also pointed out that his installers were over spraying black paint on my brand new concrete walkway a had done! I'm so disappointed in this local business I highly do not recommend companies who don't value customers.. read more

I had my front entrance gate replaced and saw the most incompetent installers of my life. They needed power and insisted on taking if trom the hall, closer, instead of the garage, 4 yards further. The main door could not be closed. Debris was flying go inside my house as they were gutting the previous door. After installing the new gate, they started to paint if using spray bomb. They messed up my wall. I could no longer breathe. The fumes were coming inside my house. I unplugged their tools and close the main door. They also needed to plug the doorbell. I heard it. I though it was done. In fact, they were just testing it to make sure the old one was working. They started to cut the wires and somehow damaged the wires inside the wall and told they could not do it and I needed to repair the wires inside the wall. My doorbell is dead and I can't repair it without breaking the entire wall to see where they managed to break the wires. And they left, with all wires dangling outside the gate, and they stole the button of my doorbell! And.. I also had to clean up all the metal debris left on my driveway.. Those tiny prices could easily shred car tires. As for the gate, the design is wrong. I undestand you need to drill holes to galvanized inside.. But do they need to be on the top and allow rain water fall inside and get trapped? The smooth part should have been on the top and the holes should have been unnoticeable on the bottom. My wife tried to call them. They never called us back. For the price, I was expecting better. For the price, save yourself some major trouble. AVOID AT ANY COST read more

I'm a general contractor. Albert agreed to send a crew to one of our job sites to weld some guardrails. For a week, I requested a written estimate and proof of insurance. Every subcontractor is required by law to provide these before performing any work for a GC. Every day both he and the office played me off each other "call the office," "Albert's working on it". The morning of the job came - still nothing in writing. I texted Albert again and he told me I was too much trouble and to never call them again. So now our clients' home is left with no guardrails at a third floor terrace for Labor Day weekend. So far I have not been able to find anyone to do the job for the next 6 to 8 weeks. So that's just great. read more

I called to have two fence posts removed and the guy said it wasn't worth their time. Although if I had them replace a railing they would remove the fence posts for free. I wouldn't trust them, the guy told me to use a sander to remove the posts. Yeah right it's made of metal, he doesn't even know which tool to use. He thought he would man-splan it to me. read more

Over the past several months I've worked with Al, Yolanda and the rest of the excellent team at Gomez Ironworks on a new stair rail for my home. I'm extremely pleased with their work and professionalism. Every appointment was easy to make and adhered to. Al helped me a lot with settling on a final design and he and the team were very patient with me, answering questions, and being flexible as I had to make schedule changes. The final result is superb. I love it and everyone who's seen has been very complimentary. The consensus is that the new rail has transformed the space. If you want great quality, high integrity, and a fair price I strongly suggest supporting this local, family business. read more

Gomez Iron Works - Metal Fabricators Near Me - Daly City, California

I needed a gate for the side passage on my home. Albert was very friendly. I explained what I wanted. He took some measurements. Gave me an reasonable estimate and we agreed to proceed. About 4 weeks later I had my new side entry gate. The crew that installed it were very professional and fast. The gate looks good and is solid construction. Overall I'm very happy and would recommend Gomez Iron Works. read more

Gomez Iron Works - Side entry gate - Metal Fabricators Near Me - Daly City, California

They don't keep their appointments. First I made an appointment one month in advance for the estimates on work around my entry stairs. Then I called one week before to ask to move an appointment and office assistant moved it , no issue. However on the day of the appointment I called just to make sure they remember about my appointment and the same office assistant said she doesn't have anything in her calendar. You can tell by her voice that she doesn't care if you have business with them or not. Very sloppy attitude. I don't trust business which doesn't keep their appointments read more

Very informative. Very respectful, communicates when needed and does a fast and professional service. Highly recommended..

If you don't need a modern gate design, have no urgency, I would go with Gomez. They don't respond to emails or return phone calls in a timely manner. But I must say our Gate was installed in 1970s by Gomez and still works. But if you want a modern architectural design with smart lock I would go elsewhere. read more

Happy with the work (fixing a gate), prompt, reliable but overall expensive. Can't imagine the cost of more complex projects. Would probably go pre-fab. read more

Rudest folks I've ever dealt with. Tried to get by with shoddy work and then pulled an attitude when I told them, 'NO' this is not good enough. One younger guy in particular wouldn't even speak to me tho I know he spoke some English. They must have such a surplus of business that they feel entitled to treat people like dirt. Wish I had done my shopping before giving these guys my hard earned money. read more

During COVID, I ordered 2 gates. One for my rental unit. One for my house. The sales person came out and quoted a price and I gave him a deposit. He said it would be 10-12 weeks. Well, it took 25 weeks! I had to call and email and text so many times, it was just crazy. When they installed them, the doors had scratches. Well, they do not have touch up paint. Told me to go buy some. So, I paid the balance. Reluctantly. Then, they double charged me on my credit card! I of course had to call, email, text, call to get the credit. I finally just disputed the amount with my credit card company. What out for this company. Poor quality. Terrible service and unethical. BE careful. read more

Update of Review. If you would like to see the installed Gomez Iron Work's skylight insert chandelier suspension system that I call the, "Infinity Scroll" - no exposed wires!, go to www.425BarbaraWay.com, and look at the photos of the kitchen. Custom designed, hand made, perfect fit. That is why I continue to use GIW and give them good reviews. - great work and great value. read more

Had an estimator come out to tell me he will call me back. Fast forward 2 months and at least 8 calls from my end and 8 empty promises to speak with someone, no business. "Ok if you want me to come $500 only for electrical." Gomez, refuse to call him mister, with not even coming out to look at it, demands the price after speaking me. I think it's because he was tired of me calling for his business to put food on his plate. Do not do business with this company. Seems like other people have had their time wasted as well...... No exaggeration at all. read more

Patrick was awesome. He got our job done on the timeline we needed. The crew was awesome and did a great job with our stair rail.

Gomez Iron Works installed a gate for us in San Francisco in the Marina. Albert took the time to find out exactly what we needed for the building including a mail slot, automatic closer and key code for access. We are very pleased with how the project turned out. read more

2022! What do you know, I'm back again and this time it's for me. I now have a disability and some trouble with mobility. We needed a more secure railing to go up and down stairs and 2 side gates that has seen better days. Measurements were taken. After a few days, I called and requested that the gate be accessible to me when on wheelchair. After some modifications, I feel safer and more confident to take stairs and hang on to my strong railing. I just want to say, thank you so so much! I love it all! read more

Shoddy paint finish and lots of rust just 4 years after railings installed... read more

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Helped us a number of times. Fixed an iron gate. Reinforced a gate assembly for us. All punctual appointments. Fair prices. And great communication. In my phonebook for sure. read more

Rude way to treat a customer. Don't schedule an appointment and then give a time then not show up or give the client a call. Word of mouth and your word is worth its weight in GOLD!!!! read more