Art's Iron WorksArt's Iron Works
Custom iron gate with wood infill panels at a home in Milpitas

Custom Iron Gates, Fences & Railings in San Jose

Built by hand in our San Jose shop and powder coated to last. Nineteen years of ornamental iron across the South Bay. Tell us what you need and we will come measure it — the estimate is free.

  • Building iron in San Jose since 2007
  • Powder coated — never spray painted
  • Insured
  • Se habla español
  • 19 years in the trade
  • Insured
  • Powder coated — never spray painted
  • Se habla español

What we build

Iron gates

Driveway gates, walk gates, slide gates, and entry gates, built to the opening you actually have rather than the nearest stock size. Every one is measured on site before a single piece is cut.

Iron & wood gates

Steel frames with wood infill panels. The strength and clean lines of iron with the warmth of a wood fence, and the combination most people are surprised we make. Some of our best work.

Fences & railings

Ornamental iron fencing, stair rails, balcony rails, and porch rails. Built to measurements taken at your property, not ordered from a catalog and forced to fit.

Already have iron that needs fixing?

A gate that drags, a fence panel that got hit, a weld that cracked, rust coming through the finish. We repair iron we did not build.

Gate repair

Sagging gates, broken hinges, cracked welds, gates that will not latch or swing clean. We look at it, find what actually failed, and tell you honestly whether it is worth repairing or replacing.

Fence repair

Damaged sections, bent pickets, posts that have shifted, rust and finish failure. Welded back properly and refinished to match what is already there where we can.

Powder coated, never spray painted

Every piece we make gets powder coated. We do not spray paint iron and we do not take jobs where somebody wants us to.

The reason is simple. Spray paint sits on top of the metal as a film. Powder coat is applied dry and cured in an oven, so it bonds to the steel as one hard layer. Out in Bay Area weather, sprayed finishes fail at the welds and the edges first, and once water gets under the film the rust spreads beneath a coat that still looks fine from the street. Powder coat does not give it that opening.

It costs a little more up front. On a gate you will look at every day for the next twenty years, it is not the place to save money.

Modern privacy gate with powder coated iron frame in San Jose

Recent work

Gates and fences we've built across the South Bay.

Working on a build?

We also do structural welding and fabricated steel for builders — beam connections, steel canopies, and shop work off your drawings. Arturo is a certified welder and has been doing this work across the Bay Area since 2007.

If you are a builder or a property owner with a set of drawings, here is how that side works.

Where we work

Shop in San Jose. Gates, fences, and railings across the South Bay and Peninsula — if you're close, call and ask.

San JoseMilpitasFremontGilroyBelmontLos GatosCampbellSanta ClaraSunnyvaleSaratogaMorgan Hill

Free estimates

Send a few photos of the opening, the fence line, or whatever broke, and we will tell you what it takes to build or fix it.