Today I got my gate opener installed by Creative ironworks. I had an opportunity to meet Dacota's mom and brother. What an amazing family they are, I can't say enough about what an absolute pleasure It was talking with them today while they worked. I had a chance to meet Dacota a couple of times with the estimate, and then the contract. I cannot say enough about the quality of work and professionalism that was given to me today. I received two other estimates from other companies, and I am so glad that I chose this one. I would recommend this company to everyone, including my own family members. hands-down, five out of five!! read more

Dakota came out to give estimate and look at scope of work. Creative Iron works came up with what we wanted. If you're looking for a company that will deliver a quality product consider Creative Iron Works. read more

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Dakota was very professional and helpful. He fixed a weld on my dolly that was improperly done by the manufacturer. This was not a likely nor an usual request for his company and the job was very small but Dakota came through and the fee was very reasonable. read more

I'm so thankful a friend recommended Creative Iron Works to us. Dakota and his team were thorough, planning for every detail on a custom entry gate project, and so easy to communicate with throughout. Reasonable price is icing on the cake for such high-quality work. Support our local family-owned businesses! I know I will call on CIW for any future metalwork at our home. read more

The railings are exactly what we requested! They are very sturdy and secure, and provide additional safety for aging relatives who are visiting. And they look beautiful. We are very happy with the service and support from Dakota. Definitely recommend Creative Iron Works! read more

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They put some finishing touches to our restored 100 year old house -hand rails and porch closure! Their Wrought Iron Works are the best! Lovely family that owns the business all came to install what we ordered! Wonderful people- Kerry- Dakota Kiefer-! Guarantee you all will be happy with their work - their designs- themselves! Thank you- thank you! read more

I had shopped around Long Beach & Orange County for a fence/gate company to replace my worn out wood gates that wouldn't break the bank. I had a couple of estimates already but when I called Creative Iron Works, Dan was very informative, patient & not pushy. He came out & measured, gave me an estimate that was fair & a little less than the others. I was able to shop from his website for style & his installers were on time & very clean. I would highly recommend calling Dan before making any decisions on gates or fencing for that matter. read more

When I set out to get estimates for some new gates and refurbishments to some old gates, Creative Iron Works was not my first choice. The company that I had elected to go with seemed to be more professional in how they approached the quotation process. They took copious notes, drew out the designs on the spot and although it took awhile, had a quote, which I had decided to go that route. Unlike Dakota, which did not write down anything and provided a rough quote on the spot. The saying of you can't judge a book by it's cover is an understatement. After providing my deposit to the other company (which had a higher quote), it took me following up multiple times just to get a response back. I had enough and canceled the order and gave my business to Creative Iron Works. Dakota kept me in the loop the entire time, and provided a finished product that more than met my expectations. On installation day, his Brother and Mother were on the spot to assist. I can't begin to say enough about this company and crew and look forward to using them on my next project that requires any iron work. In addition, I had an imported gate from France which was decaying badly. Dakota and I agreed to be fair with each other, for he couldn't provide a quote until he got the gate to the shop and did a once over due to the rust and areas of decay. His quote was more than fair for the extra work provided. Dakota has my phone number, so if you are looking to use CIW, I would be more than happy to discuss my experience. Highly recommend CIW. Jim H. - Long Beach read more

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I would to thank Dakota and team for a job well done in repairing my wrought iron gate. They picked it up in morning and brought it back repaired in the afternoon. It looks like a brand new gate again. It was a pleasure working with Dakota and team! read more

Dakota came right ou when I called for an appt. Gave me some ideas, measured and yesterday I got our new handrail installed. It looks great. Great company and prices are very good. Half the cost of the other bids I received and great work and customer service. I recommend them highly. read more

Be very careful using Creative Iron Works they will Screw You!!!!!! Do not trust their designs they will charge you for their mistakes!!!! Thanks Dakota you didn't even have the integrity to cover your own fuck -Up's on your work and then Charge your client for your fuck-Up's, after meeting your dad I see we're you got your training !!!! read more

Dakota and his brother at Creative Iron Works are a fantastic team. Dakota was always available to talk to throughout the process and on the day of installation, the job was cleanly done with efficiency and professionalism. If we have other jobs needed in the future, we will definitely call them. Thank you. read more

I have worked with this excellent company on various projects for over 15 years, and I have never been disappointed. The consistently high quality of their work and their reasonable pricing has me as a forever customer. Do yourself a favor and contact them before statring any iron project. read more

Creative Iron Works provided me a beautiful wrought iron driveway gate and fence. Also, Dakota came out same day to put the gate back on its rail when my dog rammed it off its rail. Great service. I recommend this company. read more

I am very satisfied with the work of Dan and Dakota at Creative Iron works. They are very pleasant to work with and the end product is beautiful finished. I highly recommend them. read more

Can't say enough good things about my experience. Dan & Dakota designed and installed a custom gate for me to match my historic Spanish style home. It looks and functions great! Would highly recommend their services! read more

Creative Iron Works did a fabulous job on my wood and iron gates. I've had several people walk by the house and ask me who installed them and I always recommend Creative Iron Works. read more

I am over the moon with the beautiful driveway gate Dan made! I wanted a Key West feel and he designed it perfect. Dan texted me and called letting me know the status. They installed today, the day before Thanksgiving knowing I had family and friends coming. I can't say enough good things about Dan and the other 2 employees that came. Completely personal, professional, just wonderful! read more

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Dakota and Dan are great. We had them put in handrails on both sides of the front steps about 5 years. Then the side wooden porch structure had dry rot. We contacted Creative Iron Works and they designed a rail to match the handrails at a very reasonsble price. We are delighted! read more

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Dan & Dakota are fantastic! Dakota designed three handrails for my house, one for my front porch and both of my backyard stairs. They came out beautiful and blend in perfectly with my house. I highly recommend! read more

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Dan and his crew did amazing work for my husband and I! We brought some pieces to them and they created the coolest my unique gates for us. He is quite popular and has his hands full with many other projects, but trust me he comes through and gets the job done! Being patient really paid off and he was able to create something secure with immaculate welding work! Our house really stands out in the neighborhood. His work is so quality, and will last us for many years to come. Here's photos of two projects he did for us spaced out over a 6 month period of time. We are so happy with his work and can't wait to hire him again for other projects we have down the road! read more

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This small business did a fantastic job designing, manufacturing, and installing our front porch railing. Both the father and son were wonderful to work with...I got other bids and one was nearly twice as much. This was quality work. I would definitely recommend them without reservation. read more

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Highly recommended! I also attached some photos of a custom garden gate that Dan Cart of Creative Iron Works built for us. We love how it turned out, and the neighbors eyeballs get bigger when they see how nice looks when they walk down the street! His shop reminds me of an art studio. Dan made the design process convenient because he let me stop by in the late evening after work, and we went over the layout of the flowers and butterflies. If you're looking for someone who barely speak English to whip together a boring cookie cutter gate real fast, then go somewhere else. But if you want a masterpiece designed by a master of the trade, then I definitely recommend Creative Iron Works! read more

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Creative Iron Works did an outstanding job on my driveway gate & front doors! Speedy delivery & great customer service. High quality of Craftsmanship & materials. Absolutely love it!!!! read more

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Dakota did an amazing job for me. Came all the way up to Bakersfield and installed a badass custom steel gate. He captured my idea and design to the letter. Him and his father are square business men. I've been in business for myself for 30 years so I know what it looks like. Definitely recommend them. I will use them again for my next project. Good price and great workmanship. read more

Creative Iron Works did an amazing job at my house. I've been planning to do work to my fence for two years and have gotten multiple bids. I actually contacted Creative Iron Works for a bid two years ago, but was unsure of the full design of my fence so I didn't bite the bullet. The Years later, I call them back and met Dan who is the main reason why I finally completed the job I had in limbo. Dan and I discussed the ideas I had in mind and confidently gave me feed back and made me comfortable to proceed. He's super creative and friendly. In all, we completed our fence, added a side door. It turned out great and is still in amazing condition. Glad we chose Creative Iron Works! Extremely professional and reliable :) thanks again, Dan! read more

While I was very frustrated with getting them back out here to fix a problem. Once they actually did come, they did excellent work. I will admit that I do like my gates very much! When you are a first time customer, they have really good service during that time. They are very nice and really do want to keep you happy. They just need to get better on the following up part. Their work is always excellent. read more

Please read before you book a project with this company! About 3 years ago I had this company build and install an automatic driveway gate. The gate looked beautiful and everything worked well. Unfortunately over time the design flaw in the gate started to show over the past several months. The supporting post where the gate hinges is bent. The post should have been at least a 3"x3" post to handle the weight the metal gate. This guy used a 1.5" by 1.5" post. Not only has the post bent from the weight but the stucco has cracked around and the gate has dropped almost half an inch. I contacted this company by phone and email to get them to fix the problem. They initially said that they would contact me when they had availability. I've been waiting for months for them to get back to me. I've sent emails with no response left voice messages with no returned calls. These guys have straight up ghosted me. So to avoid structural damage to our house because the bent supporting post is attached to a load bearing corner/wall I contacted another company. Basically $1800 later we have a gate that is not going to cause serious problems. This company was recommended to us by our neighbors. Their gate seems to have held up with no problems. I'm not saying your guaranteed to get a huge steaming pile of $h!t like we did. Just realize that you've been warned by our experience. These guys will clearly not stand by their work and have zero customer service skills. If you want to roll the dice with these guys go for it. It's your money. I'm just saying why would you risk it? read more

Our new gates look great! Covid caused a longer wait for them, but it was well worth it. If you need fencing or gates give Creative Iron Works the job. Great job! J&L read more

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Adding a picture of the new door I just had Dan do for the house. They are the BEST!! I had them do a driveway and side gate back in 2011 and wanted a matching security door for the front. I did the design work and Dan went over with me what could and could not be done, minor adjustments were all that was needed from my first draft. read more

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Dan installed a hand railing on my front steps a few years back. It looks good and has held up well. No complaints.

Happy with our new gates! Enjoyed working with Dan and Dakota. read more

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Dan and his crew did an amazing job on the very intricate ironwork on my brand new construction in Beverly Hills. I was very hesitant to just hire anybody for this job given that this home is new construction and will be listed above 20milliom, but was glad to have found this great company on yelp. Not only did they outbid everyone else, we had everything installed prior to the estimated date did he gave me. Under promise and over deliver seems to be their motto! Will def work with them on my next project. read more

Thank you for a stellar job fixing my gate and sending such a courteous guy who took his time to provide helpful tips on keeping the gate up to par. Thank you again! read more

We have searched high and low for a fence company that could make a custom fence and fence with door that match the look of our home till we can across Creative Iron Works. Dan was able to create the look we wanted with iron and stained wood. The details of the fence matches the details of the door with a full set locking system. Dan was able to also put a support beam since the fence couldn't be attached to my neighbor. Brown bronze iron frame with dark brown stained cedar wood with round black cloves and fake black rustic hinges. We LOVE our NEW fence and fence with door and so do all of our neighbors. Thanks again Dan. read more

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Respected Covid protocols. Produced and installed a beautiful product (iron gate). Highly recommend.

Love my gate they made me for my house refer them to everyone who needs iron work. They have made gates for me, my dad and my uncle and all the gates are great and functional at our expectations read more

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Dan made a gate for us about a year and half ago. We spent quite a bit of money on the gate, and within a few months, both bolts that were holding the gate in place came loose. The gate looks great, however it was delayed originally getting installed and seems to be coming apart in a relatively short period of time. I asked Dan to come out to fix it, and it took him about 2 weeks to respond and come out and repair the first time around (he charged us). Now, about a year and a half later, our gate motor is making loud noises, and the bolts are coming loose again. I've tried contacting Dan for 3 weeks now, leaving voicemails, texting, calling, and he will sporadically respond telling me that he'll "let me know". After waiting three weeks, I'll be going to someone else to repair our gate, once and for all. After reading other reviews, it seems as though others have had similar issues getting basic customer service/business related responses to its customers. read more

CIW has excellent people running and working under that name. They work diligently, with exceptional works of art being the end product. Fair, reasonable and worth it above all else. read more

Dan made two beautiful gates for our house and we could not be more pleased. There was an early problem (not his fault) and he and Dakota came back and took care of the issue. The quality of the gates and customer service is excellent. Highly recommend them. read more