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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Hurst
Gate installation in Hurst usually runs between $1,800 and $6,500 for a complete job, depending on whether you’re replacing a heaved wood fence gate or putting in a full automated driveway gate with new posts and footings. If you’re calling because a storm just tore your gate loose, we answer the phone at (903) 829-4499 with a live person, day or night. We’ve worked on enough 1960s and 1970s ranch homes between Precinct Line Road and Pipeline Road to know exactly what Hurst’s black clay does to a gate post, and we plan every install around it.
We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate. Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001 and still runs it himself. When we promise to be at your house in Hurst, we mean a specific window, not a four-hour dispatch guess. And when we quote you a price, that’s the price you pay - agreed before any work starts, in writing.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
People in Hurst don’t ask for much. They want a gate that opens when they push the button, closes fully, and latches without fighting. They want to know who’s showing up, and they want that person to come back if something isn’t right. That’s how we’ve done it for over 20 years.
Hal’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. The address is published, the license number is published, and you can drive to the shop and look him in the eye if you ever need to. There’s no call center and no faceless dispatcher. The person who answers your call in Hurst is the same person who knows what color your gate is after the first visit.
Every job in Hurst carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise, stamped in writing. If the gate binds, sags, or throws a sensor fault within ninety days of our work, one call brings us back. No runaround, no fine print. We also answer the phone 24/7, because a gate that won’t close at 11 p.m. in Hurst isn’t a “we’ll get back to you in the morning” problem. It’s a security problem, and we treat it that way.
Our Gate Installation Services in Hurst
Our Gate Installation team handles everything from a simple pedestrian gate replacement to a full double driveway gate with automation, new posts, and safety sensors. Here’s what we do most often in Hurst.
Driveway Gate Installation
Most driveway gates in Hurst are either wood swing gates from the original tract build or early ornamental iron that’s rusted through at the flanges. We install new driveway gates set on posts sized for Tarrant County’s expansive clay, which means footings deep enough and wide enough that the post won’t heave out of plumb the first wet season. We weld on site, so the gate stays in your driveway rather than getting hauled to a shop across town.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A pedestrian gate in Hurst tends to live a rough life - kids, dogs, the angled corner of a mower deck, and clay that works the posts loose every spring. We install steel, wood, and aluminum pedestrian gates with hardware sized for the actual weight of the gate, not the cheapest hinges in the bin. If you have an old cedar gate that’s rotted through at the bottom rail, we’ll replace it and set the new post in concrete that can handle the soil movement underneath it.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates make sense on Hurst lots where a swing gate would block the driveway or hit a sloping grade. But a sliding gate needs a level track and a post or wall that hasn’t shifted, which is exactly where Hurst’s black clay causes trouble. We set the track on a poured pad, anchor the posts correctly, and make sure the gate rolls without dragging when the ground has gone through a full drought-and-rain cycle.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates remain the most common choice in Hurst, especially as replacements for 50-year-old wood gates that have been repaired too many times to trust. We build and hang single and double swing gates with enough clearance at the latch to survive the seasonal heave of the soil. We also install gate operators from BFT, Linear, and Viking for swing gates that need to open from the car rather than by hand.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Hurst
We’re certified to service and install nine major gate brands, and around Hurst we see a lot of Viking, Linear, BFT, and Ghost Controls operators on existing gates. Having that range means we can usually match your replacement opener to the arm, receiver, and photo-eye setup you already have, instead of ripping out good hardware and starting from zero. And because Hal keeps common repair parts in the truck, most opener issues in Hurst get fixed on the first trip. If your operator is beyond saving, we’ll tell you straight and quote you a new one before we touch anything.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Heaved hinge posts from Vertisol shrink-swell. Hurst sits on black expansive clay that cracks open in August and swells in October. Your hinge post moves with it, and suddenly your gate binds a half-inch over the latch. We’ve pulled posts in Hurst that had zero rot but were two to three inches out of plumb.
- Wind damage to solid infill gates. Hurst is squarely in the DFW severe-weather corridor. Straight-line winds from spring and fall storms hit solid-wood and solid-iron gates like a sail, bending post flanges and snapping pickets on gates that were never engineered for that load.
- Undersized footings failing in saturated ground. When a thunderstorm drops three inches on Hurst in two hours, the clay saturates and loses bearing. An old post set in a 12-inch hole with a bag of Quikrete leans into the path of the gate operator, and the whole install fails. Proper footings here are deeper and wider than spec from the gate manufacturer.
- Double gates sagging at the center. A double driveway gate in Hurst often sags at the center because the hinge posts have crept inward over decades of clay movement. The leaves don’t meet, the latch misses, and no amount of hinge tightening fixes it. The post has to be reset, not adjusted.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Hurst, TX
Here are honest numbers for Hurst, based on the work we actually do here. A single pedestrian wood gate replacement typically runs $400 to $900 installed. A single swing driveway gate with new steel frame and wood or composite infill runs $1,500 to $3,200. A double driveway gate replacement runs $2,800 to $5,500 depending on size and material. Adding a gate operator to an existing gate runs $950 to $2,400 installed, including the operator, arm, receiver, and photocells. If the posts need resetting due to clay heave - and in Hurst they usually do - add $350 to $700 per post for cut-out, excavation, concrete, and re-hang.
Every one of those prices gets quoted in writing before work begins. There’s no trip charge inside the county, seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, and you get $40 off any work over $200. Call (903) 829-4499 for an exact quote on your gate.
| Service | Typical Hurst Price Range |
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| Pedestrian wood gate replacement | $400 - $900 |
| Single swing driveway gate | $1,500 - $3,200 |
| Double driveway gate replacement | $2,800 - $5,500 |
| Gate operator installation (existing gate) | $950 - $2,400 |
| Post reset due to clay heave (per post) | $350 - $700 |
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Beyond our Gate Installation in Hurst work, we regularly cross the city line into North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, and Euless. The clay and wind don’t stop at the border, and neither do we. If you’re in one of those cities and need a gate installed or repaired, call the same number and you’ll get the same crew.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Gate Installation in Hurst
Hurst sits on Tarrant County’s expansive black clay, which shrinks when it dries and swells when rain returns. Your hinge post rides that movement, tilting the gate enough that the latch misses. The fix is not another shim or a bigger latch bolt - it’s resetting the post in a properly sized concrete footing that resists the soil’s shrink-swell cycle. We do this all over Hurst, from the older neighborhoods off Harwood Road to the tract homes near Bellaire Drive. Call (903) 829-4499 and we’ll tell you whether your post is actually heaved or just needs hardware.
Yes, but we won’t hang an operator on a leaning post and call it done. An operator needs a stable post because the arm has to stay in tolerance with the gate leaf. If your post is out of plumb, we reset it first, then mount the operator, receiver, and photocells. We do this regularly in Hurst where 1960s wood posts have crept over decades. The operator install is the easy part; the post work is what makes it last.
Every automatic gate operator has a manual release mechanism, usually a pull chain or keyed release on the operator body. Disengaging it frees the gate to swing or slide by hand. But this is where safety matters: never climb over or reach through a gate to access the release while the opener may still have power. Pull the release only from a position where the gate cannot trap you, and keep hands clear of the hinges and pinch points. If your gate in Hurst doesn’t have an accessible manual release or you’re not sure how it works, that’s exactly the kind of call we take at (903) 829-4499 - we’ll walk you through it.
Yes. Any automated gate installed in Hurst must include entrapment protection - photocells across the gate opening, and depending on the configuration, contact edges or other sensors. This is federal safety standard UL 325, not a local preference. If someone offers you an automated gate without photocells, turn them away. We install entrapment protection on every automated gate, no exceptions, and it’s part of the written quote.
Almost never. In Hurst, that sag is usually the hinge posts creeping inward as the clay heaves and settles. The gate leaves haven’t failed; the posts holding them have moved. We reset the posts in deeper footings with rebar, re-hang the leaves, and shim the hinges so the latch meets cleanly. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. Call (903) 829-4499 for a free estimate - we’ll tell you exactly what’s moving and what it’ll take to stop it.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Installation in Hurst
If you need a gate installed, replaced, or straightened out after a storm, call (903) 829-4499. You’ll get a live person, a straight answer, and a written price before any work starts. Hal’s name is on the shop, and the shop isn’t far from you. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hurst and the surrounding cities since 2001.