Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
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Gate installation in Colleyville usually runs $2,800 to $9,500 for a complete automatic driveway gate system, including the steel or ornamental iron panel, posts, operator, and safety equipment. Most installations are scheduled and completed within two to three weeks of the free on-site measure. If you’re calling from Colleyville, you’ll get Hal Gatewood’s shop on the line at (903) 829-4499, and we’ll arrange a time that works around your schedule, not ours.
We’ve been building and hanging gates since 2001, and we know Colleyville’s streets. Whether you’re off Glade Road, near McPherson Park, or tucked into a cul-de-sac off Cheek-Sparger, the person who shows up has been doing this long enough to see what the previous guy missed. That matters when you’re putting a quarter-ton of ornamental iron on posts that have to hold true through Texas black gumbo soil.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Colleyville’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Our customers in Colleyville tend to do their homework. Most of them have owned a gate for fifteen or twenty years, watched the original installer disappear, and then called three companies before finding us. That’s why we publish Hal Gatewood’s name, our shop address, and our license number. The name on the invoice is the same person who answers when things go wrong, and that’s not something you get from a call center three states away.
Colleyville homeowners call us because we weld on site and fix before we replace. When a hinge post leans, we don’t tell you the whole gate needs to be scrapped. We dig out the footing, re-plumb the post, and weld the hinge back where it belongs. That repair-first habit carries into every new installation we do. A gate we hang in Colleyville is built to stay square for years, not to look good for the first season.
Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no fine print, no “we’ll send someone in a few weeks.” And when you call us, a live person answers. 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You don’t get routed through a dispatch queue because we don’t run one.
Serving Colleyville means knowing that a live oak limb can drop on a slide gate track in an April storm, and that the homeowner needs an answer at 9 p.m., not a voicemail. We answer the phone and we show up. That’s the whole promise.
Our Gate Installation Services in Colleyville
Key takeaways:
- Complete driveway gate systems, from footings to final safety check, installed by a locally owned shop since 2001.
- We match new operators to existing heavy wrought-iron panels that other companies refuse to touch.
- Free estimates with written pricing, quoted before any work begins.
- 90-Day Done Right Promise stamped on every job.
Driveway Gate Installation
Most Colleyville driveways call for a gate that clears a Suburban or a long-bed pickup without the tailgate clipping the loop detector. That’s a detail we tune on every job because half of Colleyville drives something with a trailer hitch. We set posts below the frost line, pour footings sized for the panel weight, and hang the gate so it swings true on day one and year ten. If you’re replacing a gate that sagged because the original posts were undersized, we fix the footing before we hang the new panel. A gate sits in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A walk gate off the side of a Colleyville estate deserves the same care as the driveway gate. We build and hang pedestrian gates with self-closing hinges, keyed or keypad entry, and hardware rated for daily use. If you’re adding a pedestrian gate next to an existing driveway gate, we’ll match the ornamental iron pattern so it doesn’t look like an afterthought. These gates get heavy use in Colleyville, where kids walk to school and landscapers come through weekly, so we don’t cheap out on the latch or the closer.
Our full Gate Installation team handles everything from a simple walk gate to a matched set of driveway and pedestrian gates, with the same upfront pricing and written promise on every job.
Sliding Gate Installation
Cantilever slide gates make sense on a lot of Colleyville driveways, especially where the grade falls toward the street or a swing gate would block a parking pad. We install both cantilever and track-riding slide gates, sized to the driveway width and the panel weight. For Colleyville’s wider estate driveways, a cantilever slide gate avoids the track-clearing headaches that come with post oak leaves and pecan litter every fall. We also set the receiver post and tune the opener speed so the gate doesn’t slam, which is the main thing that kills slide gate motors early.
Swing Gate Installation
Ornamental iron swing gates are the default on Colleyville’s custom homes, and for good reason. They look right against a brick or stone entry. But heavy swing gates on black gumbo soil will lean within three to five years if the footings aren’t deep enough. We see it on older homes all over Colleyville. That’s why we pour post footings deeper than code minimums and re-plumb before we mount the hinges. Then we install the operator, safety photocells, and keypad, and we tune the whole system so the gate closes softly on the latch instead of banging against it.
Double Gate Installation
Double swing gates are common in Colleyville where driveways are wide enough for two full-size vehicles. We install matched pairs with a center drop rod or solenoid lock, and we take extra care to set both posts absolutely plumb, because the two panels meet at the middle and any post lean shows up as a gap or a bind at the latch. On a double gate, both operators have to talk to each other, and we wire them so the slave leaf opens first and closes last, every time. That’s the difference between a gate that works and a gate that works for five years.
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 Colleyville
Because so many Colleyville gates were installed during the 1995-2010 custom-home boom, we regularly service and install LiftMaster, Elite, DoorKing, and Mighty Mule operators. We stock common parts for those brands locally, which means we aren’t waiting a week on a capacitor or a limit switch when your gate is stuck open. For Colleyville’s older estate gates, we often replace a dead Elite or Linear operator with a current LiftMaster unit that matches the existing heavy iron panel. We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and we know which ones hold up in Texas heat.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Colleyville Homes
- Heavy ornamental swing gates leaning on undersized post footings. Colleyville’s black gumbo soil shrinks and heaves with moisture swings, and original 1990s footings were often poured too shallow. The gate binds against the latch, and the fix is re-plumbing the posts with deeper footings, not just shimming the hinges.
- Original 1990s and 2000s operators failing from heat-degraded wiring and dried lithium grease. The Elite, LiftMaster, and Linear units installed during Colleyville’s building boom are hitting end-of-life together, and their weak points show up first in 100°F summer weeks when rubber seals crack and motors overheat.
- Storm damage from mature post oaks and pecans bending gate arms and jamming slide gate tracks. Colleyville’s tree canopy is one of the deepest in the Metroplex, and April and May bring a wave of gate calls after limbs fall across driveways and tracks.
- New gates hung on old posts that were never meant for an operator. We see plenty of Colleyville jobs where a homeowner added an operator to a manually swung gate, and the post flexes every time the opener runs. That flex eventually cracks the weld or strips the mounting bolts, and the gate needs re-hung on a reinforced post.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Colleyville, TX
A single ornamental iron swing gate with a LiftMaster operator, safety photocells, keypad, and fresh post footings in Colleyville typically runs $4,500 to $8,500, depending on the gate width and the amount of post work required. A cantilever slide gate for a wide estate driveway runs $6,000 to $12,000, including the receiver post, motor, and loop detector. A pedestrian gate alone usually runs $800 to $1,800. Every price is quoted and agreed in writing before we start. You won’t get a number on the phone and a different one at the door. Estimates are free, and we don’t charge a trip fee inside the county. If something unexpected comes up during the job, we stop and tell you before we do anything else.
We Also Serve Cities Near Colleyville
Our Gate Installation in Colleyville work often takes us to neighboring Bedford, Euless, Southlake, and Hurst. Same pricing, same 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same live person on the phone no matter which side of the county line you’re on. If you’re just outside Colleyville, call us and we’ll tell you straight whether we can get to you this week.
Serving Colleyville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Colleyville 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 Colleyville
Yes. A heavy ornamental iron swing gate needs an operator rated for the gate’s actual weight and duty cycle, and many of the original Elite and Linear units installed in Colleyville in the 1990s and 2000s were undersized for the panels they were driving. We spec a LiftMaster or DoorKing operator matched to the panel weight, and we upgrade the hinge hardware and post reinforcement if needed. Call (903) 829-4499 for a free on-site assessment and a written quote before any work starts.
A gate that keeps sagging after hinge work is almost always a post problem, not a hinge problem. Colleyville’s black gumbo soil shrinks and heaves, and if the post wasn’t set deep enough or wasn’t re-plumbed, the whole post leans and the gate follows. We dig out the footing, set the post deeper, and re-hang the gate with correction so it stays square. Tightening the hinge over and over just delays the real fix.
Yes. Automatic gates in Colleyville are required to meet current UL 325 safety standards, which means photocells or contact edges protecting every pinch point and a properly adjusted motor force setting. We install safety photocells on every automated gate and set the opener force low enough that it reverses on contact with a child or pet. If a gate in Colleyville is running without working safety edges, we repair or replace them on the same visit.
A swing gate pivots on hinges and needs clear space to open into the driveway, while a slide gate moves parallel to the fence line and needs a track or cantilever system and enough room to slide fully open. On Colleyville’s wider estate driveways with a slope toward the street, a cantilever slide gate often works better because it doesn’t drag through leaves or fight the grade. A swing gate suits flatter driveways and is usually the more economical choice. We’ll measure your driveway and tell you which one makes sense, with pricing for both.
Yes. A loop detector is a coil of wire buried in the driveway that senses the metal mass of a vehicle and signals the gate to open automatically. We install loop detectors on most new Colleyville driveway gates, and we tune the sensitivity so it picks up a sedan but doesn’t false-trigger on a trash can or a kid’s bike. We also set the exit loop so the gate opens as you approach from inside, which matters when you’re backing out in the dark. For an exact quote on a new gate with loop detection, call (903) 829-4499.
What Makes Colleyville Gate Installation Different
Colleyville is one of the most gate-dense communities in the DFW Metroplex, and the reason comes down to when the city was built. From the mid-1990s through the 2000s, custom and semi-custom estate homes went up on half-acre to full-acre lots all over Colleyville, and ornamental wrought-iron driveway gates were close to standard on those properties. Now those original Elite, LiftMaster, and Linear operators, installed 15 to 25 years ago, are reaching end-of-life at the same time. That’s not happening in Keller or Hurst the same way, because those cities have more mixed housing stock and newer plats. Colleyville is facing a concentrated wave of full gate installations that requires matching new operators to existing heavy iron panels, upgrading outdated safety gear, and correcting post lean from decades of black gumbo soil movement. A new gate here is never just a bolt-on job.
On a custom estate off Montclair Drive, our crew set a new 16-foot ornamental iron swing gate on fresh post footings after the original hinge post had leaned a full three inches out of plumb from soil movement. We re-plumbed both posts, hung the panel with sag correction, installed a LiftMaster LA500 gate operator with safety photocells and keypad entry, and tuned the loop detector so the gate clears long pickup trucks. That last detail matters when half of Colleyville drives a Suburban.
Colleyville also has a mature tree canopy you don’t see in the newer plats of Southlake. Large post oaks, cedar elms, and native pecans line many private driveways, and after spring severe weather, falling limbs bend gate arms and jam slide gate tracks. We get a surge of storm-damage installation and replacement calls every April and May, heavier than what you’d see in more open neighborhoods. If a limb has wrecked your gate or track, call us. We’ll tell you whether it’s a repair or a re-hang, and we’ll quote the price before any work begins. Estimates are free.
If you need a gate that will hold up to Colleyville’s soil, heat, and trees, call Hal Gatewood at (903) 829-4499. A live person answers. We’ll set a time to measure, hand you a written price, and if you want the job done, we’ll do it right the first time and stand behind it for 90 days. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Colleyville since 2001.