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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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Colleyville
A new driveway or estate gate in Colleyville typically runs $4,800 to $18,000 installed, depending on width, material, and operator. Most installations are completed within one to three weeks after the initial site visit and measure. The real question for Colleyville homeowners is not just who can hang a gate, but who understands what the black clay soil under your posts will do to it by August.
Gatewood Fence & Gate has been at this since 2001. Hal Gatewood owns the shop, answers the phone himself most days, and his crew shows up in Colleyville knowing exactly what they’re digging into before the first shovel hits dirt. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free measure and written estimate. The price we quote is the price you’ll pay, agreed to before any work starts.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Colleyville’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
You won’t find our name on a billboard off 114, but you’ll find our trucks parked in front of homes along Cheek-Sparger Road, Hall-Johnson Road, and the winding side streets off Glade where the lots get bigger and the gates get heavier. That is where our work lives.
We are Gate Installation specialists, not a fencing company that happens to offer gates as a line item. In Colleyville, that distinction matters. The gates here are not lightweight aluminum panels from a subdivision catalog. They’re 14-foot, 16-foot, sometimes 18-foot custom steel and wrought iron pieces built to match specific architectural detailing on the house. Handling one of those takes a different level of care at every step: the footing, the post placement, the hinge load rating, the operator torque, the wiring depth.
Our team is background-checked, uniformed, and trained on nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. No fine print, no runaround.
We answer the phone with a live person around the clock. Not a voicemail system, not a queued callback. You call, somebody in our office picks up. For Colleyville calls, we coordinate scheduling from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and the crew that shows up is local to your area.
Our Gate Installation Services in Colleyville
Driveway Gate Installation
Most Colleyville driveway gates are swing or slide configurations on estate lots off streets like Pool Road or Pleasant Run Road. We measure your driveway slope, check post locations, and spec the right operator for the gate’s actual weight, not its brochure weight. A gate that weighs 700 pounds needs a post that can hold 700 pounds in motion, through a Texas summer of shrink-and-swell clay cycles.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A walk gate next to the driveway is often overlooked until the main gate is running and the pedestrian gate binds or sags. We install pedestrian gates built to the same standard as the driveway gate, with reinforced hinge posts and proper latch alignment. In Colleyville, many pedestrian gates are integrated into brick or stone privacy walls, so we take extra care with mounting hardware and clearance tolerances.
Sliding Gate Installation
On Colleyville properties with a shorter setback or a steep driveway transition, a sliding gate is often the cleaner answer. Sliding gates need a level track bed and a solid catch post, and on clay soil that means compacted base material under the track, not just a pad poured on grade. We spec track, rollers, and operator together so the gate does not bind in July when the ground dries out and shifts.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates remain the most common choice here because they match the architectural language of Colleyville’s custom homes. But a swing gate is only as good as its hinge post footing. On expansive black clay, a footing poured shallow will move within a season. We over-excavate, reinforce, and set posts deeper than the minimum standard. This is the single biggest reason our swing gates stay level year after year.
Double Gate Installation
Double swing gates, especially ornamental steel ones, demand precise geometry. Both leaves need to meet flush with a consistent reveal, and both posts need equal load-bearing capacity. On a double gate off Bransford Road we poured deeper footings and added a steel reinforcement cage before hanging a 16-foot ornamental steel pair. The client’s previous gate had dragged after one summer. It’s been level since.
Security Gate Installation
For Colleyville homeowners who want more than a pretty gate, we install security-rated gates with paired intercom entry, keypad access, and camera integration. Security gates here are often custom design work that incorporates the same ironwork motif as the home’s front door or balcony rails. We coordinate with your gate access control wiring so you’re not left with a functioning gate and a non-functioning entry system.
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
We stock parts locally for the brands Colleyville homes already have. That includes Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, plus five other major manufacturers. When you need a board replaced or an arm swapped, we’re not waiting on a drop-ship from out of state. And when we install new operators, we recommend and install the same brands we service, so you’re never stuck with equipment nobody in the area will touch.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Colleyville Homes
- Post footings poured too shallow for expansive clay. Colleyville’s black clay shrinks in dry heat and swells after rain. A footing at standard depth can shift within months, throwing the swing gate out of alignment and causing it to drag or bind on the driveway. We pour deeper and reinforce as standard practice here, not as an upsell.
- Undersized operators on heavy custom gates. When a heavy ornamental gate is hung without correcting post plumb or accounting for real gate weight, the operator works harder than it was designed to. Burnout follows. We match the operator to the measured load, not the catalog estimate.
- Missing entrapment protection. Safety photocells and edge sensors are not optional on automated gates. A gate without them can be non-compliant and dangerous, especially on a property with kids, pets, or delivery vehicles. Every installation we do includes proper entrapment protection wired and tested before we leave.
- Concrete pads poured without base preparation. For sliding gates, the track bed matters as much as the gate itself. On Colleyville clay, a pad poured on uncompacted soil will crack and shift, causing the track to warp and the gate to stick. We compact and base-prep before any concrete goes down.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Colleyville, TX
Here is what you can reasonably expect to pay in Colleyville’s market. These are real ranges based on the work we’ve done in this city:
- Single swing driveway gate, steel or aluminum, 12 to 14 feet: $4,800 to $8,500
- Double swing ornamental steel gate, 16 to 18 feet: $9,500 to $16,000
- Sliding driveway gate with track and operator: $6,200 to $12,000
- Pedestrian gate, standard steel, including hardware: $900 to $2,400
- Gate operator and control package, installed separately: $1,600 to $4,200
- Intercom, keypad, or camera entry add-on: $800 to $3,500
What moves the number is gate width, material thickness, ornamental detailing, whether new posts and footings are required, and the operator and access control you choose. We’ll give you a line-item written estimate after a free on-site measure. No trip charge inside the county, and every quote is agreed upon before work begins. Call (817) 241-4067 to schedule yours.
We Also Serve Cities Near Colleyville
Our crews cover the neighboring communities around Colleyville regularly. That includes Bedford, Euless, Southlake, and Hurst. If you live just over the city line, the same team, the same pricing standards, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. We’re local to the whole area, and we schedule so your appointment actually happens when we say it will.
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
Because the post footing shifted in Colleyville’s expansive black clay. The gate itself is probably fine. The post it hangs from has moved out of plumb, and that changes the gate’s swing arc until the bottom edge drags on the concrete. This is why we inspect footing depth and repour or reinforce before hanging any new swing gate in Colleyville. A gate installed without that step will likely drag after a dry summer or a wet winter, and the operator will eventually fail from the strain. Call (817) 241-4067 for a free assessment of your existing posts.
Yes, in most cases. A loop detector buried in the driveway senses when a vehicle is present and prevents the gate from closing on it. On busier Colleyville streets, like sections of Glade Road near the schools or neighborhoods with steady delivery traffic, a loop detector is the difference between a gate that waits for cars and a gate that starts closing on somebody. We install loop detectors in asphalt, concrete, or pavers, and we handle the saw cut and seal.
You can, but it depends on how many direct sun hours the panel will get. Colleyville has dense mature trees on many of the older estate properties, and a solar panel under a live oak canopy will not keep an operator battery charged. We assess the actual sun exposure on your gate location. If solar is not viable, we run a low-voltage line from the house or recommend a dual-power setup. We’ll tell you honestly which route works before we sell you anything. Call (817) 241-4067 for a site evaluation.
A minimum of a reinforced steel cage inside a deeper footing, ideally tied to a concrete mass designed for the gate’s full loaded weight. In Colleyville’s clay, a plain post set with bags of quick-mix will not hold a 600 to 1,000 pound ornamental gate through shrink-swell cycles. We over-excavate the hole, build a proper rebar cage, pour a footing that extends below the active clay layer where possible, and set the post to plumb with anchored brackets. That is the standard we use on every custom gate here.
Almost always because the gate is not level or the post has moved, and the operator is silently fighting extra resistance. It runs, it strains, and eventually it burns out. On Colleyville clay, post movement is the leading cause of premature operator failure. A $3,000 operator destroyed by a shifted post is a repair bill we’d rather prevent. Before we install any operator, we check post plumb, gate level, and swing geometry. If the gate is fighting gravity, we fix that first. Call (817) 241-4067 for an honest diagnosis.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Your Colleyville Gate Installation
When you’re ready for a gate that runs right from day one, call Hal’s team at (817) 241-4067. We’ll come out, measure, w