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 Hurst
Gate installation in Hurst usually comes down to two things: getting the posts set square in soil that fights you, and picking an operator that’ll hold up to a Texas summer. We’ve been doing both since 2001, and we work Hurst neighborhoods every week, from the ranch tracts off Pipeline Road down to the newer infill lots near Precinct Line. When you call (817) 241-4067, a live person answers, and we’ll schedule a free measure and written estimate. You’ll know the price before any work starts.
Key Takeaways
- A typical driveway gate install in Hurst runs $2,800-$7,500, depending on width, material, and operator.
- Hurst’s expansive clay soil tilts concrete footings, so post resetting is often required before a new gate goes on.
- We install solar operators on rural and acreage entrances where running mains power isn’t practical.
- Every job includes the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, and Hal Gatewood’s name is on the invoice.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We’re not a franchise. Gatewood Fence & Gate is owned and operated by Hal Gatewood, and Hal’s been at this since 2001. His address is published, his license number is verifiable, and his name goes on every invoice we write in Hurst. That means when a hinge post leans or an operator board fails, the person you call is the same person who stands behind the work.
Hurst homeowners tell us the same story again and again: a big national company quoted one price over the phone, then tried to add trip charges, fuel surcharges, and “unexpected conditions” fees at the door. We don’t work that way. Our estimate is written and honored. We do on-site welding, we repair before we replace, and we don’t swap parts that don’t need swapping. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is stamped on the paperwork, not buried in fine print: if it’s not done right, we make it right.
And when you call, you get a live person. Not a voicemail, not a call center three states away. That matters when your gate won’t close and your dog is eyeing the gap. We serve Hurst with background-checked, uniformed crew members who know the neighborhoods and know what Hurst clay does to a post.
Our Gate Installation Services in Hurst
Every gate we install in Hurst starts with a look at the soil, the post footings, and the power situation. That’s the difference between a gate that works for fifteen years and one that drags the ground by August. Here’s what we handle most often.
Driveway Gate
Driveway gates in Hurst run the gamut from a single six-foot walk gate on a mid-century ranch to a twenty-foot double drive gate on an acreage lot near Cheek-Sparger Road. We measure, we check the grade, and we spec the operator for the actual weight and wind load of your gate, not the optimistic number on a catalog page. If the post failed before, we address the post before we hang a new gate.
Pedestrian Gate
Most Hurst homes built between 1955 and 1980 have a wood privacy fence with a pedestrian gate at the side yard. Those original gates are almost always cedar or pine frames on steel post hinges, and decades of 100°F-plus heat cycles have warped the bottom rail and rotted the hinge-side stile where it meets the concrete. We replace the whole assembly, including the post if it’s drifted, so the gate actually latches and swings square.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates make sense on Hurst lots where the driveway slopes or where swing clearance would eat half the front yard. Older ranch homes along the 1960s-era streets off Harwood Road often have tight side yards with no room for a swing arc, and a cantilever slider solves that. We install track and cantilever sliders, and we’re certified on operators from Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing.
Swing Gate
Double swing gates are the most common install we do in Hurst’s mid-century neighborhoods, and they’re also the most common gate to fail early when the post footings tilt in the clay. We set posts below the active clay line, brace the hinge post, and only then hang the leafs. For wide farm-style entrances on the northeast side of town where the lots run bigger, we’ll add a solar kit when running a 120-volt line means trenching a hundred and fifty feet of driveway.
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 stock parts and service operators from Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, along with five other major brands. That means when a Hurst customer’s opener board fails on a Friday afternoon, we’re not waiting on a distributor in another state. We carry common boards, remotes, photocells, and battery backups on the truck, and if we need something unusual, we weld or fabricate it rather than telling you to replace a two-year-old operator. Hal’s been certified on nine gate brands, so the guy signing the invoice is the guy who knows how your opener talks to its safety loop.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Hurst Homes
These aren’t hypotheticals. They’re the calls we run in Hurst every month:
- Hinge post lean from tilting concrete footings. Hurst’s residential core sits on expansive North Texas clay that swells with rain and shrinks in drought. A 1970s-era footing that was poured shallow tilts inward, the latch side drags, and the gate binds. New hardware won’t hold. The post has to be reset in a footing keyed below the clay line.
- Warped bottom rails from heat cycling. Original cedar and pine gate frames on Hurst’s 1955-to-1980 tract homes have absorbed forty or fifty summers of triple-digit heat. The bottom rail cups and splits, the frame falls out of square, and the gate won’t latch even with a fresh strike plate.
- No mains power at the driveway. On wider Hurst acreage lots and rural entrances northeast of town, the nearest breaker panel can be a 150-foot run. We see undersized solar installs that gave out in six months. A properly sized solar kit with a battery-backup operator fixes the problem without a trenching crew.
- Undersized operators on wide double gates. A big double swing gate on a rural Hurst property needs an operator rated for the gate’s true weight and wind load. We’ve replaced too many homeowner-installed openers that were spec’d for a residential single gate and burned out before the warranty was up.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Hurst, TX
A typical Gate Installation in Hurst runs these ranges, quoted and agreed before any work starts:
- Pedestrian wood gate with new hardware: $450-$1,200
- Single steel driveway swing gate with operator: $2,800-$5,200
- Double swing gate with operator and safety edges: $4,500-$7,500
- Post footing reset (per post, if footing has tilted in clay): $350-$700
- Solar kit with battery-backup operator for wide acreage gates: $1,400-$2,800 added to the gate install
What moves the number is gate width, material, operator duty rating, and whether the existing posts can be reused. Most of the time in Hurst, the hinge post needs at least a reset. We include that in the written estimate before you commit. Happy to walk the site, check the grade, and hand you a printed number. We also keep the standing offers simple: $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge anywhere in Tarrant County, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our crews cover Hurst and the surrounding Tarrant County communities, including North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, and Euless. If you’re in one of those cities and searching for someone who actually answers the phone, we’ll come take a look. The service area is tight by design: we’re not chasing jobs across the state, and we’re not passing through.
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
The posts moved because Hurst sits on expansive North Texas black clay that swells with winter and spring moisture, then shrinks in drought. The old concrete footing tilts, the post goes out of plumb, and the gate drags or binds. Hanging a new gate on the same footing won’t fix it. We reset the post in a deeper footing keyed below the active clay line, then install the gate so it stays square through the weather cycles. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll measure it for free.
Yes, and it’s one of the most common installs we do on Hurst’s northeast acreage lots. We spec a solar kit sized for the gate’s true weight and cycle count, with a battery-backup operator so the gate opens during a cloudy week. The old undersized solar setups fail because nobody did the math. We do the math. A free measure will tell you what the gate needs, and our estimate covers the full install including safety photocells.
We set the hinge post in a concrete footing keyed below the clay line, brace it to resist inward pull, and only then hang the gate’s full weight. The original post on a mid-century Hurst home was probably set in a shallow footing, and fifty years of clay movement tilted it out of plumb. The gate looked sagged in the middle, but the real failure was at the post, and that’s where we start.
Yes, and in many of Hurst’s 1960s and 1970s ranch tracts the side yard is too tight for a swing arc. A cantilever sliding gate travels along the fence line and uses almost no yard space. We install both track and cantilever sliders, and we’ll tell you which one fits your grade and your opening width. If you’re not sure, call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll come see it in person.
Yes, automatic gate operators in Hurst must include entrapment protection per UL 325 standards: safety photocells across the opening, contact sensor edges on swing gates, and a properly sized motor with obstacle detection. We install and test every one of those before we call a gate finished, and we leave you with the paperwork. If a previous installer skipped the safety edges, we’ll flag it and fix it.
If you’ve got a gate that’s sagging, dragging, or just plain dead on the post, give us a call at (817) 241-4067. We’ll come measure, give you a written price, and do the job right. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on the invoice, and that’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hurst since 2001.