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Gate installation in Centennial runs about $2,800 to $11,000 for a full driveway gate with automation, depending on whether you’re working with ornamental iron, aluminum, or a heavier steel build. If you’re in an HOA-governed neighborhood near Southglenn or along the 80112 corridor, the job carries an extra layer: the gate has to match your community’s architectural guidelines down to the powder-coat color and picket profile, or you’ll get a violation notice even if the gate swings perfectly. We’ve been handling those specs since 2001, and we know which Centennial subdivisions have the tightest rules. Call (877) 610-2993 and Hal or one of our crew will walk your property, check the HOA requirements if they apply, and give you a written price before anything gets ordered.
Our Gate Installation team works throughout Centennial, and we treat every job here like it’s in our own backyard. Because it is. The name on the shop is Hal Gatewood, the address is published, and we’re not a call center three states away. You’ll get a live person on the phone around the clock, and the person who shows up to measure your gate is the same person who’ll be accountable if something isn’t right. That’s the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, on every job.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Centennial’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Centennial homeowners between 50 and 70 have been burned before. They’ve had a national outfit quote one number on the phone and present another at the door. They’ve waited through a four-hour service window that came and went. That’s not how we work, and it’s not how Hal has run this business since he founded it in 2001. He’s still owner-operated. His name is on every invoice. If something isn’t right after we leave, one call brings him back. No runaround, no fine print.
We’re certified on nine major gate brands: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That matters in Centennial specifically because a lot of the homes built here in the 1990s and early 2000s came with builder-grade operators that were undersized from day one. When those fail under a Front Range wind event, we’re not guessing at the fix. We know the hardware, we know the failure mode, and we stock common parts locally so you’re not waiting on a shipment.
We also know Centennial’s HOA landscape. The vast majority of residential developments here are association-governed, and those architectural guidelines dictate what a gate can look like. Along the Homestead and Willow Creek corridors, we’ve matched black powder-coat on ornamental iron hundreds of times. In neighborhoods near Streets at SouthGlenn and east toward Arapahoe Road, we know which communities require specific picket spacing and which allow aluminum over steel. That local knowledge keeps you out of violation territory.
Our Gate Installation Services in Centennial
Driveway Gate Installation
Most driveway gates in Centennial are ornamental iron or aluminum, and most need automation. A manual driveway gate in an HOA subdivision near 80112 often started life without conduit for a keypad or safety photocells, which means we’re running a shallow trench retrofit that has to respect the community’s landscape rules. We handle the full scope: post setting, gate fabrication or assembly, opener mounting, wiring, and safety edge installation. A typical Centennial driveway gate with automation runs $4,500 to $11,000.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are the most common style in Centennial’s planned subdivisions, and they’re also the ones that suffer most from the area’s expansive clay soils. When the ground heaves through winter freeze-thaw cycles, hinge posts shift and the gate starts dragging or failing to latch. If we’re installing a new swing gate in Centennial, we size the hinge post footing for the soil movement, not just for the gate’s weight. A standard single swing gate installation with a basic operator typically lands between $3,200 and $7,500.
Double Gate Installation
Double driveway gates are standard on a lot of the larger lots in Centennial’s 1980s and 1990s subdivisions, especially west of I-25 toward the Southglenn area. A double gate means two operators or a single operator with a balanced drive arm, and it means both leafs have to close square against each other. We set both posts on properly sized footings, align the leafs before hanging the operators, and test the safety edges in both directions. Double gate automation projects in Centennial generally run $6,000 to $12,000.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates flanking a driveway or leading to a side yard are common in Centennial’s HOA communities, and they’re usually the simplest job on the table. A matching ornamental iron pedestrian gate, installed with a self-closing hinge and a quality latch, usually runs $1,200 to $3,200. If your HOA requires the same powder-coat finish as the neighboring houses, we photograph the existing gate and match it before ordering.
What happens when you call
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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 Centennial
We’re factory-certified on LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, and we service what we install. In Centennial specifically, we see a lot of LiftMaster and Linear operators on residential swing gates, and a fair number of Viking and DoorKing systems on the commercial side along the Meridian and Inverness corridors. We keep common parts and control boards for those brands in our local inventory, so a control board swap or a limit switch replacement doesn’t sit for a week while something ships from a warehouse. If your Centennial gate has a brand we’ve serviced for two decades, chances are we can fix it the day you call.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Centennial Homes
- HOA violations for non-matching gates. In Centennial’s HOA-dense subdivisions, a gate repaired with the wrong powder-coat color or a non-matching picket profile can trigger a violation notice even if it functions perfectly. We photograph the existing gate and cross-reference the community’s architectural guidelines before ordering any replacement panel or hardware.
- Expansive clay soil shifting hinge posts. Centennial sits around 5,900 feet on Arapahoe County’s high plains, and the clay soil heaves and contracts hard through winter and spring. A gate post that was set without a proper footing will drift out of plumb within a season or two, and the gate will sag, drag, or fail to latch.
- Builder-grade operators failing under chinook winds. Front Range chinook events can gust past 60 mph, and a swing gate catches that wind like a sail. Operators spec’d to a price point rather than a wind load fail, and the gate racks at the frame. We see this constantly on 1990s Centennial homes.
- Missing conduit runs from original construction. Homes built between the 1980s and early 2000s in 80112 neighborhoods often never had conduit run to the gate location. That means no keypad, no photocells, no operator power. When we automate a manual gate in Centennial, we’re usually solving the conduit problem the original builder left behind.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Centennial, CO
A new automatic driveway gate in Centennial typically runs $4,500 to $11,000 installed. A pedestrian gate runs $1,200 to $3,200. A swing gate with a basic operator lands between $3,200 and $7,500, and a double gate with automation starts around $6,000 and can reach $12,000 depending on width, material, and operator type. What moves the number: whether we’re setting new posts or reusing existing footings, whether the gate is ornamental iron, aluminum, or steel, whether your HOA requires a specific powder-coat color, and whether we’re running new conduit for safety photocells and a keypad. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. You’ll get the number in writing, and it’s the number you’ll pay. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate in Centennial, and ask about the $40 off any repair over $200 and the permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
We Also Serve Cities Near Centennial
We work throughout the south metro, and Gate Installation in Centennial is home base for a lot of our work. We also serve Castlewood, Dove Valley, Lone Tree, and Southglenn, and the same crew and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply anywhere in the area. If you’re a few minutes outside Centennial proper, call anyway. Our no-trip-charge policy inside the county applies.
Serving Centennial, CO - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Centennial 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 Centennial
In most Centennial HOA communities, yes, you need written approval before installing or significantly altering a gate, and the architectural guidelines usually govern material, color, picket style, and height. Centennial is one of the most HOA-dense cities in the Denver metro, and nearly every residential development built from the 1980s through the early 2000s has an association with published specs. We’ll help you navigate that: we photograph the existing gate, review your community’s guidelines, and order materials that match before anything goes in the ground. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk you through the process.
Yes, we automate manually installed gates regularly in Centennial, and it’s one of the most common projects we do in 80112 neighborhoods. The usual catch is that the original builder never ran conduit to the gate, so we have to retrofit power and low-voltage runs, and we have to upgrade the hinge post if it wasn’t sized for an operator’s torque. We handle the conduit, the post, the operator, and the safety features as one scope. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free measure and a written price.
Your gate is sagging because the hinge post is moving in Centennial’s expansive clay soil, not because the gate panel itself is bending. Arapahoe County clay heaves and contracts through freeze-thaw cycles, and a post set without a proper footing will drift out of plumb every season. If you fix the panel without addressing the post, the sag comes back. We set post footings sized for the soil movement we see in Centennial, not just for the gate’s weight. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll check your post before we touch the panel.
A new automatic driveway gate in Centennial requires safety photocells or an electric safety edge that stops and reverses the gate when something blocks its path, and the operator must meet current UL 325 standards for automatic gate systems. These aren’t optional extras; they’re required safety features, and we install them on every automation job. We also verify the closing force is adjusted correctly so the gate won’t injure someone if the sensors fail. Call (877) 610-2993 to have us inspect your current setup or quote a new safety-compliant installation.
Many Centennial HOAs restrict gate type, and most spec swing gates rather than sliding gates for residential properties, because a sliding gate needs a longer, straight track run and can look out of place in a subdivision built around ornamental iron swing gates. A few larger-lot communities along the 80112 corridor do allow sliding gates, but you’ll need to check your community’s architectural guidelines before committing. We’ll review those guidelines with you and tell you honestly whether a sliding gate will fly or whether you should stay with a swing gate. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll look it up together.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Centennial since 2001.