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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Cleburne
Gate installation in Cleburne usually runs $1,800 to $7,500 depending on the gate type, width, and whether power is already at the entry. Most jobs take one to three days once materials arrive, and we quote the full price before any work starts. If you live off County Road 302, East Fm 4, or any of the acreage parcels around Lake Pat Cleburne, you already know the two problems every gate here fights: expansive clay soil that shifts posts, and long driveways where running conduit to a gate opener costs more than the opener itself. We’ve been solving both since 2001, and Hal Gatewood still answers the phone. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Cleburne’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We’re not a franchise that sends a different crew every job. Hal Gatewood owns the company, his name is on every invoice, and the person who shows up to measure your gate is the same person who will be back if anything ever goes wrong. That matters in Cleburne, where a gate leaning after one wet season is a known frustration, not a rare one. We have worked the neighborhoods around Nolan River Road, the historic district near downtown, and the ranchette properties pushing out toward Keene and Joshua. Local names, local soil, local weather. We know what holds up here and what doesn’t.
Every installation carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no third-party dispatch. Cleburne customers also get a free second opinion on any written estimate from another company, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week. That’s not a call center in another state. That’s us.
Our Gate Installation Services in Cleburne
Driveway Gate
Most Cleburne driveway gate installations we do are for properties with longer setbacks and wider entries than you’d find in a typical suburban lot. A 12-foot single swing gate is common, but we install plenty of 16- and 18-foot double gates for ranch-style driveways. We set posts 36 inches deep through the clay layer, pour concrete footings sized for the gate weight, and build the frame square so the gate doesn’t sag in the first summer.
Pedestrian Gate
Pedestrian gates in Cleburne range from matching wrought iron entry gates at historic homes near downtown to simple 4-foot walk gates beside pasture fencing. We build them to match existing fence lines, set the post deeper than the clay movement zone, and hang them so they swing clean without dragging after seasonal soil shifts. If you have a gated driveway and need a separate walk-through gate so the big gate isn’t cycling every time someone checks the mail, we do that often.
Sliding Gate
For driveways with a slope or tight turns, a sliding gate makes far more sense than a swing gate. We install cantilever and track-style slide gates across Cleburne, including on acreage where the driveway crosses a bar ditch or the ground is too uneven for swing posts. Several jobs off East Fm 4 and toward the rural edges of 76033 have been 14-foot solar slide gates with no mains power anywhere near the entry. A steel frame, a properly sized motor, and a concrete track that stays put through wet-dry cycles, and the gate runs smooth for years.
Swing Gate
Swing gates remain the most common installation around Cleburne, especially double swing gates for wider ranch entrances. The mistake we see most often is an undersized opener mounted on an oversized gate, which burns out the motor and forces the frame out of square. We size the operator to the gate’s actual weight and width, not a generic chart. For a 1,000-pound ornamental iron gate in the historic district, that means a heavy-duty arm operator and reinforced hinge posts. For a 20-foot cattle gate on pipe posts, that means a solar setup with enough torque to move it in wind.
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 Cleburne
We install and service gate openers and operators from Linear, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Viking, among others. We’re certified on nine major gate brands, and we can source parts locally for Cleburne customers faster than waiting on a national parts desk. If you already have a Ghost Controls solar opener on a pasture gate and the arm is chattering, or a Viking operator that stopped responding after the last storm, we stock the common repair parts and can usually get you running without replacing the whole unit. That’s the repair-first approach Hal has run this business on since 2001.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Cleburne Homes
- Post footings heave and lean. Johnson County sits in the Cross Timbers/Blackland Prairie transition zone, and the shrink-swell clay under Cleburne moves far more than most homeowners realize. Dry summers crack it, wet winters swell it, and a gate post set 18 inches deep will lean within two years. We set posts 36 inches deep in concrete, through the worst of the movement layer.
- Long rural driveways with no power at the gate. Running conduit from the house to a gate 200 feet down a driveway can add thousands to an install. Solar openers solve that, but only if the panel, battery, and motor are sized for the gate’s actual load. Undersized solar setups fail in winter. We size them for the gate, not the brochure.
- Wide ranch entrances with suburban-sized operators. A 16-foot double gate made of heavy steel needs a serious motor. We regularly see openers rated for 600 pounds bolted onto gates that weigh twice that. The motor fails, the frame sags, and the homeowner pays twice. We spec the operator to the measured weight and span, every time.
- Storm damage that reveals older problems. After the June 2023 tornado, a lot of Cleburne homeowners filed claims for fence and gate damage and then found their posts had already been compromised by years of clay movement. Replacing a panel on a leaning post is a waste of money. We check the footings on every storm repair, and if the post is bad, we reset it before hanging anything new.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Cleburne, TX
A typical pedestrian gate installation in Cleburne runs $600 to $1,800. A single driveway swing gate with a standard opener is usually $2,200 to $4,800. Double swing gates and wide sliding ranch gates run $4,000 to $7,500 depending on width, material, and whether we’re adding solar power or running conduit. A solar gate opener alone, installed, runs $1,200 to $2,600 depending on the gate weight. These are real ranges, not teaser numbers. Your quote is the quote, agreed before any work starts, and it doesn’t change at the door. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you an exact price after measuring the entry.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cleburne
We handle gate installation across Johnson County and just beyond, including Keene, Joshua, Burleson, and Crowley. If your property sits on the edge of Cleburne or you have an acreage entry between towns, we cover it. You can learn more about our full Gate Installation service area or see what makes Gate Installation in Cleburne different from the suburbs. Scheduling is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve Cleburne locally.
Serving Cleburne, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cleburne 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 Cleburne
Because most reset jobs don’t go deep enough. Cleburne sits on expansive shrink-swell clay that moves far more than the sandy soils closer to Dallas. A post set 18 or 24 inches deep, which works fine in many suburbs, will lean again in Johnson County after one full wet-dry cycle. We set gate posts 36 inches deep in concrete, through the active clay movement layer, and backfill with compacted material that drains. That’s been our standard here since we started working Cleburne soil. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come look at your posts before you spend money on another fix.
Yes, if it’s sized correctly. A solar opener running a 14- or 16-foot steel gate off East Fm 4 needs enough panel wattage to recharge the battery even in winter, plus a motor rated for the gate’s actual weight and wind load. We installed a 14-foot solar slide gate on County Road 302 using a Ghost Controls opener with a rack-and-pinion drive, 36-inch post settings, and a loop detector for exiting vehicles. Six months later it still slides true. The key is measuring the gate, not guessing. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll spec it properly.
You start with the frame and the posts, not the gate itself. Cattle push at the weakest point, and on a gate near Lake Pat Cleburne that’s usually the hinge post set in clay. We set the posts 36 inches deep, use heavier gauge steel for the frame, and add a cattle-stop bar across the bottom if the gate needs to swing. For a pasture entrance, we also recommend a solar opener with an auto-close timer so the gate doesn’t sit open. Call (877) 610-2993 and we can walk the entrance with you.
We can, but we won’t take your money for it without checking the post first. After the June 2023 tornado, plenty of Cleburne homeowners found their gate panels damaged and the posts leaning, and a lot of those posts had already been compromised by shrink-swell clay before the storm. Hanging a new panel on a bad post means doing the job twice. We’ll inspect the footing, tell you straight whether the post needs resetting, and give you one quote for the full fix. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come out and look.
Yes, that’s work we do regularly. A 1,000-pound ornamental iron swing gate needs a heavy-duty arm operator, reinforced hinge posts with deep footings, and careful travel limits so the gate doesn’t slam at the end of its arc. We’ve installed these on historic district homes around downtown where the gate has to match the house’s ironwork and still run smoothly every day. The motor gets sized to the measured weight, not a rating chart. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free measure and written quote.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Installation in Cleburne
If you need a gate installed, reset, or replaced in Cleburne, call us at (877) 610-2993. We answer live, 24/7. We’ll schedule a free measure, give you a written price before any work starts, and stand behind the job with the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice, and the shop has been at this since 2001. That’s the oldest kind of accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Cleburne since 2001.