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AfterGate Installation in Collierville: What It Costs, What HOAs Require, and How We Build It to Last
A new driveway gate installation in Collierville typically runs $4,200-$11,500 for ornamental wrought-iron on steel posts, including the operator. A basic single swing gate with a chain-drive opener starts around $3,800, while a 16-foot double slide gate with a Linear or LiftMaster operator and keypad entry lands in the $8,000-$11,500 range. Before you pick a gate, though, you need to know one thing: most Collierville subdivisions were built with HOA architectural covenants, and the board gets a say in what goes up. That approval comes before any concrete is poured.
Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk the property, check the soil, pull the HOA requirements if you have them, and hand you a written price. The estimate is free.
Key Takeaways:
– Collierville gate installations almost always require HOA architectural approval first: height, finish, picket style, and operator placement all get reviewed.
– Shelby County clay heaves with wet-dry cycles. We pour 4-foot-deep footings with wider bases than the HOA minimum, because a gate that sags in year two was doomed by the footer, not the hardware.
– Pricing is quoted and agreed before any work starts. You will not get a call mid-job telling you the number moved.
– Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001. The name is on the shop, the address is published, and the phone rings to a live person.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is the Gate Installation Company Collierville Homeowners Call
We’ve worked enough Schilling Farms and Collierville Farms properties to know what those gates looked like the day they went in, and what they look like 20 years later when the operator finally quits. That’s useful when you’re installing new. Hal Gatewood has been building and fixing gates since 2001, and he still shows up on the job. Not a rotating crew, not a sales rep. The person who measures your gate is probably the person who will weld it.
Collierville homeowners have called us after national outfits quoted one number on the phone and a different one at the door. That does not happen here. We write the price down before we start, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is stamped on every invoice, in writing: if it’s not done right, we make it right. One call brings Hal back.
Dispatch for Collierville jobs is coordinated from our Memphis office, and our crews serve the town locally. We’re not passing through. If something goes wrong with your new gate a month later, you’ll get the same person who installed it, not a voice menu. And if you want to look us in the eye, the shop door is down the road.
Our Gate Installation Services in Collierville
Driveway Gate Installation
Driveway gates are the default in Collierville’s master-planned subdivisions. When we install one, we start with the approval packet: most HOAs want a specific finish (matte black is common across Schilling Farms), a defined picket count, and operator placement that doesn’t face the street with exposed conduit. Then we dig. In this soil, a driveway gate post that isn’t set 4 feet deep with a wide footing will lean within two seasons. We don’t skip that step.
Swing Gate Installation
Single swing gates work on wider Collierville lots where there’s room for the leaf to arc inward without clipping a brick column or a landscaped berm. We measure the driveway slope before quoting, because a swing gate on a rising grade needs bottom-bar clearance adjustments. On double swing gates (the 16-footers you see on Collierville Farms estates), we match the leaf weight exactly to the operator rating. More on that below, because ice storms have burned out more than a few undersized motors around here.
Sliding Gate Installation
For narrow driveways or deep setbacks, a slide gate is usually the smarter call. It rides on a track or a cantilever frame and doesn’t need swing clearance. A lot of newer Collierville builds with side-load garages put the driveway right against the property line, and a swing gate simply won’t fit without crossing into a neighbor’s easement. We install both track and cantilever slides, and we always check the frost line and clay movement before pouring the base. A slide gate that jumps its track because the pad shifted is a repair we’d rather prevent than come back for.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
If your HOA requires a separate pedestrian entry beside the driveway gate, we match it to the same spec: same finish, same picket profile, same latch hardware. Most Collierville communities want the pedestrian gate to read as part of the same elevation, not an afterthought. We’ll coordinate with your management company if they require a keyed entry or a maglock tied to the community 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 Collierville
We install and service operators from Linear, DoorKing, and Ghost Controls, among the nine major brands we carry parts for. For Collierville’s heavier ornamental-iron gates, we tend to spec Linear or DoorKing operators because they handle the weight without working at the top of their duty cycle. We keep common boards, limit switches, and remotes in stock locally, so if your existing operator can be saved, we don’t make you wait a week for a part. A lot of companies would rather swap a whole operator than chase a $40 limit switch. We’d rather fix it.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Collierville Homes
- HOA rejection after the fact. A homeowner picks a gate online, installs it, and the board says the height or finish doesn’t match the covenant. Then it’s a tear-out and a redo. We pull the approval requirements before we ever order steel.
- Clay heave tilting a new gate. Shelby County’s expansive clay soaks up winter rain and shrinks in summer drought. If the post footer is undersized, the gate leans out of alignment within one or two wet-dry cycles. We over-dig and widen every footer, even when the HOA minimum is shallower.
- Operator burnouts during ice storms. Collierville’s periodic winter ice events coat heavy wrought-iron gates in ice. A motor rated for the bare-metal weight fails when the gate carries an extra few hundred pounds of ice. We size operators for the iced weight, not the dry specification.
- Mismatched pedestrian and driveway gates. The driveway gate looks right and the walk gate looks like it came from a different catalog. HOAs notice. We match finishes and picket profiles from the same fabrication run.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Collierville, TN
What moves the price: gate width and weight, post depth and footing size, operator duty rating, keypad and intercom integration, and whether the HOA requires a specific finish or picket spec. Every quote we give is in writing and agreed before work starts. The price on the quote is the price on the invoice. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, and the estimate is free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Collierville
Beyond our Gate Installation work in Collierville proper, we regularly build and repair gates in Germantown, Bartlett, Oakland, and Arlington. If you’re just outside the town limits, the same crew and the same written-price promise apply. For more on our full range of gate services across the area, see Gate Installation in Collierville.
Serving Collierville, TN - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Collierville 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 Collierville
Do I need HOA architectural approval before installing a new driveway gate in Collierville?
Yes, in nearly every master-planned subdivision in Collierville, including Schilling Farms and Collierville Farms, you need written architectural approval before installing a gate. The board reviews height, finish, picket style, and often operator placement. We’ll help you assemble the submission package, and we won’t order steel until the approval letter is in hand. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you what your specific covenant requires.
How do Collierville’s clay soils affect a new gate installation, and what do you do differently?
Shelby County’s expansive clay heaves and shrinks with seasonal moisture, which tilts gate posts and throws gates out of alignment. For a new installation, we pour footings at least 4 feet deep with wider bases than a standard fence post, and we let the concrete cure before hanging the leaves. That’s the difference between a gate that stays true for 15 years and one that binds in spring. It costs a little more in concrete and labor, but it’s the foundation the whole gate depends on.
Can you install a gate operator that works with my community’s existing shared entry system?
Yes. We integrate new operators with existing HOA keypads, telephone entry systems, and access control boards. If your community runs a specific brand, we’ll match it. We service DoorKing, Linear, and Ghost Controls operators, among others, and we can wire a new operator into the same system your residents already use. We’ll coordinate the installation with your management company if that’s required.
What’s the best gate type for a narrow Collierville driveway-swing or slide?
Slide, in most cases. A swing gate needs a radius of open space equal to its leaf width, and on a narrow lot with a side-entry garage or a tight setback, that space often doesn’t exist. A slide gate runs parallel to the driveway line and doesn’t swing into the yard or the neighbor’s easement. We’ll measure your driveway and tell you honestly which one fits before we quote anything.
How do you size a gate operator for a heavy ornamental iron gate so it won’t burn out during Collierville ice storms?
We rate the operator for the gate’s iced weight, not its dry weight. A 16-foot double iron gate might weigh 700 pounds dry, but with ice accumulation it can push past 1,100. We oversize the operator and use limit switches that trip cleanly on overload. That’s not an upsell. It’s the same lesson every Collierville gate tech learned the winter after an ice storm burned through a row of under-spec motors. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll calculate the honest number for your gate.
Get a Written Price for Your Collierville Gate Installation
If you live in Collierville, Germantown, Bartlett, Oakland, or anywhere nearby, call us at (877) 610-2993. We’ll come out, look at the soil, look at your HOA packet if you have one, and hand you a written quote. No charge for the estimate, no trip charge in the county, and the price we quote is the price you pay. Your gate gets installed right, it gets backed by the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing, and if something isn’t right, one call brings Hal back.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Collierville since 2001.