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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A new driveway gate in Dearborn typically costs $2,800-$7,500 installed, depending on whether it’s a single swing gate, a double ornamental iron gate, or a sliding gate with an operator. Most installations take one to two days on site, and we quote the full price before any work starts. Call (877) 610-2993 and a live person answers, day or night.
We know Dearborn’s streets, its brick bungalows, and the heavy ornamental gates that line Warren Avenue and the blocks off Schaefer Road. That local knowledge matters when you’re pouring footings that have to survive 40-plus freeze-thaw cycles a year and hold a gate that weighs more than the original fence it replaced.
Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001. The name is on the shop, the license is published, and the person who shows up to measure your driveway is the same person who will stand behind the work. If it’s not done right, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means one call brings us back, no runaround.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Dearborn’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Dearborn homeowners don’t have to settle for a national outfit that quotes one price on the phone and hands you a different invoice at the door. We’re the opposite of that. Hal owns the company, his crew is background-checked and uniformed, and every job gets a written price before we touch a single post hole.
A live person answers every call, 24/7. Not a voicemail. Not a chatbot. Not a call center three states away. When your gate motor dies at 11 p.m. and the gate is stuck half-open across your driveway, you want a person on the line who knows Dearborn and can send someone who’s actually worked in the area.
We’ve replaced enough gates in the 48126 corridor to know that East Dearborn’s ornate ironwork isn’t something you order from a national catalog. The arch-top panels, the crescent scrollwork, the heavy double gates on those modest postwar lots, they come from local fabrication shops on Michigan Avenue. We work with those shops, because that’s how you match a gate that’s been there for 40 years instead of bolting on something that looks like it belongs in a suburban subdivision two towns over.
Our Gate Installation team has been serving Dearborn long enough to know which post footings are original to the 1940s and which have already been re-poured twice. That’s the difference between a gate that runs true for 20 years and one that sags within the first Michigan winter.
Our Gate Installation Services in Dearborn
Driveway Gate Installation
A driveway gate in Dearborn runs $3,200-$7,500 for a standard single or double swing setup with an operator. The price depends on the gate’s weight, whether we’re pouring new footings, and whether you want a keypad, a camera, or a vehicle loop detector. We measure, quote, and schedule, never rush a driveway gate install.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates in Dearborn typically cost $900-$2,200 installed, including the frame, hinges, latch, and mounting to existing posts or new ones. On East Dearborn lots where the walk gate matches an ornate driveway gate, we source matching panels from local Michigan Avenue fabricators so the walk gate doesn’t look like an afterthought.
Sliding Gate Installation
A sliding gate in Dearborn runs $3,800-$8,000 depending on track length, motor size, and whether you need a rack-and-pinion or chain-drive operator. Sliding gates are the right call on compact Dearborn lots where a swing gate would arc into the street or across a narrow walkway. We’ll also check your drainage, because clay-rich Dearborn soil and poor lot grading kill slide operators faster than anything else.
Swing Gate Installation
Single swing gates in Dearborn start around $2,800, and double swing gates run $4,500-$7,500, operator included. A double gate hung on original 1940s footings is a problem waiting to happen, those old footings were poured for light wood or chain-link, not a 600-pound steel gate. We replace the footings properly, down 4 feet, below the frost line, so the gate doesn’t sag out of square by spring.
We also install double gates for wider driveways, ornamental security gates with intercom and camera entry, and custom fabricated gates built to match existing ironwork on older Dearborn homes. Most of the heavier custom work happens in East Dearborn, where the gate is as much about the home’s character as it is about security.
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 Dearborn
We install and service operators from DoorKing, Viking, and Ghost Controls, along with FAAC, LiftMaster, BFT, Linear, Elite, and Mighty Mule. That’s nine major brands we’re certified on, which means we don’t steer you to whatever we happen to stock. We recommend the operator that fits the gate and the lot, not the one with the best wholesale margin. For Dearborn customers, we keep common Viking and Ghost Controls parts on the truck, so most operator issues get fixed in one trip, not two or three.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Dearborn Homes
- Crumbling 1940s-60s concrete footings. Dearborn’s original post footings were poured for light chain-link or wood fences. Now they’re cracking and tilting from decades of freeze-thaw cycling, and a heavy ornamental gate on those footings will throw itself out of square within a year.
- Road-salt corrosion on Michigan Avenue and Schaefer Road. Salt spray from heavy winter traffic accelerates rust on exposed iron scrollwork and hinge posts. We see hinge post corrosion thick enough to compromise the gate’s hang, not just its looks.
- Ornate East Dearborn gates hung on original footings. Those beautiful arch-top double gates are often significantly heavier than the original fence, and the old footings were never built for that load. Hinge post pull-out and sag are the result, and fixing the panel without addressing the post means you’ll fix it twice.
- Underground loop detectors failing on compact lots. Dearborn’s clay-rich soil and tight lot drainage cause premature failure in loop detectors and rack-and-pinion slide operators. We recommend and install ground loops rated for freeze-thaw soil movement, not the cheapest option in the catalog.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Dearborn, MI
A single swing gate installation in Dearborn runs $2,800-$4,500. A double ornamental gate with operator runs $4,500-$7,500. A sliding gate runs $3,800-$8,000. Pedestrian gates run $900-$2,200. The big variables are gate weight, footing replacement, operator type, and whether you want keypads, cameras, or intercom entry. We quote the full price before work starts, and that price is the price. No trip charge inside the county. $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, no haggling. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Dearborn
We work throughout the metro area, including Melvindale, Garden City, Allen Park, and River Rouge. If you’re in one of those communities, same crew, same pricing, same written quote before any work. We serve Dearborn daily, and the surrounding cities that share its housing stock, its salt, and its freeze-thaw cycles.
Serving Dearborn, MI - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Dearborn 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 Dearborn
Footings fail because southeast Michigan gets 40-plus freeze-thaw cycles every year, and the original footings poured in the 1940s-60s were built to hold light chain-link or wood fencing, not heavy steel gates. When frost heave tilts a post and a 600-pound gate is hanging on it, the post pulls out of the concrete or the concrete cracks at the base. We replace footings at 4 feet deep, below the frost line, with rebar and proper drainage, which is what the original builders never did. Call (877) 610-2993 for an assessment and a free quote.
Yes. That’s one of the reasons we keep working with the local fabrication shops along Michigan Avenue. East Dearborn’s arch-top panels and crescent scroll patterns aren’t stocked by national distributors. When a customer needs a matched panel or a custom-fabricated replacement, we go to the same local shops that have been supplying Dearborn’s ornamental ironwork for decades. The gate comes out looking original, not patched.
For a heavy custom double gate in Dearborn we recommend an underground operator paired with a properly rated ground loop and a FAAC or Viking control board, sized for the gate’s true weight, not its listed weight. Clay-rich Dearborn soil and poor lot drainage will kill an undersized operator within two seasons. We’ll spec the operator for the soil, the gate weight, and the freeze-thaw movement, then stand behind it with the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Road salt accelerates rust on any exposed steel, and a slide gate near Michigan Avenue or Schaefer Road gets a constant salt spray all winter. We recommend galvaneal or powder-coated steel for gates on those corridors, and we’ll show you where to wax or treat exposed fasteners each fall. It’s a small maintenance habit that adds years to a slide gate’s track and frame.
Yes, every motorized gate in Michigan needs entrapment protection, and we test it as part of every installation. That means safety photocells, edge sensors, and proper force settings on the operator. If you have an existing gate, we’ll test the protection during a service call, and if it’s not working, we’ll fix it before we call the install done. A gate that closes on a person or a pet isn’t a gate, it’s a liability.
Call for a Free Gate Installation Estimate in Dearborn
If you’re in Dearborn and you’re tired of gates that sag, operators that quit, or contractors who quote one number and bill another, call us. Hal Gatewood will answer or call you back. We’ll come out, measure, and hand you a written price. No trip charge inside the county, no pressure, no vague “we’ll have to see once we’re in there.” Call (877) 610-2993 now.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Dearborn since 2001.