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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Georgetown
A new driveway gate in Georgetown typically runs between $2,400 and $8,500 installed, and most jobs take one to three days from footing to final hinge alignment. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we’ve been putting gates into difficult ground long enough to know that the soil under Georgetown is the real variable, not the gate itself. The Balcones Escarpment gives you caliche and clay that swells when wet and cracks when dry, and any installer who treats post holes in 78626 like post holes anywhere else will be back within a year chasing a sag. So we pour deep, brace wide, and stand behind the work with a written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re planning a gate for a Sun City courtyard, a Wolf Ranch driveway, or an acreage entrance off Ronald Reagan, call (877) 610-2993 and talk to a live person, 24/7.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Georgetown’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood has been running this shop since 2001, and the name is on the door, the truck, and every invoice we hand you. We’re not a franchise. We’re owner-operated, with a published address and a license number you can look up. When you call, you get a person, not a phone tree. When work gets scheduled, the person who shows up is someone Hal would trust in his own driveway.
The jobs we get in Georgetown usually follow a pattern. Somebody had a builder-grade gate installed by a company that doesn’t know caliche from gravel. The posts heave. The opener grinds. The HOA sends a letter about the finish color. Then they call us. We show up with a welder on the truck, portions of uprights and hinges cut to spec, and we fix the foundation before we hang anything on it. That’s why Georgetown homeowners keep our number. It’s also why we offer a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside Williamson County, and $40 off any repair over $200.
Sun City Texas in 78633 is practically a second shop for us. Thousands of courtyard and driveway gates with strict Del Webb aesthetic standards. Wolf Ranch in 78628 and Teravista too. We know which finish families pass those community inspections and which get red-tagged because a subcontractor bought chrome-plated hinges from a big-box aisle. That local knowledge saves a second visit. In Georgetown, a second visit usually means a second HOA inspection. Nobody wants that.
Key Takeaways:
- Owner-operated since 2001, with Hal’s name on everything.
- Live person answers the phone 24/7, including weekends and holidays.
- Written 90-Day Done Right Promise on every installation.
- We know Georgetown soil and Sun City HOA finish codes.
- Free second opinion on any written estimate, no county trip charge.
Our Gate Installation Services in Georgetown
We’re a full Gate Installation shop, not a parts swapper. Here’s what we do most often in Georgetown.
Driveway Gate
Driveway gates in Georgetown range from lightweight aluminum single-swing panels to heavy steel double gates spanning 16 feet or more. For standard single driveway gates in 78626 and 78628, expect around $2,400 to $4,800 installed. Double driveway gates run $4,000 to $8,500, depending on width, material, and whether you want an automated opener. We size the operator to the actual gate weight and duty cycle, not the box the motor comes in. An undersized opener on a 300-pound panel burns out in one Texas summer.
Pedestrian Gate
Pedestrian gates are the high-traffic access points most homeowners forget about until the latch stops catching. In Georgetown’s 2000s-era master-planned communities, these gates often match the driveway gate in finish and hardware family. A new steel or aluminum pedestrian gate with proper post anchors and a self-closing hinge runs $700 to $1,500. We fabricate on site, so odd side-yard widths and courtyard angles aren’t a problem.
Sliding Gate
On Georgetown acreage and ranch properties, sliding gates are common because they don’t swing into the driveway or the pasture. A 12-foot sliding gate with a steel V-track and posts runs $4,500 to $9,000. The track bed matters more than the gate. If the bed sits directly on shifting caliche, the gate binds every time the ground moves. We set track support posts deep and bed the track in reinforced concrete, so the gate rolls clean even after a wet spring.
Swing Gate
Swing gates are the default for Sun City courtyard entries and most residential driveways in 78633. Single swing gates start around $2,000, double swing gates at $3,400. The failure point on a Georgetown swing gate is almost never the panel itself. It’s the hinge post. We use zinc-coated or stainless hardware, pour post footings 36 to 48 inches deep with rebar, and align the panel before we call the job done. A gate that’s out of plumb on day one will be worse on day 300.
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 Georgetown
We’re certified to service and install operators from DoorKing, Ghost Controls, Viking, and Elite, plus six other major brands. That covers most of the automation already installed across Georgetown, from entry monuments in Teravista to individual driveway gates in Sun City. We carry common operator parts in the truck, so a failed limit switch or a stripped rack gear doesn’t mean a three-week wait on a part from out of state. For solar-powered operators on rural lots, we stock the controllers, panels, and battery harnesses that work in Central Texas heat, not the underpowered setups that die during an overcast week in February.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Georgetown Homes
- Shallow post footings heaving out of caliche clay. Georgetown’s wet-dry cycles move soil more than most people realize. We see brand-new gates with 24-inch footings leaning within eight months. Our footings go 36 to 48 inches deep, below the active movement zone, with rebar cages.
- Undersized openers on wide rural gates. A homeowner adds decorative panels, a cattle guard bracket, or just buys a heavier gate than the opener was rated for. The rack gears strip, the motor burns out, and the gate sits dead across the county road. We calculate actual gate weight, wind load, and duty cycle before choosing an operator.
- Solar gate openers without a low-voltage cut-off. Run the battery flat on a dark week and the operator locks up. If there’s no manual release reachable from outside the fence, you’re walking the property line or cutting a wire. We install battery protection and an accessible manual override on every solar gate.
- HOA red-tags for mismatched finishes. In Sun City Texas, the covenant requires specific bronze and wrought-iron finish families. Generic powder-coat colors or chrome hardware get flagged. We spec finishes that pass the first inspection, because we’ve seen the letters homeowners get when they don’t.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Georgetown, TX
We quote every job before we start, and the price we quote is the price you pay. Here’s what Georgetown homeowners typically spend with us.
| Gate Type | Typical Installed Range |
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| Pedestrian gate (steel or aluminum) | $700 - $1,500 |
| Single driveway swing gate | $2,000 - $4,800 |
| Double driveway swing gate | $4,000 - $8,500 |
| Sliding gate (12 ft., track bed included) | $4,500 - $9,000 |
| Solar operator package (panel, batteries, arm) | $1,700 - $3,500 |
Those ranges include concrete, hardware, and the operator when automation is part of the job. What moves a Georgetown job toward the top of the range: wide spans, heavy steel panels, solar power on a lot with no mains, and deep post excavations where caliche is especially stubborn. Estimates are free, and we’ll come out, measure, and give you a written number before any work begins. Call (877) 610-2993 to schedule a measure.
We Also Serve Cities Near Georgetown
If you’re a few minutes outside Georgetown, we still come to you. We serve Round Rock, Brushy Creek, Cedar Park, and Hutto. No trip charge inside Williamson County. The phone number’s the same: (877) 610-2993.
Serving Georgetown, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Georgetown 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 Georgetown
A minimum of 36 inches, and 48 inches for wide or heavy double gates. Georgetown’s caliche and clay expand and contract through the wet-dry cycles, and a 24-inch footing will move enough to throw a swing gate out of plumb. We use rebar cages and concrete footings that extend below the active soil movement zone. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free on-site assessment of your existing posts.
Yes. Sun City’s covenants require gate hardware and finishes to match the Del Webb aesthetic, which means specific bronze and wrought-iron finish families. Chrome or bright steel hardware flags a second inspection. We know the approved finishes for 78633 and spec them on every Sun City installation so you pass the first time. If you already got a notice, we can swap hardware and re-align the gate quickly.
Yes. Solar-powered gate openers are standard on acreage lots east and north of Georgetown where running mains power would cost more than the gate itself. We size the panel and battery bank to the operator’s daily cycles, add a low-voltage cut-off so the battery doesn’t drain to failure, and install a manual release you can reach from outside the fence. A properly sized solar setup runs a double swing gate on a horse property reliably through cloudy weeks.
If we install it, yes. We install UL 325-compliant safety photocells across the property line and obstacle detection on every automated gate, including HOA community entrances. Sun City inspectors specifically look for entrapment protection, and a gate without it gets red-tagged. We’d rather install the sensors the first time than come back after a failed inspection.
You fix the post, not the panel. A wide farm gate sags because the hinge post moved, usually from shallow concrete and caliche heaving. We pull the old post, pour a deeper footing with rebar, and re-hang the same panel if it’s sound. If the hinges are worn, we weld new ones on site. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you honestly whether the gate needs replacing or just a proper foundation.
One Local Insight That Saves Georgetown Gates
Here’s the thing about Georgetown that a lot of installers don’t appreciate until the second callback. The soil under Sun City, Wolf Ranch, and the acreage east of 78628 moves more than the soil in most of Central Texas. Caliche alternating with clay means your posts are sitting on ground that swells and shrinks seasonally. We’ve pulled up gate posts from jobs done two years earlier, and the concrete is cracked right at the frost line of the moisture cycle. If you get the post wrong, the gate will sag. If you get the operator wrong, the motor will eat itself. The gate panel is rarely the actual problem.
That’s what we mean when we say we start with the foundation. At a horse property off Ronald Reagan Boulevard in 78628, the owner had a low-end opener strip its gears on a 16-foot double swing gate in one season. The panels weighed over 300 pounds, and the hinge posts were pulling out of caliche. We poured 4-foot-deep footings with rebar cages, set a Viking linear actuator sized for the actual panel weight, and added a solar gate opener with battery backup because the pasture gate is 400 feet from the nearest mains. Two years later, the panels sit dead-level, and the loop detector still triggers the gate cleanly for his truck and trailer. That’s the difference between a gate that works for a season and one that works for a decade.
Georgetown is growing fast, and that means more gates, more HOAs, and more pressure to cut corners. We’d rather do the job once, correctly, with finishes that pass inspection and posts that stay put. The name on the truck is Hal Gatewood’s. The phone number is (877) 610-2993. Call and ask for a free measure, a second opinion on a written estimate, or just a straight answer about whether your gate needs replacing or a proper foundation. We’ll show up. We’ll look you in the eye. We’ll give you a number and stick to it.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Georgetown since 2001.