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A new driveway gate in Glen Burnie typically runs $2,100 to $5,800 installed, depending on whether you need a swing or sliding design and whether the existing hinge posts can be reused. Most jobs are measured within a few days of your call, with installation scheduled on the day we agree on, not a four-hour window. If you live off Crain Highway, around Marley Station, or back in the neighborhoods near Marley Creek, we know your lot: the tight setbacks, the shared curb cuts, the 1960s footings that have had 60 years to heave out of plumb. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free measure and a written price.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Glen Burnie’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We’re not a national chain that shows up in a rental truck with a clipboard and a script. Gatewood Fence & Gate has been owner-operated since 2001, and Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, the invoice, and the work. When a Glen Burnie homeowner calls, a live person answers, around the clock. Not a voicemail, not a chatbot, not a dispatch queue three states away. You tell us what’s going on, and we tell you when we’ll be there.
We’ve worked the older streets off Crain Highway long enough to know what we’re going to find before we lift the first post out of the ground. Original 1960s chain-link frames corroded through at the hinge welds. Shallow footings in sandy fill that the frost has been working on every winter since the house was built. Driveways where a swing gate’s arc would clip the neighbor’s parked car or block the mail carrier. That local knowledge changes what we recommend and what we quote. It also means we don’t get halfway into a job and “discover” a problem that should have been in the estimate.
Hal lives in the area. His address is published. The person who shows up to measure your gate is the same person who will answer when you call about it a year later. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Our Gate Installation Services in Glen Burnie
Every gate starts with the same two questions: what’s the lot actually shaped like, and what are the posts sitting in? In Glen Burnie, the answer to that second question is often “sandy fill that heaves every winter.” So we measure twice and quote once. Here’s what we install most often:
Driveway Gate
Glen Burnie’s mid-century ranchers and split-levels were built fast, and their driveways show it: narrow, sloped, sometimes shared with a neighbor off the same curb cut. A driveway gate here usually needs to be a custom width, not a boxed 10-footer from the home center. We build and weld on site, so the gate fits the driveway you actually have, not the driveway a catalog assumes. Typical driveway gate installation in Glen Burnie runs $2,400 to $5,800, including new posts set in concrete below frost line.
Pedestrian Gate
These are the walk gates between the driveway and the side yard, usually original chain-link from the 1960s or 1970s. The fabric often still looks fine while the hinge-post weld points have rusted through from tidal air off Marley Creek and Stoney Creek. We replace the post, recast the footing, and build a new frame, or install a modern steel walk gate, depending on what the lot needs and what you want it to look like. A pedestrian gate install generally runs $700 to $1,900.
Sliding Gate
This is the one we end up recommending most in Glen Burnie, because so many lots off Ritchie Highway and Crain Highway don’t have room for a swing gate’s arc. A sliding gate rides on a track or cantilever rollers, so it doesn’t need space to swing into the driveway or across the property line. If you’ve got a shared right-of-way and a driveway that slopes toward the street, a slide gate is often the only option that keeps access working for everyone. Sliding gate installation typically runs $3,200 to $7,500, including the operator rail and motor mounting.
Swing Gate
When the lot has room and the driveway is level enough, a swing gate is still the right call. We build them as single or double leaf depending on your opening width, and we set posts in 30- to 36-inch concrete footings because 30 inches is the minimum that survives a Glen Burnie freeze-thaw cycle in sandy fill. Anything shallower than that, and you’ll be calling us back in two seasons because the gate sags and the latch won’t line up. Double swing gates are commonly $2,800 to $6,400 installed in this market.
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 Glen Burnie
We’re certified on nine major gate and operator brands, including Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite, so if you’re adding automation to a new or existing gate, you’re not locked into whatever one company happens to sell. We also keep common components and wear parts in stock for Glen Burnie jobs, which means we don’t have to stop work and order a hinge weld plate from across the country while your gate is lying in the driveway. When a Viking operator on a sliding gate off Ritchie Highway needs a new limit switch or a photocell, we’d rather have the part on the truck than tell you to wait.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Glen Burnie Homes
- Rusted hinge-post weld points on original chain-link frames. The tidal air around Marley Creek and Stoney Creek puts salt-laden humidity on every bare steel surface year-round. A 1960s gate frame can be corroded through at the welds while the fence fabric still looks serviceable. That’s the repair pattern homeowners rarely anticipate.
- Frost-heaved posts in shallow sandy fill. A lot of Glen Burnie’s mid-century lots sit on reclaimed or graded fill that doesn’t drain well and heaves with every freeze-thaw cycle. A new gate hung on an old post set in that fill goes out of plumb within two winters. The fix is recasting the footing below frost line, usually 30 to 36 inches.
- Shared driveways with no room for a swing arc. Off Ritchie Highway especially, we see driveways that two or three parcels share off one curb cut. A swing gate would arc across the neighbor’s access or block the sidewalk, so the only workable option is a slide gate with a rack and pinion operator.
- Automatic gate safety on tight walkways. When a gate runs close to a pedestrian path or the mail carrier’s route, UL 325 entrapment protection matters more, not less. We install photocells and contact edges in those situations as standard practice, not as an upsell, because a gate that closes on a person is a gate that was installed wrong.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Glen Burnie, MD
Here’s what we quote in Glen Burnie, not a national average that doesn’t account for the local lot conditions:
| Service | Typical Installed Price Range |
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| Pedestrian gate replacement (stick-built steel) | $700-$1,900 |
| Single driveway swing gate (with new posts) | $2,400-$5,800 |
| Double driveway swing gate | $2,800-$6,400 |
| Sliding drive gate (with operator) | $3,200-$7,500 |
| Post replacement with concrete footing recast | $450-$1,200 per post |
What moves the price: the gate’s size and material, whether we’re reusing existing posts or setting new ones, the operator’s horsepower if you’re automating, and whether the lot needs a slide gate because there’s no swing room. Every price is quoted in writing and agreed to before we start. You won’t get a surprise invoice at the end because we don’t write those. And we offer $40 off any repair over $200, plus a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. Call (877) 610-2993 for your free, exact quote.
We Also Serve Cities Near Glen Burnie
We work across the surrounding communities: Glen Burnie, South Gate, Severna Park, Ferndale, and Pasadena. If you’re a few minutes outside town and your gate has stopped closing or a post has started leaning, call us. We’ll tell you honestly whether the drive is worth it before we charge you anything. Scheduling is coordinated from our Baltimore office, and our crews serve Glen Burnie locally.
If you’d like to see more of what we do, visit our Gate Installation page for the full range of services. And if what you’ve got is a gate that needs repair rather than replacement, we do that too, including on-site welding so your gate stays in your driveway.
Serving Glen Burnie, MD - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Glen Burnie 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 Glen Burnie
Because the original 1960s posts in much of Glen Burnie were set in shallow, sandy fill that heaves with every winter freeze-thaw cycle. If we hang a new gate on a post that’s been moving for 50 years, the gate will sag and bind within two seasons, no matter how well it’s welded. We check every post before quoting, and if it’s shallow or corroded at the base, we recast the footing to at least 30 inches below grade. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll check yours for free as part of the estimate.
Yes, and that’s often the only workable option on a shared curb cut off Ritchie Highway or Crain Highway. A slide gate rides along a rail or cantilever track, so it doesn’t need an arc that would swing across your neighbor’s access. We’ll confirm the property line and right-of-way before recommending anything, because a gate that encroaches on a neighbor’s parcel is a legal problem waiting to happen. We install the full system, rack and pinion operator, photocells, and all required entrapment protection, and quote it as one written price.
They absolutely do. The tidal air off Marley Creek and Stoney Creek carries salt-laden humidity that corrodes steel much faster than inland air in places like Odenton or Crofton. We regularly find 1960s chain-link gate frames rusted clean through at the hinge weld points while the fence fabric still looks fine. That means the job isn’t a new latch, it’s a full post and frame rebuild, and we quote it that way up front so you’re not surprised halfway through. We also use corrosion-resistant materials and coatings on tidal-area jobs that we might not use inland.
UL 325 is the federal safety standard for automated gate operators, and it applies to every new automatic gate installation. The required entrapment protection depends on the gate type and the site: swinging gates need contact edges or monitored safety edges, sliding gates need photocells across the opening and the rear of the gate, and any gate near a walkway or mail route needs protection on that path too. We install these as standard, not as an add-on, because a gate that can hurt someone is a gate that wasn’t installed right. If you’re unsure what’s required on your specific lot, call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll walk through it with you.
If your driveway slopes toward the street, if it’s shared with a neighbor, if there’s less than a full gate-width of clear space on either side of the opening, or if the sidewalk is close to the driveway mouth, you probably need a slide gate. On a split-level off Crain Highway, we replaced a rotted swing gate with a slide gate because the driveway sloped sharply and a swing arc would have blocked the neighbor’s shared curb cut. We set two new hinge posts in 36-inch concrete footings, hung a FAAC 400 operator, and added a safety photocell across the narrow walkway so the mail carrier could still pass while the gate was moving. That’s the kind of call we make by looking at the lot, not by guessing over the phone.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Glen Burnie and Anne Arundel County since 2001.