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Gate installation in Henderson typically runs $1,800-$5,200 for a standard wrought iron driveway gate with operator, and $3,500-$9,500 for the heavier custom gates you see in Seven Hills and Anthem. We are in Henderson every week, and a live person answers the phone around the clock at (877) 610-2993 when you’re ready to talk through what you need. Hal Gatewood has been running this shop since 2001, and the crew that shows up to your place is the same crew that measured it. If you want a gate that will still be square in fifteen years, the installation matters as much as the steel.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Henderson’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop, the license is published, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is stamped on every invoice, not buried in fine print. We have been installing and rebuilding gates across Henderson since well before most of Inspirada and Lake Las Vegas filled out, which means we know which communities run heavy custom iron and which are tract-standard. The person who answers the phone when you call has been fixing gates since 2001, not reading from a script.
Henderson is different from Las Vegas in one way that matters a lot for gate work: the master-planned communities. Green Valley, Anthem, Seven Hills, Inspirada. These neighborhoods have architectural committees, design standards, and covenants that dictate what a gate can look like, how tall it can be, and what color the powder coat has to be. We know how to work with that. We have walked the same HOA submittals dozens of times, and we can tell you before the first post hole is dug whether the job will need committee approval and how to make the paperwork go through without a headache.
Customers across Henderson have been calling us for years because we do what we say. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. When we install a gate, we start with the post, check the block, check the footing, and build from there. We do not haul your gate off to some shop. The welding happens in your driveway.
You can call (877) 610-2993 any hour of the day. A live person picks up. Not a voicemail, not a call center three states away. That matters when your security gate is stuck open at 10 p.m. in Whitney Ranch.
Our Gate Installation Services in Henderson
We handle everything from a simple pedestrian gate off St. Rose Parkway to a custom ornamental driveway gate in Seven Hills. Below are the jobs we do most often for Henderson homeowners.
Driveway Gate
A driveway gate in Henderson is usually a wrought iron swing or slide gate on masonry pilasters, and it carries a real load. The big mistake we see on installs done by other companies is anchoring hinge plates into hollow block that has already spalled from twenty years of desert heat. We check the block first. If it’s cracked, we pour new footings with high-compression concrete before we hang anything. Stop by our Gate Installation page for more detail on how we approach the whole job from post to panel. An installed driveway gate in Henderson runs $2,200-$6,500 most of the time, and $4,000-$9,500 for heavy custom.
Pedestrian Gate
Pedestrian gates in Henderson are often tied into the same access system as the driveway gate, especially in gated communities like Anthem and Green Valley. We install them with matching picket spacing and powder-coat color, and when they need an access keypad or intercom, we can tie that into your existing system. Prices for pedestrian gate installs typically land between $800 and $2,400 in Henderson, depending on width and whether the post needs footing work.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates are common in Henderson because they don’t arc into a driveway or sidewalk and they work well on the bigger lots you see east of Boulder Highway. But a slide gate is only as good as its rack and pinion alignment. In the Mojave heat, a half-inch tolerance at 70°F becomes binding at 115°F. We set rack and pinion within 1/16-inch on our installs. In a Seven Hills custom home, our crew installed a 14-foot ornamental iron slide gate with a LiftMaster commercial operator and in-ground loop detector. The original hinge posts had spalled behind the masonry, so we poured new post footings with high-compression concrete. The gate opens and closes like it’s on glass. Henderson slide gate installation runs $2,800-$7,800.
Swing Gate
Most Henderson swing gates are double leaf wrought iron on masonry columns. When they sag, it’s rarely the panel; it’s the hinge post rotating or the block cracking underneath it. We rebuild the hinge mounting point, weld reinforced plates where they need to go, and hang the gate square to the column. Swing gate installs across Henderson run $1,800-$5,200, with the higher end covering heavy custom panels in Seven Hills and Lake Las Vegas.
Security Gate
A security gate in Henderson is not just a barrier; it’s the first layer of access control for your property. We install security gates with commercial-grade operators, keypad entry, intercom, and loop detectors, and we make sure the safety edges work the way the manufacturer intended. For security gates, the operator matters more than the panel weight, and we install operators from DoorKing and Viking that are built for continuous duty. Security gate installation in Henderson ranges from $3,200 to $9,500.
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 Henderson
We work on all three of the big residential operators you’ll find in Henderson: LiftMaster, Linear, and Viking, plus Ghost Controls and DoorKing on the higher-end and commercial side. If a community around Anthem or Green Valley runs a particular brand, we keep the boards, remotes, and rail parts stocked so we are not ordering from a warehouse and making you wait a week. For heavy custom gates in Seven Hills and Lake Las Vegas, we recommend and install Viking and DoorKing commercial operators because the panels are too heavy for standard residential motors. We also service Elite and Mighty Mule for existing systems that just need a board swap rather than a full replacement. We stock replacement boards for operator brands common in Henderson because desert sun cooks circuit boards faster than any warranty cycle.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Henderson Homes
We have been in hundreds of Henderson backyards and driveways. These four problems come up more than anything else.
- Hollow block hinge posts cracking. Henderson’s masonry columns are often hollow block with a stucco face. After twenty or thirty years of 110°F days and 40°F winter nights, that block spalls and splits behind the hinge plates. The gate starts to sag, then it binds against the ground. The fix is not a new gate; it’s a new footing.
- Caliche dust from monsoon season jamming slide tracks. From July through September, fine desert dust packs into V-track and cantilever slide rollers, and the safety photocells get coated. The gate reverses for no reason, or refuses to close. Homeowners assume the operator failed. Most of the time, it’s just caliche, but if the installer cut the track too tight, it’s a rebuild.
- Custom gates with undersized operators. Big ornamental iron gates in Seven Hills and Lake Las Vegas weigh hundreds of pounds. Pair them with a standard residential operator and the motor burns out in three or four years. We spec commercial operators and heavy-duty hardware from the start.
- HOA non-compliance on panel swaps. In Green Valley ZIP codes 89014 and 89015, the covenants often require replacement panels to match a powder-coat color and picket spacing that were approved in 1997 and are no longer standard stock. Anybody new to Henderson will quote you a stock panel and then get blindsided. We know to check the HOA first.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Henderson, NV
Here is what we tell our Henderson customers, and it is written down before the first hole is dug. A standard single driveway swing gate with one operator runs $2,200-$4,800. A double swing gate is $3,600-$7,200. A sliding gate runs $2,800-$7,800. A heavy custom ornamental gate in Seven Hills or Lake Las Vegas runs $4,000-$9,500. Pedestrian gates are $800-$2,400. Security gate systems with intercom, keypad, and loop detector are $3,200-$9,500.
The biggest factors are gate width, panel weight, post condition, and whether your HOA requires a custom powder coat. We give you a written quote before any work starts, and the price we quote is the price you pay. We also knock $40 off any repair over $200, and seniors and veterans get 10% off permanently. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come out and measure. The estimate is free, and nobody pressures you.
We Also Serve Cities Near Henderson
While this page is about gate installation in Henderson, our crews run down the 215 and up the 95 too. We handle Gate Installation in Henderson and the surrounding cities every week: Boulder City, Whitney, Paradise, and Enterprise. If you’re on the edge of Henderson toward Boulder City or just over the line in Enterprise, call the same number and you’ll get the same crew. No trip charge inside the county.
Serving Henderson, NV - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Henderson 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 Henderson
Yes, in most Green Valley communities (89014 and 89015) you need architectural committee approval before changing a gate panel, gate height, or powder-coat color. The covenants often specify exact colors and picket spacing from decades-old approvals. We will point you to the right submittal form and give you the specs the committee needs before we order steel.
Fine caliche dust from summer storms packs the track and coats the photocell lenses. The sensors think something is in the way and reverse the gate. It’s usually a cleaning and track adjustment, not an operator failure. If it keeps happening after a cleaning, your installer may have set the track too tight for desert expansion. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll check it.
No. A lightweight solar operator will not hold up under a heavy custom iron gate, especially in Seven Hills where gates are often 12 to 16 feet and hundreds of pounds. You need a commercial-grade operator with a dedicated power run and back-up battery. We install Viking and DoorKing commercial operators on those jobs, and we do the full electrical run.
Henderson’s sustained summer heat above 110°F degrades capacitor and solder joints faster than the manufacturer duty cycle assumes. A board that lasts 15 years in a moderate climate routinely fails in 7 or 8 years here. It’s not bad luck. It’s the Mojave. We keep replacement boards stocked for LiftMaster, Linear, and Viking systems throughout Henderson.
Look at the hinge post, not the gate. A gate sags in the hinge post, and in Henderson that usually means the hollow block behind the hinge plate has cracked. You may see hairline fractures in the stucco around the plate. That is a post rebuild, not a hinge adjustment. Call us at (877) 610-2993 before you try to shim it, because shimming a failed post just buys you a few months.
If you’re in Henderson and you want a gate installed right, call Hal’s team at (877) 610-2993. We’ll come measure, write you a straight quote, and do the work on our schedule, not yours. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Henderson since 2001.