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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Hernando
A new driveway gate in Hernando, MS typically runs $4,200-$9,800 installed, depending on size, material, and whether you’re adding an automatic opener. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and we’ve been building and installing gates since 2001. Hal Gatewood owns the company, answers the phone himself half the time, and his crew works Hernando every week. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a real person, not a recording.
Hernando sits on Yazoo clay, and that clay moves. It heaves posts out of plumb, binds swing gates against driveway aprons, and kills operators that were never sized for the load. We build against that from day one, because a gate that works in October and drags in February isn’t a gate problem. It’s a footing problem.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Hernando’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We’re not a franchise. The name on the shop is Hal Gatewood’s name, and the shop is down the road. Hernando homeowners have called us for years because we publish our address, we publish our license number, and we don’t hide behind a call center. When you call, a live person picks up. Every hour. Every day.
Our Gate Installation team has hung gates on estate lots off Byhalia Road, quiet cul-de-sacs near the Hernando Hills, and older homes around the courthouse square. We know which subdivisions were built in the 1990s with ornamental aluminum gates that are now hitting their first full replacement cycle. We know which 2000s-era steel gates have bottom rails rusting through from ice-melt runoff. That local knowledge means we quote the job right the first time and we don’t discover surprises at your expense mid-project.
Every job, from a pedestrian gate to a full custom double swing, carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, we make it right. One call brings Hal back. No runaround.
Our Gate Installation Services in Hernando
We install what fits your property, not what’s easiest to order. On Hernando’s large-lot estates, that usually means custom work. Here’s what we do most often.
Driveway Gate Installation
A driveway gate on a Hernando acreage lot is a different animal than one on a tight Memphis lot. We’re typically working with 14-20 foot openings, long runs of low-voltage wiring, and loop detectors cut into asphalt or concrete aprons. We pour deeper footings than code requires because Hernando’s clay demands it. A 16-foot ornamental steel single swing gate with an automatic opener and keypad entry on a Hernando estate typically runs $6,500-$11,000.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates flank the driveway on most Hernando estate properties. They’re the gate you actually use every day. We match them to the driveway gate so the whole property reads as one design, not two separate purchases. A powder-coated aluminum pedestrian gate with matching hardware and a keyed lock runs $1,200-$2,800 in the 38632 zip code, installed.
Sliding Gate Installation
For Hernando homes with steep or short driveway aprons, a slide gate is often the right call. It doesn’t swing across the apron, so it never fights the grade. We install cantilever slide gates that ride on rollers above the ground, which matters here because ground-track slide gates quite literally get choked by clay silt after a wet winter. A 14-foot aluminum cantilever slide gate with Viking or Ghost Controls operator runs $5,800-$9,500 in Hernando.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are the classic Hernando estate look, and we fabricate them in steel and aluminum. The critical part isn’t the gate panel, it’s the hinge post and footing. We use 42-inch-deep concrete footings with rebar cages as standard on swing gates in Hernando’s expansive clay. A pair of 8-foot ornamental steel swing leaves with a heavy-duty operator and two photocells runs $4,800-$8,200 installed.
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 Hernando
We’re certified to install and service operators from Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite, among others. We keep common parts in the truck, so when a Hernando gate motor fails, we’re not waiting on a distributor three states away. If you’ve got an existing operator from one of those brands and it’s still sound, we won’t talk you into replacing it. We repair what can be repaired, and we replace what can’t. That’s how Hal has run the shop since 2001.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Hernando Homes
- Hinges posts heaving out of plumb. The Yazoo clay under Hernando swells in winter and shrinks in summer. Posts move 1-2 inches between December and March, and a swing gate that bound against the apron last fall was plumb when we installed it. We pour deeper footings with rebar to resist exactly this.
- Bottom rails rusting through in 5-7 years. Hernando’s humid summers and ice-melt runoff eat thin-wall ornamental steel from the inside out. The failure usually shows up right where the rack mounts to a slide gate, because that’s where moisture pools. We spec powder-coated 2-inch steel tube frames for replacement gates.
- Ice-storm glazing stripping operator gears. Hernando sits in the ice-storm corridor that runs south from Memphis. When glaze ice adds hundreds of pounds to a slide gate, plastic gear teeth in undersized operators strip like butter. We size operators for the freeze-thaw load, not the catalog spec.
- Gate latched fine in October, dragging by March. This is the classic Hernando clay-heave call. The post doesn’t visibly lean. The gate just drags. We check post plumb with a laser level before we touch hinges, because fixing the panel without the post means you’ll fix it twice.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Hernando, MS
Here are honest numbers for the Hernando market, not national averages that don’t reflect local material costs and clay-soil footing work.
- Pedestrian gate (aluminum, powder-coated): $1,200-$2,800 installed
- Driveway swing gate (single, steel, with operator): $4,800-$8,200 installed
- Driveway slide gate (aluminum, with operator): $5,800-$9,500 installed
- Custom double swing gate (ornamental steel, both leaves, operator, keypad, photocells): $8,500-$14,000 installed
- Full estate package (gate, operator, loop detector, keypad, intercom): $12,000-$22,000 installed
The price we quote is the price you pay. We write it down before any work starts, and we don’t come back with a bigger invoice because “the ground was softer than expected.” We already know what the ground in Hernando does. That’s the point of hiring someone who works here every week. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come measure, look at your property, and hand you a written number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hernando
When we’re not in Hernando, our crews are usually within a short drive. We serve Horn Lake, Southaven, and Olive Branch regularly, with the same owner-operated standard and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re in one of those towns, call (877) 610-2993 and ask for Hal. Same person, same phone number.
Serving Hernando, MS - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hernando 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 Hernando
That’s almost always clay heave under the hinge or roller post. Hernando sits on expansive Yazoo clay that swells through wet winters and lifts posts 1-2 inches out of plumb. The gate binds against the driveway apron, the operator strains, and eventually the capacitor burns out. The fix is resetting the post in a deeper footing with a rebar cage, not just shimming the hinge. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll laser-check your post plumb before we touch the gate panel.
Yes. UL 325 safety standards require automatic gates to have either photo-eyes, edge sensors, or both, and Hernando is no exception. Photo-eyes stop the gate if anything crosses the path. Edge sensors stop it if anything touches the leading edge. We install both on every automatic gate we set in Hernando, and we wire them so they fail closed, meaning the gate stops moving if a sensor circuit drops. It’s a safety system, not an add-on.
Usually we can. We start by checking whether the existing posts are still plumb and whether the gate frame is square. If the gate leaf is sound and the post hasn’t heaved, we mount the operator, wire the keypad, and align the photocells. If the post has moved or the bottom rail has rusted through where the bracket mounts, you’re better off replacing the gate panel while we’re there. The operator will cost the same either way, but it’ll last years longer on a square install. Call (877) 610-2993 and Hal will tell you honestly whether your existing gate is worth automating.
Usually, yes. A swing gate opens across the apron, and on a steep grade, that means the leaf has to fight the slope every time it opens. A slide gate moves parallel to the fence line, so the driveway grade doesn’t touch it. We recommend cantilever slide gates in Hernando because they ride on rollers above the ground. Ground-track slide gates fill with clay silt after a wet winter, which is exactly what Hernando gets. A cantilever gate mostly doesn’t care.
We spec a 12V deep-cycle battery backup with at least 30 amp-hours of capacity for swing gates in Hernando’s ice-storm corridor. That’s enough for about 15-25 open-close cycles during a power outage, which covers you through the worst of a glaze-ice event. The bigger recommendation is this: make sure the operator itself is sized for the freeze-thaw load. Ice adds hundreds of pounds to a gate, and an undersized operator will strip its own gears trying to move it. We size for Hernando’s winters, not for a catalog spec from a showroom in Texas.
Get a Free Estimate for Gate Installation in Hernando
If you’re on a Hernando estate lot with an aging ornamental gate, or you’re building new and want the gate done right the first time, call (877) 610-2993. We come out, measure, check your soil and your driveway grade, and hand you a written price before any work starts. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Hernando since 2001.