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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Irving
Gate installation in Irving usually falls into two camps: a new automatic gate going in where none existed, or a 1980s Valley Ranch original finally being put out of its misery. We’ve done both, and we’ll tell you straight which one you’re dealing with before you spend a dollar. A basic swing gate install in Irving typically runs $1,800 to $5,200, and a commercial-grade slide gate for an HOA entrance or Las Colinas campus can reach $9,000 to $22,000 once access control and safety sensors are factored in. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get Hal or a real person who knows the difference between a 75061 tract home and a 75037 HOA gate, not a script.
- Key takeaways: We install driveway, swing, slide, double, and pedestrian gates across Irving.
- We retrofit 1980s ornamental iron gates in Valley Ranch and new commercial installs in Las Colinas.
- On-site welding means your gate never leaves your driveway.
- Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
- No trip charge inside Dallas County. Free estimates. A live human answers 24/7.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood started this shop in 2001, and his name is still on the building, on every invoice, and on the work itself. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and our crews serve Irving regularly. That means when we quote a gate installation in Valley Ranch, we already know the HOA’s access control panel before we park the truck. When a homeowner in north Irving off MacArthur Boulevard calls about a sagging driveway gate, we know it’s Blackland Prairie clay heaving the post, not a hinge that needs fresh grease. This is our Gate Installation work, done the way it should be.
Our Gate Installation in Irving reputation comes from showing up in the window we promised and fixing the actual problem, not padding the ticket with parts that still work. We’ve pulled fault codes from DoorKing panels in Las Colinas office parks and reset hinge posts on 1980s ornamental iron in Valley Ranch. The city’s two halves need two different skill sets, and we bring both. Seniors and veterans get a standing 10% discount, every job, no haggling. $40 off any repair over $200. And no trip charge inside Dallas County, which includes all of Irving’s 75060, 75061, 75062, and 75063 ZIP codes.
If a gate install doesn’t sit right after we leave, the 90-Day Done Right Promise means one call brings us back. Not a voicemail. Not a call center in another state. Hal or his crew. That promise is in writing on every job we hand over. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Our Gate Installation Services in Irving
Driveway Gate
A driveway gate in Irving’s older west side, where 1960s and 70s tract homes prevail, is usually a wood privacy gate hung on steel posts. Those posts heave in Irving’s clay. We set posts in concrete below the frost line and weld the hinge brackets on site so the gate stays square. You’ll get a quote before we start, and that number won’t change at the door.
Pedestrian Gate
Pedestrian gates in Irving tend to be attached to driveway systems or stand alone along side yards. We build them with a locking latch and, when the layout warrants it, a keypad or card reader tied to the same access system as the main gate. In Las Colinas townhome communities, those pedestrian gates often need to read the same HOA credentials as the vehicle gate. We handle that integration in one visit.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates are the serious workhorse for Irving’s HOA entrances and Las Colinas corporate campuses. A slide gate takes up less driveway space than a swing gate, but it needs a proper track, rack and pinion drive, and loop detectors. We install commercial-grade slide gates that interface with DoorKing, Linear, and LiftMaster access control panels already in place at many Irving properties. If the old operator was failing to read fault codes from a DKS 1833 entry system, that’s a diagnostic problem we solve before bolting anything new on.
Swing Gate
Swing gates dominate Valley Ranch, where 1980s ornamental iron double gates still guard hundreds of homes. We install both single and double swing gates, and we’re honest about what’s retrofit-able versus what’s ready for the scrap pile. A gate that’s sagged because the hinge post has pulled out of plumb in Irving’s shifting clay gets the post reset in new concrete, not a band-aid hinge shim. You fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
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 Irving
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and in Irving that matters most with three: DoorKing, Linear, and LiftMaster. Valley Ranch HOAs and Las Colinas property managers standardized on these years ago, and the boards are now hitting their end-of-life windows. We service all three, plus Viking and Ghost Controls when they show up on custom residential installs. Hal keeps common parts for these systems on the truck, which means a board replacement doesn’t become a two-week wait for a shipment from a distributor who’s never been to Dallas County.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Heaving posts from Blackland Prairie clay. Irving’s expansive soil swells in wet cycles and shrinks in droughts, and that movement is relentless. Gate posts tilt, gates drag, and no amount of hinge adjustment fixes it. The fix is the post reset in a new concrete footing.
- Obsolete operator control boards from the 1980s. Valley Ranch installations are 35-40 years old now. When boards fail, especially during ice storms like February 2021’s Uri, whole blocks lose gate function at once. Many of those boards are no longer made, and we’ll tell you honestly whether retrofitting the panel is worth it or whether the whole gate is due.
- Legacy gates without modern safety features. Gates installed before UL 325 requirements often lack photocells and edge sensors. On a double gate in an HOA setting, retrofitting those safety systems usually costs more than a full replacement, and we’ll say so plainly before quoting either path.
- Under-powered operators on heavy ornamental iron. A lot of 1980s Valley Ranch ornamental iron gates weigh more than the original operators were ever built to move for 40 years. The result is burned motors and stripped gears. The right answer is a new operator sized for the gate’s actual weight, typically a current LiftMaster unit tied into the existing HOA keypad.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Irving, TX
- Basic single swing driveway gate (steel or wood): $1,800 - $3,200
- Double swing ornamental iron gate (Valley Ranch style): $3,500 - $7,500
- Sliding gate with operator for single-family use: $3,000 - $6,000
- Commercial slide gate for HOA or Las Colinas campus: $9,000 - $22,000
- Operator-only replacement (existing gate, new motor): $1,100 - $2,800
- Post reset in new concrete footing: $380 - $850 per post
Those are honest ranges for Irving’s market. What pushes a job up? Clay that has moved posts beyond saving, access control integration with existing DoorKing or Linear panels, and the weight of 1980s ornamental iron, which is heavier than what most builders install today. Every quote is written, free, and agreed before any work starts. If you’ve got a written estimate from someone else, Hal will give you a free second opinion on it. Call (877) 610-2993.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
Gatewood Fence & Gate works throughout central and northeast Dallas County. If you’re in Farmers Branch, University Park, Highland Park, or Dallas proper, the same crews who install gates in Irving cover you. Same live-answer phone number, same written 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 Irving
In most Valley Ranch cases, full replacement is cheaper than safety retrofitting once you’re adding UL 325-compliant photocells, edge sensors, and a new operator to a 35-40 year old gate that’s also sagging on its original posts. A retrofit on a double ornamental iron gate commonly runs $2,800 to $4,500 in Irving, while a new double swing gate with modern safety built in starts around $3,500. When the numbers sit that close, you’re better off with a gate that doesn’t carry 40 years of clay heave and weld fatigue. Call (877) 610-2993 and Hal will measure it and give you a straight answer, free.
Yes, we install slide gates with rack and pinion drive and loop detectors integrated directly into existing DoorKing, Linear, and LiftMaster access control panels. At a Las Colinas office campus, that typically means tying the new gate into the building’s card reader or phone-entry system and confirming the operator reports fault codes correctly. Call (877) 610-2993 for a site assessment and a written cost.
Irving sits on Blackland Prairie expansive clay, which swells when it rains and shrinks when it dries, repeating the cycle dozens of times a year. That movement pushes shallow-set gate posts out of plumb. In Irving’s older west side neighborhoods and Valley Ranch alike, the fix is a post reset set in concrete below the movement zone, usually 30 to 36 inches deep. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start. Call us for a realignment estimate before the gate drags itself into a worse repair.
A residential swing gate pivots from hinge posts and is sized for a single driveway or a quiet cul-de-sac, while a commercial slide gate runs along a track and is built for high traffic and access control integration. For an HOA entrance on MacArthur Boulevard or a Las Colinas campus, a slide gate gives you the traffic flow, the crash resistance, and the panel compatibility that a swing gate can’t. We’ll evaluate your HOA’s traffic load and existing panel before recommending either. Call (877) 610-2993.
You can often replace just the operator if the gate itself still swings true and the hinges and post are sound. A new LiftMaster operator installed on an existing Valley Ranch gate typically runs $1,100 to $2,800 in Irving, depending on what’s being tied into the HOA keypad. But if the post is leaning and the panel is rusted through the pickets, you’re buying time, not fixing the gate. Let Hal walk the gate with you and tell you which one it is. Free, written, before any work starts.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Irving since 2001.
Ready for a real answer and a real quote? Call (877) 610-2993. A live person picks up, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Free estimate, written upfront, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise on every gate we install in Irving.