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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across McKinney
A new driveway gate or community entry gate in McKinney typically runs $2,800 to $9,500 installed, depending on operator type, gate width, and whether posts and concrete footings need replaced. We quote the full job before we start, and we stand behind every install with a 90-Day Done Right Promise. If you’re in Stonebridge Ranch, Craig Ranch, or an older subdivision built in the 2000s, call (877) 610-2993 and Hal will walk the job with you himself.
McKinney’s gate stock is aging fast, and most of it was installed in a rush during the housing boom. We see the same pattern everywhere: good ornamental iron panels hung on posts that weren’t built for Blackland Prairie soil. That’s where our Gate Installation crew starts, at the post, not the pretty part.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is McKinney’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood founded this company in 2001 and still runs every job, answers the phone, and welds on site. The shop is locally owned and owner-operated, with a published address and license number. When you call about a sagging swing gate near Virginia Parkway or a failed slide operator off Custer Road, you’re talking to the person who will show up and do the work.
McKinney homeowners have dealt with enough anonymous national outfits that quote one number on the phone and another at the door. That’s not how we work. We don’t dispatch anyone from a call center. A live person answers 24/7, and the price we quote is the price you sign before any work begins.
We’ve handled gate installs and retrofits across every ZIP in McKinney, 75069, 75070, and 75071, and the crew knows the local soil, the local HOA boards, and the local builders. Hal’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Our Gate Installation Services in McKinney
Driveway Gate Installation
Most driveway gates in McKinney are single or double ornamental steel panels set at the front of a builder-grade concrete driveway. We size the gate to the driveway opening, set posts at least 36 inches deep in reinforced concrete, and account for the clay movement that shifts shallow footings within a few years. A typical single swing driveway gate in McKinney runs $3,200 to $5,800 with operator and safety sensors included.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates in McKinney are common at side yards, pool enclosures, and HOA amenity access points. We install them with self-closing hinges and latch hardware that meets local code. If the gate serves a community pool or trailhead inside a master-planned community, we coordinate the style and finish with the HOA’s architectural guidelines before ordering anything.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates make sense on wide driveways and on community perimeter entrances where a swing gate would block traffic or need too much setback. In McKinney’s denser subdivisions, slide gates are the standard for HOA vehicle entrances. We install slide gates with cantilever or tracked systems, depending on grade and soil, and we wire the operator for loop detectors and keypad access when the community uses them. A slide gate install in McKinney typically runs $5,500 to $12,000.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are the classic McKinney driveway gate, usually a pair of panels meeting at the center. The biggest mistake we see from low-bid installs is hinge posts set too shallow in expansive clay, which lets the gate drop and bind at the latch within two seasons. We set posts deep, weld the hinges in place, and set the operator to open against the prevailing slope rather than fight it.
If your gate is on an HOA-controlled lot in Stonebridge Ranch or Eldorado, we handle the spec sheet and approval submittal before we touch the job, so the install doesn’t get red-tagged halfway through.
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 McKinney
We install and service operators from Ghost Controls, Linear, and Viking, and we keep common replacement parts for these brands stocked locally for McKinney jobs. If you already have an older LiftMaster or Eagle operator, we’ll tell you honestly whether the board can be retrofitted or whether the operator has hit the end of its useful life. We don’t swap parts that don’t need swapping, and we don’t push a full replacement when a rebuild will hold.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in McKinney Homes
- Posts out of plumb from expansive clay. McKinney sits on Blackland Prairie soil that swells and shrinks with every wet and dry cycle. A gate post that was plumb in April can be leaning by August, and the gate starts dragging or latching crooked.
- Obsolete control boards on early-2000s operators. Gates installed during the Stonebridge Ranch and Eldorado build-outs often have LiftMaster or Eagle boards that are discontinued. When the board fails intermittently, a full operator retrofit is usually cheaper than chasing parts.
- HOA finish and access-control requirements. In master-planned communities like Craig Ranch, the HOA often mandates specific gate finishes, keypad entry, and loop detector sync with community software. Installing without pre-approval gets the job rejected and the homeowner stuck with a redo.
- Safety sensors missing or bypassed. Older McKinney gates were sometimes hung before current UL 325 entrapment protection rules. We see a lot of operators without photocells or edge sensors, and a moving gate without those is a serious safety hazard. We won’t leave a gate running that way.
Pricing for Gate Installation in McKinney, TX
Here’s what we tell folks before they call, so there’s no sticker shock. A basic single swing driveway gate with an operator in McKinney runs $3,200 to $5,800. A double swing gate runs $5,500 to $9,000. Slide gates start around $5,500 and go up to $12,000 for long, heavy community entrances. Pedestrian gates with hardware run $800 to $2,200, depending on width and finish.
Footing repair, post replacement, access control wiring, and demo of the old gate all affect the final number. We give you a written price before work starts, and that price is what you pay. No trip charge inside the county, and we’ll do a free second opinion on any written estimate. Seniors and veterans get 10% off permanently. Call (877) 610-2993 to get an exact number for your gate.
We Also Serve Cities Near McKinney
Our crews run Gate Installation in McKinney daily, and we cover the surrounding area too: Fairview, Melissa, Allen, and Princeton. If you’re just outside McKinney proper, call and ask. Chances are the person on the phone can tell you right then when we can be there.
Serving McKinney, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the McKinney 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 McKinney
Yes. We prepare the spec sheet, finish sample, and operator technical data for submittal to the Stonebridge Ranch HOA architectural review board, and we don’t order materials until the approval comes back. Most McKinney gate jobs in HOA-governed communities need this, and skipping it is the fastest way to get a job red-tagged. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll tell you what the board needs for your specific street.
Almost always the post. In Eldorado and most of McKinney, the original hinge posts were set in expansive black-clay soil, and after fifteen to twenty years the footing has cracked or the post has leaned. The panel is usually fine. We reset the post in a deeper reinforced footing, rehang the gate, and it holds. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
Yes, in most cases. We can add a loop detector, safety photocells, and an edge sensor to bring an older slide operator up to current UL 325 standards. But if the control board is the failure point and it’s obsolete, a new FAAC or Linear operator with the safety gear pre-wired is usually the cheaper long-term answer. We’ll tell you which one applies after we look at it. Call (877) 610-2993 for a site visit.
A single swing gate is usually the right call for a narrow, shorter driveway, but if HOA setback rules or the driveway slope make a swing impractical, a compact slide gate can work on a tight lot. We’ll measure the opening, check the grade, and tell you what fits before you buy anything. Estimates are free.
Yes. Solar operators from Ghost Controls and similar brands work well on McKinney driveway gates where the electrical panel is a long distance from the gate, or where trenching across a landscaped yard would tear things up. We’ll spec the panel size to the operator and the gate’s daily cycles, and we’ll be honest if a line-voltage operator is the better investment.
Call (877) 610-2993 and talk to a live person about your McKinney gate. Free estimate, written price, and Hal’s name on the work.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving McKinney and the surrounding communities since 2001.