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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Rendon
A new driveway gate in Rendon typically runs $1,400 to $6,800 installed, depending on whether we’re hanging a welded steel swing gate on an acreage lot off Rendon Road or a lighter aluminum sliding gate in a newer 76140 subdivision. Most jobs take one to two days on site, and we work around your schedule, not the other way around. Hal Gatewood has been doing this since 2001, and if your gate doesn’t work the way we said it would, we come back and make it right. Call (877) 610-2993 and you’ll get a live person who knows Rendon, not a phone tree.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Rendon’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We understand that Rendon isn’t one market, it’s two. The same street can have a 1970s pipe-welded ranch gate swinging on hand-set posts and a brand new aluminum driveway gate running a production-builder operator. That’s not a problem for a company that sends one person who knows both. Hal’s name is on the shop and on every invoice, and he’s the one who walks your gate line before we quote anything.
Rendon customers call us because we don’t do the corporate shuffle. You call, Hal answers or calls you back within minutes, and you’re talking to the person who will actually stand in your driveway. If you want to drive to the shop and look him in the eye before you spend a dime, the door’s open. We serve Rendon from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and the crew that shows up knows the black gumbo clay as well as you do.
Customers around 76140 keep our number saved for one reason: the 90-Day Done Right Promise. If the gate isn’t right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no “we’ll open a ticket.” It’s in writing on every job. Add in $40 off any repair over $200, a free second opinion on any written estimate, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans, and the math works out pretty clean.
Our Gate Installation Services in Rendon
Every gate we install is spec’d for the clay, the wind, and the way you actually use your driveway. Here’s what we do in Rendon, specifically.
Driveway Gate Installation
Whether you’re on a long gravel driveway off a rural route or a platted subdivision lot, a driveway gate has to hold square through Tarrant County’s wet-dry clay cycles. We set posts below the active zone, use heavier hardware than the big-box kits, and weld on site when a custom panel makes more sense than a prefab. A new driveway gate in Rendon runs $1,400 to $6,800 depending on length, material, and whether it gets an operator.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A walk gate next to a driveway gate gets the same treatment in Rendon: concrete below the Vertisol line, a frame that won’t sag in two years, and hardware rated for daily use. If your yard slopes toward a drainage swale (plenty of that in older 76140 acreage), we hang the gate to swing with the grade, not against it. Most pedestrian gates here run $350 to $1,200 installed.
Sliding Gate Installation
Cantilever slide gates are popular on Rendon horse properties with long, exposed driveways. The track sits above the ground, so black gumbo heave can’t jack it out of line the way it does with a roller track. We set the concrete runners deep, true the rack gears, and install operators that can handle a heavy steel panel without stripping. A cantilever slide gate in Rendon runs $2,800 to $9,500 depending on width and operator.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are the classic choice for older Rendon acreage lots, and they demand the most respect for the soil under them. Deep footings, welded hinge reinforcement, and an operator sized for the actual panel weight, not the manufacturer’s optimistic spec sheet. We also handle double swing gates for wider driveways. A single swing gate installed here runs $1,600 to $5,400; doubles run higher depending on operator and panel size.
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 Rendon
We install and service LiftMaster, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing, among others, and we carry the common parts on the truck so we’re not driving back to the shop mid-job. If you have a 20-year-old Viking on a pipe-welded gate and the board finally gave up after a spring storm, we can usually tell you in the driveway whether it’s worth reviving or cheaper to replace. In a lot of cases, the panel’s still straight and the operator’s the weak link, so you spend the money where it actually matters.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Rendon Homes
- Tilted posts from Vertisol clay expansion. Rendon’s black gumbo swells with spring rain and shrinks hard in summer. Hand-set posts from the 1980s, often only 18 inches deep, twist enough that the latch misses the strike. We re-pour below the active zone instead of just shimming the hinges.
- Obsolete control boards on legacy operators. A DoorKing or Viking swing gate from the Clinton era isn’t made to run forever, and after a good lightning season the board cooks. Parts are scarce, and no one stocks them locally for a 25-year-old unit. We’ll tell you honestly when a new operator is the cheaper fix.
- Production-builder operators failing early. Newer Rendon subdivisions often get minimum-grade aluminum gates on operators spec’d to the lowest bid. The gear train strips or the board fries in year four. We replace them with a unit matched to the actual panel and duty cycle.
- No entrapment protection on older acreage gates. Because Rendon’s unincorporated subdivisions predate modern code enforcement, many gates never got photocells or edge sensors. If a 1990s gate closes on a kid or a dog, it won’t stop. Retrofitting UL 325 protection is something we do routinely here.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Rendon, TX
Here’s honest money, not a teaser rate. A basic pedestrian gate in Rendon runs $350 to $1,200. A single driveway swing gate, steel or ornamental aluminum, runs $1,600 to $5,400 installed. A cantilever slide gate for a wide horse-property driveway runs $2,800 to $9,500. Add an operator and the range shifts based on brand and capacity: expect $800 to $2,800 for the operator itself, installed and wired. The quote you get is the price you pay, in writing, before we start. No “the technician found something” surprise at the door. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate, and if you’ve got a written estimate from someone else, we’ll give you a second opinion for free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Rendon
Our crew works all around southern Tarrant County, including Everman, Kennedale, Forest Hill, and Burleson. If you’re in Rendon or just outside the city line, the same people who know the area’s gate problems will handle your Gate Installation. If you’re specifically looking for someone who knows Rendon and its older gates, you’re already in the right place.
Serving Rendon, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Rendon 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 Rendon
Yes, in most cases we can retrofit, and it’s usually cheaper than a full replacement. If the panel’s still straight and the hinge posts are sound, we add UL 325 compliant photocells and a reversing edge to the existing gate and operator, typically for $400 to $900 depending on wiring access. But if the posts have heaved out of plumb and the operator’s also dead, you’re approaching half the cost of a new gate anyway. Hal will tell you straight which side of that line you’re on. Call (877) 610-2993 and he’ll come look at it in person.
Your posts are sitting in Rendon’s expansive Vertisol clay, also called black gumbo, which swells when wet and shrinks dramatically during drought. The soil grabs the concrete footing and twists it. If the original footer was only 18 or 24 inches deep, like most hand-set posts on older acreage lots, the post tilts enough to throw the latch out of alignment. The fix is boring new footings below the active zone and resetting the posts, which starts around $600 for two posts in Rendon.
Yes, and it’s often the best choice. Cantilever gates ride above the ground on rollers, so the track isn’t sitting in clay that heaves and shifts with the seasons. On a long, exposed driveway where spring winds come through hard, a properly built cantilever gate with deep concrete runners will hold alignment far better than a wheel-track slide gate. Expect $2,800 to $9,500 installed in Rendon depending on width and operator duty rating. Call
Production builders typically install the cheapest operator that meets the lot plan, matched to an aluminum panel and a duty cycle far lighter than the real-world use. The plastic gear train or the board fails in year three or four because it was never built for daily cycles in heat and dust. We see it constantly in the newer 2000s and 2020s Rendon subdivisions. The fix is usually a new operator sized to the actual panel weight and how often the gate cycles, not a rebuild of a throwaway unit. Replacement operators start around $800 installed.
Usually yes, with the right hardware. We can add a keypad, key fobs, and a heavier-duty solar system to most existing ranch gate setups, and we often upgrade older openers to a Linear or Ghost Controls unit that handles more cycles per day. If the gate’s dead weight or the battery bank has outgrown the old opener, it may be cheaper to replace the operator than to keep patching it. A full solar-capable operator with keypad entry runs $900 to $2,500 installed in Rendon, depending on panel and battery needs. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll look at what you have before recommending anything.
Call us today at (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate on any gate installation in Rendon. The price you hear is the price you’ll pay, in writing, before anyone picks up a tool.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Rendon since 2001.
Why Rendon Chooses Gatewood Fence & Gate
We set the standard for gate installation in Rendon.
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Upfront Pricing
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Guaranteed Work
Every repair and installation is backed by our workmanship warranty and satisfaction guarantee.
How It Works in Rendon
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What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local gate installation pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Rendon Customers Say
Trusted by homeowners across Rendon and surrounding areas.
"He builds the gates himself in his own shop. You can go and look at it. That is not something you can say about the outfits that just order a panel in."
"Welded the hinge back onto our wrought iron gate on site rather than taking it away for a fortnight. Ground it back and painted it and you cannot see the repair."
"Fitted a keypad and an intercom so my mother can let carers in without coming down the drive. He set it up and then made her practise with it until she was comfortable."
Our Work in Rendon
A look at recent gate repair projects across Rendon and surrounding areas.
Current Offers
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