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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across San Antonio
Gate installation in San Antonio runs anywhere from $1,200 for a basic single swing gate to $9,000+ for an automated ornamental iron double driveway gate, and most jobs are completed in one to three days once materials are on site. You can call (877) 610-2993 and talk to a live person who actually knows San Antonio gates, not a phone tree. Hal Gatewood has kept his name on the shop since 2001, and the shop is right here in the metro, which matters when the clay soil in 78207 has your gate post leaning by August.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is San Antonio’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We’re not passing through San Antonio. Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001, and his address and license number are published for anyone to look up. That’s the kind of accountability that matters to homeowners in Alamo Heights who’ve already been burned by an outfit that quoted one price over the phone and showed up with a different number on the invoice. Our pricing is stated before any work begins, and the number we quote is the number on the invoice. Every job carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back, no runaround.
We answer the phone with a live person 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Not a voicemail. Not a call center three states away. When you call (877) 610-2993 at 6 a.m. because your gate won’t open and you can’t get your truck out, you’ll talk to someone who can actually help. Our crew shows up in uniform, background-checked, and we do the work in your driveway, including welding on site.
Our Gate Installation Services in San Antonio
Driveway Gate
Driveway gates in San Antonio do heavy lifting, literally and figuratively. A double driveway gate off Broadway in Alamo Heights isn’t the same job as a ranch gate out toward 78219. We hang both. Most driveway gate installs in San Antonio run $1,800 to $6,500 depending on width, material, and whether you need automation. If you’re replacing a gate that sat on a pier-and-beam era home with crumbling concrete footings, we handle the footing work too, poured deeper than code minimum because we know what this clay does.
Pedestrian Gate
A pedestrian gate in Terrell Hills or King William usually means matching existing ornamental ironwork, not slapping up a catalog gate from a big box store. We fabricate hinges and scrollwork to match the original. Simple pedestrian gate installs start around $800; matching a 1940s wrought iron side gate with custom fabrication typically runs $1,500 to $3,000. You get a gate that looks like it was always there, not a patch job.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates are popular on the newer lots in north San Antonio and out toward Windcrest, but the track work is unforgiving when the ground moves. A sliding gate installed on compacted base with proper drainage will run $2,500 to $7,000 including the operator. We trench the power run, set the track on a deeper bed than most crews bother with, and install photo eyes and safety edges as standard, not as an upsell. If your soil is gumbo like the west side, we’ll tell you to expect seasonal track adjustments, and we’ll show you what to watch for.
Swing Gate
Swing gates are the heart of San Antonio gate work, especially the ornamental iron double gates that define the older neighborhoods. A single swing gate install runs $1,200 to $4,000. Double swing gates with automation on a wide driveway run $3,500 to $9,000 and up depending on the ironwork. The hinge post is where the job succeeds or fails. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start. We set posts on deeper footings with gravel drainage specifically because of the Vertisol clay heave we see between March and August in places like 78207 and 78210.
What happens when you call
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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 San Antonio
We’re certified to service nine major gate operator brands, and we stock parts locally in San Antonio for the ones you’re most likely to have: FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Viking. That means we’re not waiting on a warehouse in Dallas to ship a control board while your gate sits open. We also service LiftMaster, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. If you’ve got an older operator on an ornamental iron gate and you’re not sure it can be retrofitted to modern safety standards, we’ll tell you straight, and we won’t sell you a full replacement if a retrofit will do the job.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in San Antonio Homes
- Clay heave pushing hinge posts out of plumb. The black Vertisol clay in central San Antonio swells hard after spring rains and contracts sharply in summer heat. A post set perfectly level in March can lean three inches by August, and a panel-only fix won’t cure it because the failure is in the post, not the gate.
- Legacy operators without entrapment protection. Pre-UL 325 operators are common on older San Antonio gates, and they lack the photo eyes and force reversal that modern safety code requires. Heavy ornamental iron gates need that protection. We can often retrofit safety photocells and a current control board without replacing the whole gate.
- Discontinued wrought iron hardware. Pre-1960s bungalows in 78204 and the west side often have custom ironwork with hinge styles nobody manufactures anymore. We fabricate replacements from our local metal shop network, which takes longer than a catalog swap but preserves the character of the gate.
- Freeze damage from hard cold snaps. Winter Storm Uri in February 2021 froze hydraulic operators, cracked welds weakened by corrosion, and seized locks across San Antonio in a single night. If your gate has lived through a few of these freezes, we check for micro-cracks in the welds before anything else fails.
Pricing for Gate Installation in San Antonio, TX
You deserve real numbers. A basic single swing gate in San Antonio runs $1,200 to $4,000 installed. A double driveway swing gate with automation runs $3,500 to $9,000. Sliding gates run $2,500 to $7,000. Pedestrian gates range $800 to $3,000 depending on custom fabrication. What moves the price: gate width, material (ornamental iron costs more than steel tube), automation, whether footings need to be re-poured, and whether we’re matching existing ironwork. Custom fabrication for discontinued hardware on older homes adds time and labor. We quote it all in writing before any work starts, and the price we quote is the price you pay. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate. We also offer $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.
We Also Serve Cities Near San Antonio
If you’re in Alamo Heights, Terrell Hills, Kirby, or Windcrest, you’re in our regular service area. We run the same crews, the same pricing, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise across the metro. Gate Installation in San Antonio is what we do every day, and we know the soil, the old iron, and the legacy operators across these neighborhoods as well as anyone.
Serving San Antonio, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the San Antonio 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 San Antonio
The west side and near south side sit on expansive black Vertisol clay that swells after heavy spring rains and contracts hard in summer drought, heaving gate posts out of plumb within a single season, while north San Antonio sits on sandier soils that drain without the same movement. If your post is leaning noticeably between March and August, you need a post reset on a deeper footing with gravel drainage, not just a gate panel adjustment. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come look at it, no trip charge inside the county.
In most cases you can retrofit modern photo eyes, force reversal, and a current control board onto an existing ornamental iron gate without replacing the ironwork itself, as long as the hinges, posts, and frame are structurally sound. We do this regularly in San Antonio’s older neighborhoods where the gate has been there since before UL 325 safety standards existed. If the operator is obsolete and unserviceable, we’ll upgrade to a current FAAC, BFT, or Linear operator and wire in the safety edges. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free evaluation and written estimate.
San Antonio sits in a freeze-risk corridor, and hard freezes like February 2021 can happen again, so it’s a recurring risk if the underlying corrosion and weld fatigue aren’t addressed. We repair the cracked weld properly, replace seized locks with freeze-resistant hardware, and check the rest of the gate for welds weakened by years of humidity and temperature swings. If you had freeze damage in 2021 and haven’t had it inspected, call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll check the whole gate before the next hard cold snap.
Yes, in San Antonio you almost always do. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and on expansive clay the post is usually the first thing to move. We see this constantly in 78207 and 78210 after the spring rains. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice. A proper post reset with a deeper footing and gravel drainage solves the root cause. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll give you an honest assessment and a written price before any work starts.
Yes, we fabricate replacement hinges and scrollwork to match the original ironwork on older San Antonio homes, and we’ve done it across 78204, the west side, and the near south side where those pre-1960s bungalows dominate. It takes longer than ordering a catalog part, but the gate looks like it belongs to the house. We work with local metal shops to match the profile and finish. Call (877) 610-2993 with photos or a description and we’ll give you a written estimate.
When you need gate installation in San Antonio, you don’t have to gamble on a name you’ve never heard of. Hal Gatewood has been at this since 2001. His name is on the shop, his address is published, and his phone number is answered by a real person, day or night. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate on any gate installation, and we’ll quote a price we’ll stand behind, in writing, before any work begins.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving San Antonio since 2001.