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Gate installation in Tempe costs $1,200-$4,800 for a typical single driveway gate, with pedestrian gates running $450-$1,900 and full automated slide or swing systems landing between $2,800 and $9,500 depending on size, material, and operator. Most installations are completed in one to two days once materials are on hand. We serve every Tempe ZIP code including 85283, 85284, 85285, and 85287, and we answer the phone with a live person around the clock at (877) 610-2993.
Hal Gatewood has run Gatewood Fence & Gate since 2001. He welds on site, fixes what’s fixable, and tells you honestly when replacement is the cheaper answer. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Tempe’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Tempe homeowners call us because we’re local in the way that matters. We know the difference between a 1970s ornamental iron pedestrian gate off Apache Boulevard and a 2004 DoorKing slide operator in a south Tempe HOA community. That knowledge changes the quote. A gate that sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, is where we start. Fix the panel without the post and you’ll fix it twice.
We carry parts for Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing systems, and if we don’t have a board on the truck we can usually source it same day from our Phoenix warehouse and have it at your Tempe property before evening. Our Tempe customers consistently mention two things: the person who quotes the job is the same person who does the job, and the price agreed upfront is the price on the invoice. Every job, including new gate installation in Tempe, carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, we make it right. One call brings Hal back. No runaround.
You can drive to the shop and look Hal in the eye. The license number is published, the address is published, and the phone gets answered by a human being at 2 a.m. if that’s when you call.
Our Gate Installation Services in Tempe
We install every common residential gate type across Tempe, and we always start with a free measure and a written price. If you already have a written estimate from another company, we’ll give you a free second opinion on it. No trip charge inside the county.
Driveway Gate
We build and hang driveway gates for Tempe homes from 10-foot single swing gates on a standard two-car court to 20-foot slide gates on south Tempe estate lots. In the 85284 ZIP, we replace more automated slide and swing systems than anywhere else in the Valley because the original operators installed during the 1995-2008 building boom are now failing together. We design the gate around your driveway grade, your setbacks, and the operator you actually have room for. The price includes the posts, the hardware, the operator, safety edges or photo eyes, and the wiring run.
A typical driveway gate installation in Tempe runs $2,800-$9,500 depending on whether it’s a manual ornamental iron gate or a fully automated slide system with intercom and keypad access.
Pedestrian Gate
North and central Tempe near ASU is full of 1960s-1980s rental homes and apartment complexes with narrow pedestrian gates that have been opened ten thousand times by ten thousand different hands. We replace those with properly hung steel or aluminum gates set in new concrete footings. In Tempe’s older rental stock the posts are often set shallow in caliche-heavy soil, and they heave after heavy monsoon rains. We set the new post deeper than the old one, with a proper footing, so the gate stays square.
Pedestrian gate installation in Tempe typically runs $450-$1,900 depending on width, material, and whether you want a matching keyed lock or digital access.
Sliding Gate
A sliding gate makes sense on Tempe driveways where the grade tilts up toward the house or the driveway is too short for a swing arc. We fabricate and install sliding gates with rack-and-pinion drive, cantilever rollers, or track systems depending on the width and the available space. In 85284’s HOA communities, where the original slide operators are now end-of-life, we routinely pull a 20-year-old DoorKing or Viking motor and replace it with a modern operator that meets current UL 325 entrapment protection standards.
Sliding gate installation in Tempe runs $3,200-$9,500 for a complete automated system including safety devices. For a gate only, without the operator, expect $2,200-$5,000.
Swing Gate
Swing gates are the most common residential choice in Tempe, but they bind here more than anywhere we work. Steel expands when surface temperatures push past 150°F in July and August, and a gate that swings clean at sunrise will drag against the latch post by mid-afternoon. We hang swing gates with thermal expansion in mind: proper clearance, adjustable hinges, and robust posts that won’t flex in the heat. In south Tempe’s HOA communities, many swing gates are dual-leaf double gates designed for a 16-foot opening; those posts need real depth and real concrete or the weight will pull them inward within a few summers.
Double swing gate installation in Tempe runs $3,000-$8,500 for a standard 14-16 foot automated system, depending on cladding and access controls.
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 Tempe
We’re certified to service nine major gate operator brands, and for Tempe homeowners the ones we see most are DoorKing, Linear, Viking, and Ghost Controls. We stock common replacement parts for those systems locally, which means when your 2004 DoorKing slide operator quits in south Tempe, we can usually have the exact control board or limit switch on the truck that day rather than waiting a week for a distributor. We also install new operators from those same brands, with full factory support and our own 90-Day Done Right Promise on top.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Tempe Homes
- Posts heaving in caliche soil. Monsoon moisture saturates the clay-heavy soil around shallow footings in Tempe’s 85282 and 85281 ZIP codes, and the post tilts. The latch stops engaging, the gate drags, and the panel twists. Replacing the gate without resetting the post means you’ll pay twice.
- Thermal expansion causing afternoon lockouts. From June through September, steel gate frames expand enough to bind against latches and hinges almost daily. We build swing gates with clearances that tolerate Tempe’s 150°F surface temperatures instead of setting them tight like a cool-temperate install.
- Haboob dust killing operators. The fine caliche particles that blow through the Salt River valley during monsoon dust storms work into motors, photo-eye lenses, and limit switches. False-obstruction faults and premature control board failure are far more common in Tempe than in Phoenix proper. We install sealed and shielded components where it matters.
- End-of-life operators in HOA-era subdivisions. Tempe’s 85284 ZIP has a wave of automated gates installed between 1995 and 2008 that are now failing at the same time. Control boards, gearboxes, and loop detectors are all past design life. The question is almost always whether to retrofit or replace, and we’ll give you an honest answer either way. Show Hal the gate closing on its own and he’ll show you where it’s failing.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Tempe, AZ
Here’s what we see on the ground in Tempe’s market right now:
- Pedestrian gate, steel or aluminum, manual latch: $450-$1,900
- Single driveway swing gate, ornamental steel, manual: $1,200-$3,200
- Automated single swing gate with operator, safety edges, and keypad: $3,000-$7,500
- Automated sliding gate, full system including rack, track, operator, and safety devices: $3,200-$9,500
- Double swing gate, 14-16 foot opening, both leaves automated: $3,000-$8,500
- Full replacement of an existing HOA-era operator with modern UL 325 compliant system: $1,800-$4,200
The final number depends on gate width, material, whether you’re running power 50 feet or 150 feet, and what access controls you want on the wall. We quote the full job upfront, in writing, before any work starts. That price is the price. We don’t show up and “find” an extra thousand dollars. We also offer $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, a free second opinion on any written estimate, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans.
Call (877) 610-2993 for a free measure and a written estimate. If you’d rather compare first, bring us any other written quote and we’ll break it down honestly, line by line.
We Also Serve Cities Near Tempe
Our crews work all over the East Valley, and we’re in Tempe multiple times a week. If you’re in Guadalupe, Tempe Junction, Ahwatukee Foothills, or Central City, we’ll come to you the same way we come to Tempe: with a live person on the phone, a written quote, and the owner’s name on the invoice. The same Gate Installation team handles every job, whether it’s a rental walk gate near ASU or a 20-foot automated slide gate on a south Tempe cul-de-sac.
Serving Tempe, AZ - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tempe 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 Tempe
Gate posts in Tempe’s 85281 and 85282 ZIP codes are frequently set in shallow concrete footings that sit in caliche-heavy soil. When monsoon rains saturate that soil, the clay expands and pushes the post upward or sideways. The gate frame twists, the latch stops meeting the strike plate, and the panel starts dragging. We fix it by pulling the old post, coring deeper than the original footing, and setting the new post in properly poured concrete below the caliche layer. If the panel itself is worn, we’ll tell you. If it’s only the post, we won’t sell you a gate you don’t need. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come look.
Most 1990s and early 2000s DoorKing, Linear, and Viking operators in Tempe’s 85284 HOA communities can still run, but retrofitting them to meet current UL 325 entrapment protection standards often costs more than replacing the unit outright. Adding photo eyes, edge sensors, and a compliant control board to a 25-year-old motor is like rebuilding an engine around a cracked block. In most Tempe cases, replacement is the cheaper answer over any realistic timeline. We’ll show you both numbers in writing before you decide. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free measure and honest recommendation.
The fine caliche dust that blows through the Salt River valley during haboobs gets into gate operator motors, photo-eye lenses, and limit switches, causing false-obstruction faults and premature control board failure. Tempe homeowners see this more than their neighbors in Mesa or Chandler because the storm track funnels right up the river corridor. We install sealed motor housings, shielded sensors, and dust boots on limit switches where it matters, and we stock the most-failed replacement boards for Tempe’s common operator brands. If your gate reverses or beeps every time the wind blows, call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll diagnose it on site.
Steel expands as it heats. In Tempe’s summer, a gate surface can hit 150°F or hotter, and a swing gate that was hung snug in winter conditions will expand enough by mid-afternoon to drag on the latch post or bind at the hinges. The fix is re-hanging the gate with proper thermal clearance, adjusting the hinge barrels, and sometimes re-setting a post that’s drifted inward. We build Tempe gates with heat expansion allowances from day one, which means an install done by us won’t lock itself in August. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll fix the binding, not just lube the hinges.
A sagging gate in Tempe’s rental corridor near ASU is almost always a tilted hinge post, not a broken hinge or a bent panel. The posts were set shallow, sometimes right into caliche, and after decades of tenant foot traffic and monsoon soil movement they’ve drifted. The panel then pivots on the hinges and drops. We reset the post in a proper footing and re-hang the gate so it closes square. Show Hal a gate that drags and he’ll show you the post that moved. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free look at your property.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Tempe since 2001.