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A new driveway gate in Wilsonville typically runs $2,800 to $7,500 installed, depending on whether you’re doing a single swing, a double swing, or a slide gate. Most installations take one to three days once we have your HOA approval in hand, and we quote the full price before any work begins. If you’re in the 97070 and need a gate that matches your subdivision’s original iron or cedar, call Hal at (877) 610-2993 and he’ll walk you through it.
We know Wilsonville differently than a company that just sees a ZIP code on a work order. This city was built deliberately, subdivision by subdivision, each with its own covenants and design standards. The Charbonneau District alone has dozens of gated entries with operators now hitting 25 to 30 years old. That’s not a generic gate job. That’s matching aged iron, working around terrain, and dealing with saturated clay that moves posts. We’ve been at this since 2001, owner-operated the whole time.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Wilsonville’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood answers the phone. Not a dispatcher, not a queue. You call (877) 610-2993 at 2 a.m. because your gate won’t close and you get a live person. That’s been true since 2001, and it’s not changing. The name is on the shop. If you want to look Hal in the eye before you spend money, drive to the shop and do it. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Wilsonville customers deal with one person from the estimate through the final weld. Hal and his crew show up in uniform, background-checked, and they fix things in your driveway rather than hauling the gate off to a shop across town. Every job carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings him back. No runaround, no arguing about whether it’s covered.
We serve Charbonneau, Villebois, Frog Pond West, and every other neighborhood in Wilsonville from our Portland metro office. Scheduling is coordinated from there, but the crew works locally, and we know these streets. Show me the gate closing on its own and I’ll show you where it’s failing. That’s the kind of thing you only learn doing this work in one place for two decades plus.
Our Gate Installation Services in Wilsonville
We do every kind of residential gate Wilsonville has. Here’s what that looks like in practice. For a full look at what we install across the region, see our Gate Installation page.
Driveway Gate
The most common install in Wilsonville is a driveway gate with an automated operator, either on a track or swinging on hinges. In planned subdivisions like Villebois, the gate has to match the HOA’s original spec, often ornamental black iron or cedar. We measure on site, check the frost line and drainage, and quote the whole job before we start.
Pedestrian Gate
A pedestrian gate gives you access without opening the big driveway gate every time. In Wilsonville’s wet winters, these take a beating at the latch side. We set them with proper clearance and use hardware that won’t seize when it’s been raining for three straight weeks. A well-hung pedestrian gate should swing clean with one hand, even in March.
Sliding Gate
If your driveway slopes or you don’t have room for a swing, a slide gate is often the answer. Wilsonville’s low-lying areas near the Willamette River have ground that holds water, so the track and footing absolutely have to be set with drainage in mind. We’ve seen slide gates bind because water pooled under the track and froze or heaved. We set them right the first time.
Swing Gate
Double swing gates are common on Wilsonville’s larger lots, especially in Charbonneau and along Boones Ferry Road. A solid infill gate catches serious wind in winter storms. If the hinge post is undersized or the footing’s shallow, the gate leans within a season. We size posts and footings for wind load, not just the weight of the gate. That’s the difference between a gate that stays plumb for 20 years and one that sags in two.
What happens when you call
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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 Wilsonville
We’re certified to work on nine major gate brands, and in Wilsonville that most often means FAAC, BFT, and Linear operators. A lot of Charbonneau was wired up in the early 1990s with Linear boards, so we keep replacement boards and keypad parts on the truck when we head into that community. We also service LiftMaster, Viking, DoorKing, Elite, Ghost Controls, and Mighty Mule. If your operator has a nameplate, odds are we’ve worked on it.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Wilsonville Homes
- Saturated post footings and concrete heave. Low-lying sections of Wilsonville near the Willamette River drain slowly, and 40-plus inches of rain from October through April keeps post bases soaked. The concrete heaves, the post leans, and the gate starts binding or dragging.
- Wind load damage on solid infill gates. HOA-mandated solid gates catch high wind like a sail. We see bent hinge posts and burned-out operators after every serious winter storm. The fix is a heavier post, a deeper footing, and an operator sized for wind resistance.
- Aged LiftMaster and Linear boards in Charbonneau. The District was built out in the early-to-mid 1990s with a wave of the same operators. Those boards are failing in clusters now, often after a power surge or a wet spell. A board replacement usually gets the gate running again same day.
- Rotted wood gate frames at the hinge post. Wilsonville’s wet winters rot wood gate frames where they bolt to the hinge post. The sag looks like a panel problem, but the panel is rarely the problem. Fix the post and reset the hinges, or you’ll fix it twice.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Wilsonville, OR
Here are straight numbers for Wilsonville’s market. A single swing driveway gate with a basic operator: $2,800 to $4,200. A double swing with ornamental iron and wind-rated hardware: $4,500 to $7,500. A sliding gate with track and operator: $3,800 to $6,800. A pedestrian gate with matching iron or cedar: $900 to $2,200. If you’re replacing an operator on an existing gate, a Charbonneau-era Linear board swap often runs $450 to $900 parts and labor.
What moves the price: HOA material matching requirements, the condition of your existing posts, whether we’re running power to a new location, and whether the ground needs significant regrading or drainage work. Every quote is written and agreed to before we start work. You’ll never see a surprise number when the job’s done. Call (877) 610-2993 for a free estimate, and mention the repairs discount if your project qualifies: $40 off any repair over $200. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount on everything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Wilsonville
If you’re just outside Wilsonville, we serve the surrounding area too. We work regularly in Tualatin, Canby, Sherwood, and West Linn, and we schedule those calls alongside Wilsonville work all week. If you’re in Wilsonville proper, this is our page: Wilsonville gate installation.
Serving Wilsonville, OR - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Wilsonville 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 Wilsonville
Yes. Wilsonville has a high concentration of HOA-governed subdivisions, and nearly every one requires design review before you install or replace a gate. Charbonneau, Villebois, and Frog Pond all have covenants that specify materials, finishes, and sometimes even the operator brand. Plan on two to four weeks for approval after you submit your design. We can provide the drawings and spec sheets your HOA will ask for, and we’ve dealt with most of these boards before. It slows the start date but saves you a demand letter later. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll help you pull the package together.
It’s almost always the post. Wilsonville’s clay soil holds water, especially in low-lying areas near the Willamette River, and saturated ground lets the footing shift. The panel may look bent or the gate may drag, but the root cause is a hinge post that’s out of plumb. We reset the post in a deeper footing with drainage and then rehang the gate. Panel-only repairs won’t fix a post that’s moving. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll come assess it. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start.
Yes, and we do it regularly. Much of Wilsonville’s 1990s and 2000s housing stock has gates specified by the original HOA covenants, and those covenants usually survive every sale of the house. We match the profile, the spacing, and the finish of the original iron or cedar. If a component is discontinued, we’ll document the closest available match and help you get HOA sign-off before we fabricate. We also match black powder-coat finishes, which is the standard across most Wilsonville subdivisions. Call (877) 610-2993 and we can look at what you have.
First, pull the manual release. Most operators have a release handle near the operator head that disconnects the gate from the drive mechanism so you can push it open by hand. If you’re not sure where the release is, don’t force the gate. Wrenching on a gate can bend the rack or damage the operator. If you can’t safely operate the manual release, call us at (877) 610-2993. A live person answers, and we’ll talk you through it or send someone out. Never climb over or under a gate that’s partially open, especially during a storm.
Yes. Oregon follows the national UL 325 standard, which requires gate operators to have entrapment protection, usually safety photocells or contact edges that reverse the gate if something blocks it. That applies to every new installation and to most operator replacements. We install entrapment protection on every automated gate we do, and we test it before we leave. If your current operator doesn’t have working photocells or a reversing edge, that’s a safety problem, not an optional upgrade. Call (877) 610-2993 and we’ll check it.
The Wilsonville-Specific Truth About Gates
Here’s what nobody tells you until you’ve done this work in Wilsonville for a while: your gate job is not like a gate job in Tualatin or Sherwood. Wilsonville was master-planned from the start, and that planning reaches into every gate hinge and operator board. The same developers built the same gates through entire subdivisions in the 1990s and 2000s, which means the materials are consistent and so are the failures. In Charbonneau, we replaced a storm-leaned ornamental iron double swing gate where saturated post footings had heaved the hinge post out of plumb. After resetting the post in a deeper concrete footing with proper drainage, we installed a new LiftMaster operator with entrapment protection, re-aimed the safety photocells, and matched the HOA’s original black powder-coat finish. That job took one full day, and the gate’s been solid since.
That’s what this page is really about. Wilsonville’s HOA rules, saturated clay, and the Charbonneau District’s aging LiftMaster and Linear operators change what a gate installation has to include. Before you spend money on a gate, know this: the post matters more than the panel, the footing matters more than the post, and the HOA matters more than all of it if you skip design review. Get those three things right and you’ll have a gate that stays plumb, opens clean, and passes every inspection. Get them wrong and you’ll be calling someone to redo the job in two years.
We’re that someone. Call (877) 610-2993 and Hal will answer. He’ll come out, measure, look at your covenants, and quote you a real number. If you’ve got a written estimate from another company, bring it. He’ll give you a free second opinion. No trip charge inside the county, and if the repair’s over $200, you get $40 off. That’s the whole pitch. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Wilsonville since 2001.