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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Irving
A new driveway gate in Irving typically runs $4,800 to $14,000 installed, depending on whether you need a simple swing gate on welded steel posts or a high-cycle sliding gate with automation, safety devices, and Irving Gate Access Control. Most standard installations we complete in Irving take one to three days once materials are on site, and we quote the full price in writing before the first weld is struck. If you live in Valley Ranch, Las Colinas, or the older neighborhoods around North Irving, call (903) 829-4499 and a live person answers, day or night.
We know Irving because we work here constantly. The soil, the HOAs, the mix of 1960s ranch homes and 1980s master-planned communities, the corporate campuses along Highway 114. It all shapes how a gate should be built. Hal Gatewood started this company in 2001, and the name is still on the shop. When you call, you get us, not a phone tree.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Most of our Irving work comes from referrals. A homeowner in Valley Ranch watches us rebuild a neighbor’s sagging ornamental double gate, asks who did the work, and we’re there the next week measuring. That’s how we’ve grown in Irving. No billboards. No jingle. Just gates that still swing true three years after we poured the footings.
We carry a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every installation, in writing. If something isn’t right, one call brings Hal or his crew back. No runaround. We also answer the phone around the clock with a real person. That matters in Irving when an ice storm seizes a community entry gate at 4 a.m. and you need Gate Repair - Irving fast and an HOA has to let residents get to work on Highway 114.
Our Gate Installation team has handled everything from a simple pedestrian gate off Rochelle Boulevard to dual vehicular slide gates at a Las Colinas office park. We’re state-licensed and insured, background-checked on every job, and we weld on site in your driveway. The gate never leaves your property on a flatbed. That’s the point. If it breaks, we fix it where it stands.
Our Gate Installation Services in Irving
Driveway Gate
A driveway gate in Irving has to handle two things: Texas sun and Blackland Prairie clay. We set posts below the clay line with deep concrete footings so the gate doesn’t heave out of plumb within two years. We build both single-swing and bi-parting double driveway gates, in steel, aluminum, or ornamental iron matched to your home’s era. A standard single driveway swing gate with manual latch in Irving runs $4,800 to $7,500; automation adds another $2,200 to $4,000 depending on operator type.
Pedestrian Gate
Pedestrian gates in Irving often sit alongside driveway gates, framing the walk-up path to a front door. We install them as standalone units or as part of a coordinated entry system that matches the driveway gate in material and finish. In Las Colinas townhome communities, we frequently install pedestrian gates with magnetically locked access and keypad entry. A basic ornamental steel pedestrian gate with a maglock starts around $1,800 in Irving; with keypad and intercom integration, expect $3,500 to $5,500.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates are the standard for Irving’s commercial and HOA entry points, especially along the Las Colinas corridor. They ride on a track, which means the track and the post footings have to be built for soil that swells and shrinks through North Texas wet-dry cycles. A cantilever sliding gate, where the gate rides on rollers without a ground track, often works better on Irving’s clay because it tolerates ground movement. A commercial-grade sliding gate with operator starts around $8,000 and goes up from there depending on panel length, weight, and operator duty cycle.
Swing Gate
Swing gates are the classic Texas driveway gate, and in Irving we see them everywhere from 1960s ranch homes in North Irving to ornamental iron beauties in Valley Ranch. The hinge post is everything. When a swing gate sags, the problem is almost never the panel; it’s the post moving in the clay. That’s where our Gate Parts & Welding in Irving expertise comes in. We pour new footings below the clay line, reset the hinge post in concrete, and only then hang the gate. A custom ornamental single swing gate with standard automation in Irving runs $6,000 to $9,500, with double gates running $9,000 to $14,000.
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 Irving
We’re certified to service and install Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls in Irving, DoorKing, and five other major gate operator brands. That matters in Irving because Valley Ranch’s original community gates were built with Viking and Elite operators, and those units are now 30-plus years old. We stock common control boards, safety edge parts, and receiver modules for the brands Irving HOAs actually have on their columns. We don’t tell you to rip out a DoorKing because we don’t stock the part. We get the part.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Heaving posts on clay. Irving’s Blackland Prairie soil swells when wet and contracts when dry. Shallow posts move within two to three years. If a gate installer sets posts in 18 inches of concrete and calls it done, you’ll be fixing that gate before the mortgage is paid. We go below the clay line.
- Retrofitting old Valley Ranch operators. The original Viking and Elite slide operators in Valley Ranch are discontinued. When a control board dies, you can’t order a drop-in replacement. We retrofit modern operators into the original decorative brick columns, keeping the HOA’s look intact. That’s an Irving-specific job we’ve done many times, particularly in the Heritage and Crest communities.
- Ice storm seizure. North Texas winter ice events aren’t frequent, but when they hit, exposed worm-drive and chain operators on community gates lock up overnight. We install weather-protected operators and housing for Irving properties that can’t afford a frozen gate on a Tuesday morning.
- HOA compliance pressure. In Irving, you don’t just install a gate. You install a gate the HOA approved. We work through the approval process with boards, provide spec sheets and finish samples, and build to the exact aesthetic standard the community requires. We’ve done it in Valley Ranch, in Las Colinas mid-rise communities, and in the condo associations along O’Connor Road.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Irving, TX
Here’s what Irving homeowners and HOAs can expect, in real numbers, for Gate Installation in Irving:
| Installation Type | Typical Irving Range |
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| Pedestrian gate (manual, ornamental steel) | $1,800 - $3,500 |
| Pedestrian gate (automated, keypad entry) | $3,500 - $5,500 |
| Single driveway swing gate (manual) | $4,800 - $7,500 |
| Single driveway swing gate (automated) | $6,000 - $9,500 |
| Double swing gate (automated, ornamental) | $9,000 - $14,000 |
| Cantilever or commercial sliding gate (with operator) | $8,000 - $18,000+ |
What moves the price: panel material and weight, operator duty cycle, post depth requirements on the clay line, safety device configuration, and whether HOA finishes and specs are required. You’ll get a written price before work starts. Not an estimate that drifts. A price. We honor it. Call (903) 829-4499 for a free quote. We stand behind the number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
While this page is about Irving, our crews regularly work in Irving plus Duncanville, DeSoto, Grand Prairie, and Cedar Hill. If you’re just outside Irving, give us a call. We can tell you quickly which day we can be there, and we don’t charge a trip fee inside the county.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 Irving
Las Colinas commercial campuses and Valley Ranch HOA entry points generally require high-cycle operators rated for continuous duty. That typically means a LiftMaster LSXS hydraulic operator or a FAAC commercial slide operator, depending on panel weight and daily cycles. A residential operator will burn out within months on a gate that cycles 400 times a day. We specify the operator based on measured panel weight, daily cycle count, and whether the gate runs on a timer or sensor loop. Call (903) 829-4499 if you’re looking at an operator replacement and want a straight answer on what your gate actually needs.
We pour post footings that extend below the active clay movement zone, typically 36 to 48 inches deep in Irving, and we use concrete with proper rebar reinforcement rather than loose-fill post foam or short concrete slugs. For sliding gates, we recommend cantilever systems on Irving soil because they have no ground track to misalign when the clay moves. For swing gates, the hinge post gets the deepest footing of any component. Skip this step and the gate will sag or bind within two to three years. That’s not a guess. It’s what we keep finding under gates other companies installed.
Yes, and we’ve done it many times in Valley Ranch. The key is choosing an operator with a compact enough footprint to sit inside the original column cavity, and mounting it so the existing brick and fascia remain untouched. We then run the wiring through conduit that’s hidden in the column chase, preserving the original late-1980s look. We provide spec sheets and photos to the HOA architectural committee as part of the approval package. The original Viking and Elite operators are long discontinued, but the columns are still good. No reason to tear them out.
Automatic gates in Irving require at minimum UL 325-compliant safety devices: photo eyes (retro-reflective sensors) across the gate travel path, plus edge sensors on the leading and trailing gate edges for slide gates. Entrapment protection must prevent the gate from closing on a vehicle or person and reverse direction upon obstruction. We install these on every automated gate, residential or commercial, with no exceptions. Call (903) 829-4499 and we can walk through exactly what your gate needs and what it will cost.
We do. Underground swing gate operators are the quietest option for high-end Irving homes where surface-mounted arms would ruin the look. The operator sits below grade in a sealed box, typically specified for ornamental iron gates where the hinge and the motor must disappear. Installation is more involved: the underground box gets set in a concrete vault, which also has to go below the clay movement line. Expect the operator itself to add $3,500 to $6,000 to a swing gate installation, before vault and drainage work. It’s not the economical choice. It is the right choice if the gate is the first thing people see when they pull up to your house in Valley Ranch.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Irving since 2001.