Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
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A new gate installation in Farmers Branch runs anywhere from $2,800 for a basic single-swing driveway gate up to $18,000+ for a commercial-grade slide gate with loop detectors and access control. We’ll have someone out to your property within 48 hours for a free measure and a written quote that won’t change at the door. Hal Gatewood has been building and hanging gates since 2001, and our crew works the I-635 and Valwood corridors every week, so we know what Farmers Branch properties actually need. Call (325) 936-1371 and you’ll get a live person on the line, not a voicemail.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Farmers Branch’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Farmers Branch is not a typical suburb. You have corporate campuses off I-635, distribution yards along Valwood Parkway, and then quiet ranch-style streets tucked in between. That mix means we’re not just hanging residential driveway gates. We’re spec’ing rack-and-pinion slide gates for logistics yards on a Tuesday and pouring footings for a solar swing gate on a two-acre property off Valley View Lane on a Wednesday. Most gate companies in the area lean one direction or the other. We do both, and that matters when your property doesn’t fit a template.
Our name is on the shop, and Hal’s cell number is on every invoice. That’s how this has worked since 2001. Farmers Branch customers don’t get a rotating cast of subcontractors. They get Hal or someone from his crew, background-checked and uniformed, who knows the difference between a gate post set in black clay and one set in sand. The 90-Day Done Right Promise is in writing on every job we install in Farmers Branch. If something isn’t right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no fine print.
Our Gate Installation Services in Farmers Branch
Driveway Gate
Driveway gates in Farmers Branch tend to come in two flavors: the ornamental wrought-iron entrances added to 1960s ranch homes in the 1990s, and the newer steel-frame gates on the larger residential lots near the west side. We install both, sized to your opening and matched to your existing fence line. If you’re replacing an old iron gate with sagging hinges, we fix the root cause before we hang the new leaf. You don’t want to pay for a gate twice.
Pedestrian Gate
A pedestrian gate beside your driveway gets used more than the driveway gate itself, and that’s where cheap hardware fails first. We build and install pedestrian gates with steel frames and adjustable hinges so they swing clean for years, not months. On older Farmers Branch properties where the fence post has shifted in clay soil, we’ll set a new post in a concrete pier before we hang anything.
Sliding Gate
This is the work we do more of in Farmers Branch than almost anywhere else in the metro. Commercial slide gates on rack-and-pinion tracks are everywhere along Valwood Parkway and the industrial lots off I-635. These need loop detectors, torque limiters, and operators that can cycle all day without thermal shutdown. Our Gate Installation team installs and services these systems for warehouses, distribution yards, and corporate parking facilities. On the residential side, we also do slide gates for long driveways where a swing gate would block the approach or fight a steep grade.
Swing Gate
Swing gates are the classic choice for Farmers Branch ranch-style properties, and we build them to handle North Texas conditions. That means heavy-duty hinges, posts set deep enough to survive Vertisol soil movement, and operators matched to the leaf weight and width. A 20-foot solid steel gate leaf needs a different class of operator than a lightweight ornamental panel. We size it correctly the first time.
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 Farmers Branch
We’re certified to install and service nine major gate brands, and three we see constantly in Farmers Branch are LiftMaster, FAAC, and BFT. LiftMaster operators hold up well on residential swings and light commercial duty. FAAC is what a lot of the older commercial slide gates along Valwood were originally built with. BFT shows up on newer access-control installs at corporate campuses. Because we keep common parts on the truck and offer Gate Parts & Welding in Farmers Branch, we’re not waiting a week on a distributor to ship a bracket. If it’s a common failure, we probably have it.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Farmers Branch Homes
- Gate posts heaving out of plumb. Farmers Branch sits on expansive black clay. It swells in wet seasons and cracks in drought, and a post set in a shallow hole will lean within a year. When we install, we pour concrete piers 36 inches deep or deeper, below the active soil zone where movement actually happens.
- Solar operators that can’t keep up. A solar gate opener rated for a standard residential swing gate gets drained fast when it’s trying to move a 20-foot steel leaf or cycling all day on a commercial entrance. We size panels to the actual duty cycle, not the brochure.
- Loop detectors chewed up by truck traffic. The heavy trucks that run the Valwood corridor destroy asphalt and the inductive loops embedded in it. A failed loop means the gate won’t open for an approaching vehicle, or worse, closes on one. We install hardened loop wire and know how to diagnose a loop failure without guesswork.
- Stripped teeth on rack-and-pinion slide gates. When a delivery truck triggers the loop but a parked trailer is blocking the gate, the operator keeps pushing until something gives. That’s usually the rack teeth. We install torque limiters so the operator stops before the damage happens.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Farmers Branch, TX
A single swing driveway gate in Farmers Branch generally runs $3,200 to $6,500 including the operator and standard installation. Add a solar panel with battery backup and you’re at $4,800 to $8,000. Commercial slide gates start around $9,000 and climb to $18,000+ depending on gate width, operator class, loop detectors, and access control. Pedestrian gates run $900 to $2,400 installed. Every quote is written and agreed before any work starts. We don’t change the number at the door. Call (325) 936-1371 for an exact quote. Estimates are free, and there’s no trip charge inside the county.
We Also Serve Cities Near Farmers Branch
Gatewood Fence & Gate works throughout the northeast Dallas County area, including Gate Installation in Farmers Branch and surrounding communities. If you’re in Highland Park, Dallas, Plano, or Irving, we can schedule your gate installation, and the free estimate covers those areas too. Same crew, same written quote, same 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Serving Farmers Branch, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Farmers Branch 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 Farmers Branch
Yes, if it’s sized correctly. A wide farm gate needs a solar system with a battery bank and at least a 40 to 100-watt panel, depending on the gate weight and how many cycles per day it sees. The undersized residential solar kits fail here because they’re built for light ornamental gates, not 20-foot steel leaves. We recently hung a LiftMaster solar operator on a 20-foot swing gate off Valley View Lane with a 100-watt panel and battery backup, and it has run without issue through full sun and overcast stretches. Call (325) 936-1371 to talk through your gate width and access needs, and we’ll give you an honest answer on what solar can and can’t do on your property.
We set posts in concrete piers that extend at least 36 inches below grade, below the zone where Vertisol clay expands and contracts seasonally. A post set in 18 inches of concrete will lean within one wet-dry cycle. On heavy gates we also use steel-reinforced footings and sometimes a continuous concrete beam connecting the hinge post and latch post. This is the single biggest difference between a gate that works for ten years and one that binds in two. If you’re replacing an existing Farmers Branch gate, we’ll dig out the old footings and start fresh. Call (325) 936-1371 for a free assessment of your current post condition.
Under UL 325 standards, any new automatic gate must include primary and secondary entrapment protection. That means either inherent obstruction sensing in the operator plus a secondary device like photo eyes or contact edges, or a monitored safety edge. We install UL-compliant systems on every new automatic gate, and we’ll explain exactly what your gate needs before we quote it. On commercial slide gates we also add a torque limiter, which is not technically a code requirement everywhere but it should be, given what we see in the Valwood corridor. Call (325) 936-1371 if you’re replacing an older gate that doesn’t meet current standards. We’ll bring it up to code.
Inductive loop detectors fail when the pavement around them cracks and the wire breaks, or when heavy truck traffic compresses the asphalt and severs the loop. The Valwood Parkway corridor sees constant semi traffic, which chews through standard loop installations fast. We install loops with hardened wire and deeper saw cuts, and we can diagnose a failed loop before tearing up your whole apron. If your gate is staying open too long or not opening for trucks at all, it’s usually the loop. Call (325) 936-1371 and we’ll schedule a Gate Repair - Farmers Branch service call to test the loop and rewire it if needed.
Yes, but it requires more planning than a flat-site install. A slide gate on a grade needs the track set to match the slope or a cantilever design that doesn’t ride on a track at all. For residential driveways with a visible incline, a cantilever slide gate is usually the better choice because it doesn’t need a ground track that collects mud and debris. On commercial sites we’ve done both, depending on how the grade falls and what kind of traffic uses the gate. Call (325) 936-1371 and we’ll come out, look at your grade, and tell you which option works without burying you in options.
Get Your Farmers Branch Gate Installation Started Today
Call (325) 936-1371 for a free estimate on your gate installation in Farmers Branch. A live person answers, around the clock. We’ll schedule a time to come measure, give you a written quote that won’t change when the crew shows up, and stand behind the work with the 90-Day Done Right Promise. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount, and any repair over $200 takes $40 off. The name is on the shop, and the shop is down the road. That’s the oldest accountability there is.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Farmers Branch since 2001.