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.
Before
After
Before
After
Before
AfterFast, Reliable Gate Access Control Across Irving
Gate access control in Irving usually means one of three things: a keypad that won’t accept codes, a phone entry system that stopped ringing through, or an older HOA gate operator that’s finally quit after thirty years on the job. We fix all three, and we do it the same day in most Irving neighborhoods. Hal Gatewood has been working on automated gates since 2001, and there’s a live person on the phone whenever you call (325) 936-1371. No voicemail, no queue, no waiting for a call center three states away to route your ticket.
What makes Irving different from Dallas or Grand Prairie is Las Colinas. That master-planned district built one of the densest collections of automated gate operators anywhere in Texas, and those original units from the 1980s and 90s are now failing on the same schedule. If you live behind a gate in Las Colinas or a central Irving neighborhood, you’re likely dealing with equipment that predates modern safety standards and was never designed for this clay soil or this heat. We’ll get into what that means for your options below.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Access Control Company
Our Gate Access Control work in Irving is built on showing up, diagnosing honestly, and fixing what’s actually wrong. Hal’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. His published address isn’t a secret, and his license number is there for anyone to check. That’s the older kind of accountability, the kind where you can drive to the shop and look the person in the eye.
Irving customers call us for the same reason they recommend us to neighbors: the person who answers the phone is the person who stands behind the work. We’re locally owned and owner-operated, and we’ve answered calls live 24 hours a day since we started. A gate that won’t open at 2 a.m. in a Las Colinas HOA doesn’t wait for business hours.
Every job we do in Irving carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings Hal back. No runaround, no fine print. That applies whether we’re retrofitting a 1990s DoorKing slide gate operator off MacArthur Boulevard or programming a keypad on a driveway gate in central Irving.
We also keep it straight on pricing. You’ll get a quoted price agreed before any work starts. That’s not a footnote; it’s how we’ve always done business. Visit Gate Access Control in Irving to see more about how we serve the area.
Our Gate Access Control Services in Irving
Keypad Entry
Irving’s gated communities lean on keypads more than fobs, and we program, repair, and replace them daily. The older Linear and DoorKing keypads common in Las Colinas entrances are getting scarce for parts, but we stock what’s still available and can usually retrofit a modern keypad to an older operator without replacing the whole system. A typical keypad replacement in Irving runs $180 to $420 depending on whether we’re wiring a single residential driveway or a shared HOA entrance with multiple access codes.
Remote Control
Remote and fob programming in Irving often gets complicated because one neighborhood may have three different operator vintages across its entrances. We carry remotes and receivers compatible with LiftMaster, FAAC, Mighty Mule, and Elite so you’re not stuck ordering a generic remote online that won’t pair with your existing receiver. Programming a standard remote in Irving typically costs $75 to $150, and we show you how to add more yourself afterward.
Phone Entry
Phone entry systems in Irving’s Las Colinas HOA communities are the busiest part of our access control work. Property managers don’t want to dispatch a tech every time a tenant changes. We retrofit phone entry to existing operators, set up call routing to cell phones, and train the manager on adding or removing users. A phone entry retrofit on an existing Irving gate operator usually runs $950 to $2,400 installed, with the higher end covering multi-tenant systems with video capability.
Card Reader
Card readers in Irving are most common at community entrances and small office campuses. We install and integrate readers that work with existing operator wiring, which matters on older Las Colinas equipment where pulling new conduit across a canal-side driveway gets expensive fast. Basic card reader installation in Irving starts around $450 and runs up to $1,100 for systems that tie into an existing access control panel with rollover monitoring.
What happens when you call
- 1
A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
- 2
You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
- 3
A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
- 4
You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Irving
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and in Irving the ones we see most are DoorKing, Linear, and LiftMaster alongside legacy Apollo units from the Las Colinas build-out. We keep common parts in our local stock so Irving repairs don’t wait on a slow freight shipment. When a control board is discontinued or a motor is beyond its service life, we’ll tell you straight rather than patch it and charge you again in six months.
Common Gate Access Control Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Failures in the same maintenance cycle: Las Colinas built thousands of entrance gates with original Apollo, DoorKing, and Linear operators between the 1980s and 90s. Those units are reaching end-of-life together, which means entire Irving neighborhoods are dealing with the same failure pattern at once. Parts for those discontinued boards are getting harder to find, and we’ll tell you when a retrofit makes more sense than chasing obsolete parts.
- Clay soil pushing posts out of plumb: Irving sits on the Blackland Prairie, and that expansive clay heaves and shrinks through Texas wet-dry cycles. Gate posts shift, frames rack, and latches fail. This isn’t hardware failure; it’s the ground moving under the gate. We address the post and hinge geometry before blaming the operator.
- Heat cooking electronics in brick pilasters: The un-shaded brick pilaster enclosures common around Las Colinas entrance gates act like ovens under sustained 100°F summers. Motor brushes and control boards degrade faster inside them. We’ve pulled boards out of Irving enclosures that were so heat-cycled the solder joints had cracked.
- Freeze damage from ice storms: The February 2021 freeze and earlier ice events seized operators and snapped exposed hinges across Irving. Operators that froze once often develop intermittent faults afterward. If your gate has acted up since a freeze, the damage may be inside the control board rather than at the hinge.
Pricing for Gate Access Control in Irving, TX
In Irving, keypad replacement runs $180 to $420, remote programming $75 to $150, phone entry retrofit $950 to $2,400, and card reader installation $450 to $1,100. A full operator replacement for a community entrance gate typically lands between $3,500 and $7,800 depending on the gate’s length, weight, and whether a new rack, safety edges, and photocells are required. On top of those ranges, we honor standing offers without haggling: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a free second opinion on any written estimate. Seniors and veterans get a permanent 10% discount. Every quote is agreed before work starts, so the invoice doesn’t surprise you. Call (325) 936-1371 for a free estimate with real numbers.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
Gatewood Fence & Gate regularly runs crews to Dallas, Duncanville, Addison, and Richardson. If your community spans an Irving border or your property is in a neighboring city with the same legacy-operator issues, call and ask. We’ll tell you whether we cover your street before we set a time.
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 Access Control in Irving
Yes, many 1990s DoorKing slide gate operators in Irving can be retrofitted with a modern control board and safety equipment rather than replaced wholesale. We replaced a worn DoorKing 9150 at a Las Colinas HOA entrance off MacArthur Boulevard just last month; the original limit switches were shot and the safety photocells failed UL 325 testing, so we swapped in a modern operator with a new rack and pinion and added a phone entry system. The deciding factors are the condition of the gearbox and rack, and whether the existing electrical can support modern safety edges and photocells. If the operator is running on obsolete parts that are no longer manufactured, replacement becomes the cheaper answer before long. Call (325) 936-1371 and we’ll inspect it honestly.
It’s almost never the hinge adjustment; it’s the post moving in the clay soil. Central Irving’s 1950s to 70s neighborhoods sit on Blackland Prairie clay that expands and contracts enough through North Texas wet-dry cycles to push those older brick or concrete pilasters out of plumb. The gate leaf then pulls on the hinges no matter how often they’re tightened. Fixing the panel without resetting or rebuilding the post means you’ll be fixing it again. We start at the post, get it plumb, and only then hang and balance the gate. Call (325) 936-1371 to schedule an inspection.
Yes, we saw a wave of Irving gate failures after the February 2021 freeze, and many operators that “survived” developed intermittent faults later when moisture had worked into the control boards. The freeze doesn’t just snap hinges; it seizes operators and cracks solder joints and capacitors. If your Las Colinas HOA gate hasn’t run right since that storm, the board likely has latent freeze damage. We can test it on site and tell you whether a board replacement restores it or the motor and drive were also compromised. Estimates for that diagnosis are free.
Yes, and this is a safety issue, not an optional add-on. Older Irving entrance gates, especially the 1980s and 90s operators in Las Colinas, often lack modern UL 325 entrapment protection, which means a gate can close on a person or vehicle. We strongly recommend upgrading to current law-compliant safety edges and photocells, and we won’t leave an old gate running without them once we’ve touched it. A gate doesn’t just become dangerous overnight; it was never brought up to the standard. Call (325) 936-1371 and we’ll assess what your gate is missing.
Yes, we set up Irving HOA and rental communities with keypad and phone entry systems that the property manager controls directly from a phone or computer. We program user codes, set up call routing, and give the manager a simple way to add and remove tenants without scheduling a service call. We also train whoever is responsible on the system before we leave. For a shared entrance with multiple units, expect a phone entry retrofit to run $950 to $2,400 installed, and we quote it before the work begins. Call (325) 936-1371 to get your system evaluated.
Contact Gatewood Fence & Gate in Irving
If your gate access control in Irving is acting up, call (325) 936-1371. A live person answers, day or night. We’ll schedule a time that works, show up in the window we promised, and give you a written quote with real numbers before any work starts. Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise is on paper with every job. Call today for a free estimate.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Irving communities since 2001.