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If you’re looking for gate installation in Farmers Branch, TX, here’s the short version: we design, build, and install driveway gates, pedestrian gates, slide gates, and swing gates that are sized for your site, rated for your actual usage, and anchored for the clay soil under your property. We’ve been at this since 2001, owner-operated, with our name on every invoice. A live person answers when you call (936) 296-2568, and you’ll get a straight price before any work begins.
What makes Farmers Branch different from the surrounding suburbs is the mix of 1950s and 1960s ranch homes sharing driveways and alleys, plus the commercial corridor along the I-35E/Stemmons Freeway where gates run all day. We know both sides of this town. Same crew, same standards, whether we’re setting a new wrought-iron swing gate off Valley View Lane or installing a heavy slide gate at a Valwood industrial lot.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Farmers Branch’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood owns this business, and his name is on the shop. That matters in a town like Farmers Branch, where homeowners compare notes at the hardware store and property managers remember who actually showed up. We don’t have a call center. When you call, you get a person who knows gates, and you can drive to our published Dallas-Fort Worth office and look us in the eye.
The residential core of Farmers Branch is mostly 1950s to 1970s ranch homes. Original wrought-iron driveway and courtyard gates from that era are now 50 to 70 years old. We see the same failure modes year after year: hinge posts heaved out of plumb by black-clay expansion, gates dragging on driveways, and homeowners who paid someone to patch a panel that was never the problem. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that’s where we start.
Our work in Farmers Branch carries the 90-Day Done Right Promise, stamped in writing on every job. If it’s not done right, Hal comes back himself. No runaround. And every technician who shows up is background-checked, uniformed, and certified to service LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and DoorKing equipment.
Our Gate Installation Services in Farmers Branch
Driveway Gate Installation
Most Farmers Branch driveway gates are swing configurations on single-family lots, but the ground under them is the real challenge. We set posts below the active shrink-swell zone, compact the backfill in lifts, and fit the gate so it clears the driveway apron even after a wet spring. A new driveway gate in Farmers Branch typically runs from $3,200 to $7,500 for a steel or wrought-iron panel with a manual opener of good quality. Add a LiftMaster operator and safety photocells and you’re usually at $4,900 to $8,900.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A walk gate off a side yard or courtyard has to swing true for years, not months. In Farmers Branch we’re often matching a gate to a 60-year-old fence line that has shifted a half-inch every decade. So we measure from the post, not the fence, and pour footings deep enough to ride out the clay cycle. Pedestrian gate installation here runs $950 to $2,600 depending on material and whether you’re adding a keypad or magnetic lock.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates are the right answer on many Farmers Branch properties: shared driveways, limited setbacks, commercial lots where a swing gate would block trucks. A slide gate takes a steel track, roller trucks, and a motor rated for the cycle count. On Valwood industrial tenant lots, we install commercial-grade operators because the gate may cycle 60 to 100 times a day. Slide gate installation in Farmers Branch starts around $4,200 for residential and goes up from there for heavy commercial units. Flame-cut steel frames and powder-coated panels push the price higher, but they’re what the site demands.
Swing Gate Installation
Farmers Branch has a lot of shared driveways between ranch homes, and a swing gate in that situation has to open without crossing a neighbor’s side or binding on a shared fence. If the setback is too tight, we’ll tell you straight and show you why a slide gate saves money over fighting the property lines. Where a swing gate does fit, we install it square, set the hinges at the post, and hang it so it closes itself without a booster. Swing gate installation runs $2,800 to $6,400 for a solid steel or wrought-iron gate, operator included depending on brand and features.
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 stock parts locally for the brands Farmers Branch property managers and homeowners actually run: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Linear. When a control board fries on a slide gate off Stemmons Freeway, you don’t want to wait a week on a distributor. We keep common boards, sensors, and remotes on hand so we can open a job, diagnose it, and finish it without making three trips. That’s a big deal on commercial lots where access has to keep working.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Farmers Branch Homes
- Heaved posts from clay soil movement. The Blackland Prairie clay under Farmers Branch swells after spring rains and contracts hard in summer. Shallow footings get shoved out of plumb within a year or two, throwing the gate out of square and making it drag. We dig below the active soil zone, and that’s not optional here.
- Swing gates sized wrong for shared driveways. A swing gate installed where the setback is tight will bind against a shared fence or block the neighbor’s access. We’ve fixed plenty of these by converting to a slide gate before the HOA gets involved.
- Residential operators on commercial gates. Along the I-35E corridor, light-industrial tenant gates run 60 to 100 cycles a day. A residential LiftMaster board burns out within a single lease term. We spec commercial-rated equipment from the start.
- Fifty-year-old wrought iron with hidden rust. A gate panel can look straight on the outside and be rusted through inside the hinge stiles. We weld on site rather than hauling the gate off, so you see what we’re doing in your own driveway.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Farmers Branch, TX
You should know what a gate costs in this town before you call. So here are real ranges across the sub-services we handle, based on what we quote in Farmers Branch every month, with the price agreed before we touch the job and no shift at the door.
- Pedestrian gate: $950-$2,600
- Single driveway swing gate (manual): $3,200-$7,500
- Driveway swing gate with LiftMaster operator: $4,900-$8,900
- Residential sliding gate: $4,200-$8,000
- Commercial sliding gate, Valwood corridor, operator rated 60+ cycles/day: $6,800-$14,000+
- Double gate (two leaves, driveway or estate entry): $5,600-$11,500
What moves the number most: post footing depth, panel material and height, operator brand and duty rating, and how much access hardware you need. We also honor standing offers in Farmers Branch: $40 off any repair over $200, no trip charge inside the county, and a permanent 10% discount for seniors and veterans. You get a free estimate before anything is scheduled.
We Also Serve Cities Near Farmers Branch
Our Gate Installation team works throughout the northwest Dallas suburbs. Beyond Farmers Branch, you’ll find us in University Park, Dallas, Plano, and Irving. Same owner, same Promise, same live person on the phone.
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
For most residential gates in Farmers Branch, we dig post footings 36 to 48 inches deep, below the top of the active shrink-swell zone, and set posts in concrete with compacted lift backfill. On commercial slide gates or tall double gates, we go deeper and sometimes add rebar cages at the base. Anything less than 30 inches in this clay is a gate leaning by the next spring. Call (936) 296-2568 and we’ll tell you what your specific site needs, free.
If your driveway is shared or the setback between the fence and the driveway edge is under six feet, a slide gate is usually safer and lasts longer than a swing gate forced into that space. We’ve replaced several bind-prone swing gates on shared driveways off Valwood Parkway, converting to slide gate systems that keep both neighbors’ access clear. We’ll measure your actual setback, show you the math, and quote the job before you commit.
On a Farmers Branch industrial tenant gate cycling 60 to 100 times a day, you need a commercial-rated operator like a LiftMaster or FAAC slide gate motor, not a residential unit. We also recommend a battery backup and a proper safety reverse so the gate doesn’t dead-stop mid-cycle in summer heat when belts and boards are already stressed. We stock those parts locally and can often have a failed operator swapped same-week.
Yes. On commercial sites along the I-35E corridor, we stage the work so vehicle and pedestrian access continues while we’re setting posts, running power, and installing the new gate. For a tenant property with trucks coming and going, we’ll often do the footing work in one shift and the gate hang in another to keep the access point operational throughout. We plan this before we start, not after.
Because the post moved, not the panel. When the footing doesn’t go below the clay’s active heave zone, the post works itself loose and the whole frame goes out of square. We set posts below that zone and compact the backfill, which is why our installations don’t develop the same sag. If you’ve got a gate that’s already sagging, we’ll come look and tell you honestly whether it’s fixable or whether the post has to be re-set. Estimates are free.
Call Gatewood Fence & Gate for Gate Installation in Farmers Branch
When your gate is down, your driveway is blocked, or your tenant’s access is offline, you want a person who answers and a crew that shows up. That’s us. Hal Gatewood has been fixing and installing gates since 2001, and his name is on the shop, not buried in a corporate directory. We weld on site, we spec the right operator for your actual cycle load, and we stand behind every Farmers Branch installation with the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing.
Call (936) 296-2568 for a free estimate on gate installation in Farmers Branch, TX. A live person answers around the clock, and you’ll know the price before any work starts.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Farmers Branch since 2001.