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Gate installation in Colleyville carries a different set of demands than almost anywhere else in the metroplex. The lots are bigger, the gates are heavier, and the Blackland clay underfoot never stops moving. We’ve worked driveways off Pleasant Run Road, through the estate neighborhoods around Montclair and McDonwell, and along 76034 for years, so we know what holds up and what doesn’t. A properly installed gate here isn’t a weekend project. It’s welded, set, wired, and tuned for a decade of Texas weather. When you call Ironworks Gate Co. at (817) 580-8494, a live person answers and we schedule a time we actually keep.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Colleyville’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Colleyville homeowners tend to ask the same question: will this be done right the first time? We understand why. Many of the gates on these properties were installed twenty or thirty years ago, and the last contractor who touched them may have left a gate that binds, a motor that burns out, or a bill that didn’t match the quote. That’s not how we work.
Victor Salinas leads our team, and from him down, every technician follows the same standard: the price is settled before work begins, the job is done in one visit whenever possible, and every installation is backed by a written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it’s not right, we come back. No arguing, no paperwork. That applies on a 300-pound ornamental iron driveway gate in Colleyville the same as it does on a small pedestrian gate.
We’re not a generalist. Gates are all we do. That focus matters in a city where nearly every custom estate has an automated gate and where undersized hardware is common. We keep the parts, the tools, and the training to handle whatever is on your driveway.
Our Gate Installation Services in Colleyville
Driveway Gate
Driveway gates in Colleyville are often 14 to 20 feet wide and crafted from heavy ornamental iron. That’s not a load a box-store operator can handle for long. We size the motor to the true weight and cycle count of the gate, reinforce hinge posts where the clay has shifted them, and set the operator on a fresh, properly poured footing. The result closes square and runs quiet.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates are the right call on many Colleyville properties where a swing gate won’t work: a steep driveway slope, a busy road frontage, or a shared easement. Our Gate Installation team regularly replaces worn cantilever slide systems with new rack and pinion hardware and operators matched to the actual weight of the gate. It’s a cleaner footprint and it keeps working when a swing gate would bind.
Swing Gate
A dual swing gate on a Colleyville estate is a beautiful thing until the posts heave and the leaves no longer meet in the middle. We correct the footings before installing the operators. That means digging deeper concrete piers, resetting the hinge posts true and square, and only then mounting the motors. Skipping that step is why so many swing gates around here fail within a few years.
Pedestrian Gate
We install reinforced pedestrian gates that match the main driveway gate, often with a keypad, intercom, or card reader for daily family use. These gates get the same careful concrete work and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise as the big ones.
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 Colleyville
We’re trained and equipped on nine gate-automation brands, which means we install and service whatever is on your property: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. Around Colleyville, the older installations are frequently Apollo or Elite units from the late 1990s and early 2000s. Those parts are getting hard to find, and in many cases a repair call turns into a full operator replacement. When that happens, we typically move these homes to LiftMaster or BFT for reliability and parts availability.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Colleyville Homes
- Hinge posts thrown out of square by clay heave. The expansive Blackland Prairie-adjacent soil under Colleyville swells in wet winters and shrinks in summer drought. A swing gate that bound at the hinge post last spring may not close at all by August. New operators don’t fix this; the post footings have to be corrected first.
- Undersized residential operators on estate gates. We see a lot of 14 to 20 foot ornamental iron gates running on motors rated for half that weight. Burned-out motors and stripped gears follow within a few years. Proper sizing is the whole job.
- Worn rack and pinion on cantilever slide gates. After 20-plus years, the original rack on a shared driveway slide gate wears unevenly and the gate grinds to a stop. This requires full track and rack replacement, not just a new motor bolted onto a tired system.
- Frozen hinges and burnt motors after North Texas ice storms. The February 2021 storm taught a lot of Colleyville homeowners what happens when a motor cycles against a locked, frozen gate. We install operators with proper force settings and recommend seasonal maintenance to keep that from repeating.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Colleyville, TX
A new automated sliding gate for a Colleyville driveway typically runs $4,800 to $12,500, depending on the gate’s width, weight, and finish. A swing gate installation, including operators for both leaves, usually falls between $5,500 and $14,000. A reinforced pedestrian gate with keypad entry generally lands between $1,800 and $3,600. If the job requires resetting post footings due to clay heave, that adds roughly $900 to $2,400 depending on depth and access. Every quote is a written, line-item price agreed to before any work begins. We never start a job and surprise you at the end. Call (817) 580-8494 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Colleyville
While this page is written for Colleyville, our crews work throughout the surrounding area including Colleyville, Bedford, Hurst, Southlake, and Euless. Scheduling is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office. If you’re in one of those cities, the same team, the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, and the same written pricing apply.
Serving Colleyville, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Colleyville 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 Colleyville
Because the expansive clay soil underneath Colleyville moves seasonally, and over 20-plus years it gradually pushes gate posts out of square. An operator mounted on a leaning post will bind, burn out, or strip its gears within a few seasons. We correct the footing with a deeper concrete pier before mounting any new motor. Call (817) 580-8494 and we’ll assess your posts during the estimate.
Yes, and this is one of the most common upgrades we handle in Colleyville’s estate neighborhoods. A cantilever slide gate doesn’t require a track across the driveway, which makes it ideal for shared easements and tight frontages. We recently replaced a 20-foot cantilever slide gate on a shared driveway off Pleasant Run Road, where the original Apollo operator had burned out after years of fighting post-heave on Blackland clay. Our crew set new post footings with deeper concrete piers, installed a LiftMaster LA500 with rack and pinion, and added safety photocells on both sides of the right-of-way so vehicle access never stopped during the three-day job. Call (817) 580-8494 to talk through your property.
Automatic gates in Colleyville must meet UL 325 entrapment protection standards, which require photocells, safety edges, or both to prevent a gate from closing on a person or vehicle. We install photocells on both sides of every vehicular gate and add reversing edges where required. If you have young children or pets using the driveway, we can add an additional layer of protection. Call (817) 580-8494 for a free evaluation of your current protection setup.
Because the Apollo and Elite residential-estate operators installed during Colleyville’s 1990s-2000s custom-home buildout are now 20-plus years old, and their parts are increasingly discontinued. When we open the control box and find a burned-out board or a stripped gear that can’t be sourced anymore, the right fix is a full operator replacement. That’s a higher-ticket outcome than in newer subdivisions in Euless, Hurst, or Bedford, but it’s the only repair that will actually hold. Call (817) 580-8494 for an honest assessment of your gate’s age and part availability.
We plan the job in stages so vehicle access never stops. For a slide gate replacement, we keep the old gate operational until the new footings are poured and cured, then swap the gate and operator in one coordinated day. For a double swing gate, we set one leaf at a time so the driveway remains usable. We know Colleyville families can’t be locked out of their own estate for days. Call (817) 580-8494 and we’ll walk you through the sequence for your specific gate.
Call Ironworks Gate Co. for Gate Installation in Colleyville
Your gate is the first thing anyone sees and the first thing that has to work every single day. We’ve spent over 42 years earning a reputation in this area for work that holds up and guarantees that are actually honored. When you’re ready for a gate installed right, call (817) 580-8494. A live person answers. We’ll schedule the estimate, put the price in writing, and stand behind the job in writing too.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Colleyville and the surrounding area since 1984.