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Gate installation in The Colony typically runs $1,800 to $6,500 for a single driveway gate, and $4,000 to $15,000+ for a double or sliding gate with automation. Most jobs take one to three days once materials arrive, and we quote the full price in writing before the first hole gets dug. If you’re wondering whether your gate should swing or slide, or whether your clay soil will wreck a new post in a year, call (979) 291-0947 and I’ll come look at your site myself. We live for the weird ones: shared driveways off North Colony Boulevard, lakefront properties where rust moves fast, and HOA entrances where the gate has to work every single morning at 6 a.m.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is The Colony’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
I started this company in 2001, and my name has been on the shop door ever since. That matters in The Colony, where half the gate work we see is fixing what someone else installed wrong because they didn’t understand the ground here. The Colony sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells when it’s wet and shrinks when it’s dry. Put a gate post in shallow concrete and it’ll lean before the first summer is over. We dig deeper, use proper piers, and weld the frame square on site so the gate still closes true three years later.
Customers in The Colony call us because we answer the phone at 2 a.m. with a live person, not a recording. We’ve installed gates off Paige Road, up near Ridgepointe, and across the neighborhoods that wrap around Stewart Creek Park. The person who shows up is background-checked, uniformed, and knows the difference between a gate that needs a new hinge and one that needs a new post. We also honor a 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if something’s not right, call and we’ll make it right. No runaround.
Dispatching for The Colony jobs is coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, but the crew that works your gate lives and breathes this area. You’ll see the same face from the estimate to the final weld.
Our Gate Installation Services in The Colony
Driveway Gate Installation
A driveway gate in The Colony is usually a swing gate or a slide gate, sized to your opening and matched to the operator your HOA will approve. We measure the width, check the set-back so a swing arc won’t hit a parked car or a brick column, and spec the hinge post for the wind load off Lake Lewisville if you’re on the north or west side. Most residential driveway gates here run $1,800 to $6,500 installed, including the gate, posts, and operator.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates in The Colony usually get installed alongside a driveway gate, especially on properties where the mailbox is outside the fence and the driveway gate is automatic. A 3 to 4 foot walk gate with a self-closing hinge and a keypad runs $600 to $1,800. We set the post in deep concrete and make sure the latch doesn’t rattle when the wind comes off the lake. If you’re replacing an HOA-maintained walk gate, we’ll match the existing ornamental pattern so it doesn’t stand out.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates are the right call for The Colony lots where a swing gate physically cannot work: shared driveways, short set-backs, sloped approaches, and HOA entries with a narrow right-of-way. A single slide gate with a rack-and-pinion operator runs $4,000 to $12,000, depending on the length and the weight. We pour the rail footing and the post footing as one connected pour on stable soil, because a slide gate that rides on a shifting rail will chew through wheels and chain. This is the gate style we recommend most often for the HOA entries around The Colony.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates remain the most common gate style in The Colony’s older Fox & Jacobs neighborhoods, where driveway openings are wide and set back from the street. A single swing gate with an operator starts around $2,200 and goes up with ornamentation, automation, and column work. The biggest failure mode here is not the operator: it’s the hinge post leaning out of plumb because the Blackland Clay under it is moving. We set posts on deeper piers and check the plumb with a level before we ever hang the gate.
Double Gate Installation
Double swing gates are the workhorse of The Colony’s HOA entrance monuments and wide driveway openings. A pair of ornamental iron or tubular steel gates with a dual-leaf operator runs $5,000 to $15,000+. We build the center stop, align both leaves so they close tight, and set each post independently so one side doesn’t pull the other. On lakefront streets where rust moves faster, we recommend powder coating and stainless hinge hardware up front rather than seeing you again in four years with rust blooms at the welds.
Security Gate Installation
Security gates in The Colony are usually heavier steel, taller, and fitted with an access control system: a keypad, a card reader, or a telephone-entry unit for a shared HOA entry. A steel security gate with an operator and basic access control starts around $6,000 and climbs from there. We service and install FAAC, BFT, and Viking operators, and we’ll match the access control to what your HOA already uses so residents don’t have to learn a new system.
Every installation starts the same way: a site visit, a tape measure, and a straight answer about what will and won’t hold up in this soil. You can read more about the full scope on our Gate Installation page.
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 The Colony
We’re certified to service nine major gate operator brands, and we install FAAC, BFT, Viking, and Linear units regularly for The Colony customers. What that means for you: when your operator needs a new board or a limit switch, we already have the part on the truck or can get it same-day from our local supply line, not a warehouse three states away. We stock common boards, remotes, and safety edges for these brands because we don’t want a The Colony homeowner or HOA board stuck with a dead gate for a week because somebody had to special-order a $90 capacitor. If you aren’t sure what operator you have, text a photo of it to us and we’ll identify it over the phone.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in The Colony Homes
- Gate posts leaning out of plumb from Blackland Clay heave. The Colony’s expansive clay swells in wet springs and shrinks in dry summers, and a post set in a 2-foot hole will move every season. By year three the gate binds, the operator strains, and the welds crack. We set posts on deeper piers that reach into more stable soil below the active heave zone.
- Shared driveways and HOA entrances with no room for a swing gate arc. Several of The Colony’s older planned subdivisions have narrow rights of way where a swing gate would block a sidewalk or a neighbor’s approach. The fix is a slide gate with a compact track, which is why we push sliding gates hard in this city.
- Rust through on ornamental iron near Lake Lewisville. The humidity that comes off the reservoir on south winds accelerates oxidation at welds and hinge pins. Gates on lakefront streets in The Colony rust through in eight years where an inland gate lasts fifteen. We spec powder coat or stainless hardware for those properties from day one.
- Operators from the 1990s and 2000s hitting end-of-life all at once. The Colony installed a massive wave of automated gates when the master-planned subdivisions went in, and those FAAC and Viking units are dying on the same schedule. A 22-year-old operator that works fine until a Texas ice storm is a 22-year-old operator that will fail exactly when you need it. We replace the operator and control board together, and we’ll quote that replacement as a line item before we start.
Pricing for Gate Installation in The Colony, TX
A pedestrian gate in The Colony runs $600 to $1,800. A single driveway swing gate starts around $1,800 and runs to $6,500 with an operator. A double swing gate is $5,000 to $15,000+. A sliding gate with a rack-and-pinion drive is $4,000 to $12,000. Those are installed prices: gate, posts, hardware, operator, and the wiring to power it. The things that move the number are the weight of the gate, the condition of your existing columns, the type of operator your HOA requires, and whether we’re trenching a long power run across a wide driveway. Every price is quoted and agreed in writing before we start work. It does not change at the door. Call (979) 291-0947 for a free on-site estimate in The Colony.
We Also Serve Cities Near The Colony
We run crews throughout the northeast Metroplex. If you’re in Little Elm, Plano, Prosper, or Frisco, you’re inside our normal service area and we’ll come to you the same way we come to The Colony: with a live person on the phone, a written price, and a 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job.
Serving The Colony, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the The Colony 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 The Colony
A slide gate works better for most lakefront lots in The Colony because the wind off the water loads a swing gate differently and the set-backs on shoreline streets are often too short for a clean swing arc. A swing gate catches the wind like a sail, which wears hinges and pull the post. A slide gate rides the track, not the wind. Call (979) 291-0947 and we’ll measure your opening and tell you which one fits.
The Blackland Clay under The Colony shrinks and swells with seasonal moisture, and it will move any gate post set in shallow concrete. That’s why we dig post holes to a depth that reaches below the active heave zone, use proper piers, and check plumb before any gate is hung. If your existing gate has started binding, the operator usually isn’t the problem: the post has moved, and we fix the post instead of just cranking the operator.
Yes, and we do it often. Shared driveways and HOA right-of-ways in The Colony usually need a slide gate because a swing gate would block the shared approach or the sidewalk. We coordinate with your HOA, file whatever paperwork they need from an installer, and keep vehicle and pedestrian access open during the work. We installed a Viking slide gate on a shared HOA entry off North Colony Boulevard where a swing gate would have blocked the narrow right-of-way: we poured deeper piers into stable soil beneath the leaning originals, fitted a rack-and-pinion drive, and added safety photocells. Traffic never stopped moving.
We install FAAC, BFT, and Viking operators on double swing gates in The Colony because those brands hold up to the long 100°F-plus summers and the freeze-thaw shock of a North Texas ice storm. A Viking or FAAC with an oversized gearbox and a reinforced mounting plate will outlast a cheap residential unit by years. We’ll match the operator to the gate weight, the duty cycle, and your HOA’s requirements, and quote it as a line item.
Yes, in most The Colony homes with an automatic driveway gate. Without a dedicated pedestrian gate, every trip to the mailbox or the front sidewalk means opening the driveway gate, which cycles the operator hundreds of times a week and wears it out early. A walk gate keeps the big gate closed, which is better for security and much better for the operator’s lifespan. Call (979) 291-0947 for an exact quote on a driveway gate plus pedestrian gate package.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving The Colony since 2001.