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AfterGate Installation in Colleyville: Written Price, Custom Iron, Clay-Soil Footings
A new automatic gate in Colleyville typically runs $4,800 to $18,500 installed, depending on the gate material, operator type, and whether we’re fabricating custom ironwork to match an existing HOA profile. Most of the gates we install in Colleyville are ornamental steel or wrought iron swing gates on brick or stone columns, and the real cost driver here isn’t the gate itself, it’s the footing work required to keep that gate square through Colleyville’s seasonal clay movement. For ongoing care, see our Gate Repair in Colleyville services. We provide a written price before any work starts, and every installation includes a documented photo record of the footings, the hinge alignment, and the operator settings before we leave.
Call (817) 510-4183 for a free on-site measure and a written quote. A live person answers, day or night.
Why Colleyville Homeowners Call Vance Gate Repair Irving for Gate Installation
Colleyville is not a generic suburban market. The housing stock skews large, custom, and gated, with a concentration of ornamental iron driveway gates that you won’t find in Euless or Bedford. Many of those gates were installed between 1995 and 2005, and the operators are now past their service life. When we quote a Colleyville installation, we’re usually replacing a 20-year-old swing operator that failed because the hinge post shifted with the clay, not because the motor was defective.
Our technicians know the neighborhoods: the estate lots west of Pleasant Run Road, the gated entries along Cheek-Sparger, the custom builds tucked into the treed sections off Glade Road. We know which HOAs require matched pickets and finials, and we’ve fabbed replacements for more Colleyville iron profiles than we can count. The job gets a written scope and a written price up front. The crew that shows up is background-checked and uniformed, and you get the technician’s name and photo before arrival.
Under The Haven Standard Clause 1, the price is in your hand before anyone picks up a tool. Clause 4 means every visit leaves a photo log: footings, hinge gaps, limit-switch readings, the works. If the installation isn’t right, the 365-Day Done Right Promise means we make it right, no argument, no fee, for a full year.
Our Gate Installation Services in Colleyville
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are the dominant style in Colleyville, and they demand more care here than almost anywhere else in the metroplex. A heavy ornamental steel leaf mounted on a masonry column will bind and overload its operator if the post footing isn’t set below the active clay zone. We pour footings deeper than standard, set the hinge posts with the wet-dry heave cycle in mind, and document the clearance on both leaves before we commission the operator.
A quality custom swing gate installation in Colleyville runs $5,500 to $16,000, and that includes the operator, safety photo-eyes, and a written record of every setting.
Double Gate Installation
Double driveway gates are near-standard on Colleyville’s half-acre-plus estate lots, and the two-leaf design creates a specific failure mode: if one post heaves even a half inch more than the other, the leaves no longer meet square at the center, and the operator fights itself every cycle. We set both posts in a shared footing strategy, shim and align the leaves precisely, and use operators sized for the full weight of both leaves and their decorative finials.
A double ornamental steel gate with an operator typically runs $8,000 to $18,500 in Colleyville, with custom fabrication pushed to the higher end when HOA matching is required.
Security Gate Installation
Security gates in Colleyville usually mean more than a motor and a remote. Homeowners here want matched intercom and camera entry, keypad access at the drive, and a gate that holds up to both summer heat and winter ice. We install operators with battery backup on security applications and set the close force low enough that the gate stops and reverses on obstruction, not on injury. Several Colleyville HOAs require the operator and any mounted hardware to match the existing iron color profile, and we handle that on site.
Security gate packages with access control and intercom run $7,500 to $20,000 depending on the access hardware and the gate fabrication.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates alongside a main driveway gate are common in Colleyville’s estate neighborhoods, and they get installed wrong more often than most people assume. The gate itself is light, but the post still sits in the same expansive clay, and a pedestrian gate that binds after one wet season is a daily annoyance. We set pedestrian posts with the same footing approach we use on driveway gates and match the picket and finial profile to the main gate so the HOA doesn’t flag it.
A fabricated ornamental pedestrian gate with a magnetic lock or strike runs $2,800 to $6,500 in Colleyville.
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BeforeAfterTrusted Gate Automation Brands We Work With in Colleyville
Colleyville estates run a mix of automation brands, and we work on just about all of them. If your existing gate has a FAAC underground operator, we’ll match it or replace it with a heavier-duty FAAC if the gate is gaining weight from added iron. BFT and Linear operators show up frequently on Colleyville swing gates, and Viking’s 24-volt units are common on newer builds. Whatever motor is on the property, we can service it, replace it, or retrofit the gate to a more reliable unit without ripping out the entire frame. We carry a standby stock of control boards, limit switches, and photo-eyes for these brands so a Colleyville installation or rebuild doesn’t stall waiting on parts.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Colleyville Homes
These are the patterns we’ve walked up to, photographed, and corrected more times than we can count in this city:
- Expansive clay heave binding swing gates. Colleyville sits on Blackland Prairie clay that swells with spring rain and shrinks in summer drought. Hinge posts move with it, and a gate that was perfectly aligned in March can bind against the brick column by August. We set posts below the active soil zone and document the alignment on install day.
- HOA custom-iron mismatches. Several Colleyville neighborhoods and their architectural review boards require new gates and pillars to match existing ornamental ironwork profiles. Standard stock pickets and finials won’t pass. We fabricate matching pieces from the existing gate’s measurements and field-verify before welding.
- Undersized operators on heavy ornamental leaves. A decorative steel swing gate with scrollwork and finials can weigh 400 to 700 pounds. The operator that came with the house was often sized for a lighter gate. We calculate the actual leaf weight and install an operator rated for it, not for a pipe-framed suburban standard.
- Underground operator failure from winter ice. Colleyville’s occasional hard freezes crack hydraulic fluid reservoirs on buried swing operators, and the expansion can ruin the seal. When we install underground units, we specify cold-rated hydraulic fluid and set the operator in a drainage bed so water can’t pool against the body.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Colleyville, TX
Here’s what you should expect to pay for a gate installation in Colleyville’s market, with the caveat that every quote is written and specific to your gate, your posts, and your access hardware:
- Pedestrian gate, custom ornamental steel: $2,800 to $6,500 installed
- Single swing gate with operator and safety edges: $5,500 to $16,000 installed
- Double driveway gate, ornamental steel with operator: $8,000 to $18,500 installed
- Security gate with intercom, keypad, and camera entry: $7,500 to $20,000+ installed
- Post footing repair and re-set in expansive clay: $1,200 to $4,800 depending on depth and column work
These are the real ranges we write on Colleyville quotes. The price is agreed before we start, and that number is what you pay, no surprise invoice at the end. Call (817) 510-4183 for a free on-site measure.
We Also Serve Cities Near Colleyville
Our crews work the whole corridor: Gate Installation in Colleyville is our focus for this page, but we also run installations and repairs into Bedford, Euless, Southlake, and Hurst. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, with crews serving Colleyville locally and the same written-price standard applied on every job.
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
Colleyville’s Blackland Prairie clay expands when wet and contracts when dry, which can heave a hinge post several inches between spring and late summer and bind a swing gate against its column. The fix is to pour footings below the active soil zone, typically 3 to 4 feet deep depending on the post load, and to use a bell-bottom or drilled-pier footing rather than a shallow pad. We also leave documented clearance readings so seasonal movement can be tracked year over year. Call (817) 510-4183 and we’ll walk your specific post condition on the free measure.
Yes. We fabricate matching ornamental pickets, finials, and scrollwork on site from the existing gate’s dimensions and profile, then field-weld and finish them to match the original iron color. This is a regular part of Colleyville installations, particularly in the estate neighborhoods where architectural review boards won’t accept stock hardware. Bring us the HOA spec sheet and we’ll write the fabrication into the quoted scope.
For a heavy ornamental swing gate, we typically specify a high-starting-torque 24-volt operator sized at least 30 percent above the actual leaf weight, with a battery backup and intrusion-rated safety edges. FAAC, BFT, and Viking all make suitable units for Colleyville applications, and the choice comes down to the gate’s exact weight and the column type. We calculate the leaf weight on site and write the operator spec into your quote.
Underground operators can hold up, but they need two things here: cold-rated hydraulic fluid so a hard freeze doesn’t crack the reservoir, and a drainage bed under the operator box so shifting clay and standing water don’t torque the body. We’ve repaired enough freeze-cracked underground units in Colleyville to know the pattern, and we install new ones with those failure modes designed out. Call (817) 510-4183 to have us look at your existing unit before you commit to replacing it.
We recommend an alignment check every 12 months on any automatic gate in Colleyville, timed for late summer when the clay is at its driest and the posts have moved the most. A 15-minute check catches the drift before the operator starts fighting the leaf and burns out a limit switch or gear. Under The Haven Standard, we leave you with the initial readings from install day so you can see exactly what’s changed at the next visit. Call (817) 510-4183 to schedule your free estimate and get the process started.
Call Vance Gate Repair Irving for a Written Colleyville Gate Installation Quote
If you’re in Colleyville and your driveway gate is old, undersized, or fighting the clay, call (817) 510-4183. We’ll schedule a free on-site measure, hand you a written price before any work begins, and leave a documented photo record of every footing, weld, and operator setting when the job’s done. The 365-Day Done Right Promise covers the full installation, and a live person answers at any hour.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner at Vance Gate Repair Irving, serving Colleyville gate installation and repair since 2014.