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A new driveway gate in Carrollton runs $2,800 to $9,500 installed, with double swing gates and motorized sliders at the higher end. That price includes the gate, posts, footings, operator, safety edges, and programming, and we settle it in writing before a single hole is dug. Ironworks Gate Co. has been building and automating gates for over 42 years, and we know what Carrollton’s clay soil and split utility zones do to a gate that wasn’t set right. Call (936) 259-0479 and a live person answers, day or night.
Key Takeaways
- Full driveway gate installation in Carrollton: $2,800 to $9,500 depending on gate type, size, and operator.
- Clay soil and split utility footprints in Carrollton affect digging and footing schedules, and we plan for both.
- Every job is quoted and agreed in writing before work starts. No surprises on the bill.
- Written 90-Day Done Right Promise on every install. We come back and fix it if it is not right.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Carrollton’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We are not a general handyman outfit that occasionally hangs a gate. Gates, openers, and access systems are all we do, and we have been doing it long enough to know what holds up in Carrollton and what does not. Our crews work in neighborhoods across the city, from the mature lots around Josey Ranch Lake to the newer streets off Hebron Parkway, and we see the same things over and over: posts that heaved two inches off plumb after one wet season, operator cables that short because they were buried alongside sprinkler lines, controllers that brown out because someone tied the gate into the same circuit as the garage door.
Victor Salinas leads a team of background-checked, uniformed technicians who follow our K.E.Y.S. code: Krafted right, Every time, Your home first, Standing behind it. That last part is not a slogan. It is the written 90-Day Done Right Promise on every job we complete, no paperwork and no arguing. If something is not right, we come back and make it right. Our crews serve Carrollton locally while dispatch and scheduling run out of our Dallas-Fort Worth office.
Our Gate Installation Services in Carrollton
Most Carrollton homeowners have a clear idea of what they want: a gate that opens when they pull in, closes behind them, and does not sag, bind, or fault out two years later. Getting there takes the right groundwork, the right operator, and someone who actually tests the safety systems. Here is what we install most around Carrollton.
Driveway Gate
Driveway gates are the most common installation in Carrollton, and the job starts long before the gate hangs. We dig post footings to depth for our clay soil, set the posts in place with enough concrete collar to resist heave, run a dedicated 20-amp circuit, and then mount the gate and operator. A typical single driveway gate on a west Carrollton lot, from concrete work to final programming, runs $3,200 to $6,800. Double driveway gates run higher because you have two leaves, two sets of hinges, and usually a stronger operator.
Pedestrian Gate
A pedestrian gate beside a driveway is common on older Carrollton homes, especially properties built in the 1970s and early 1980s near downtown. These gates take grief from the same soil movement as driveway gates, but on a smaller scale. We set posts at least 30 inches deep with a solid collar, square the frame, and hang the gate so it clears grade through the dry and wet cycles. Simple pedestrian gates with manual latch hardware run $1,200 to $2,400 installed; adding an electric strike or keypad pushes the job toward $2,800.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates are the right call on driveway slopes where a swing gate would drag or where the property does not have room for a leaf to arc open. We install many along Carrollton’s busier collector streets, where a slide is simply safer and easier to automate. The work involves a track or cantilever system, a concrete runner pad, and a gate that travels level. Expect $4,500 to $9,500 for a motorized sliding gate, depending on the length and the operator selected.
Swing Gate
Swing gates are the classic Carrollton choice for double-drive entries and properties with some frontage. We build both single and double swing systems, set hinge posts with 36-inch footings, and pre-load the hinges so the gate does not sag in year three. Double swing gates near Rosemeade Parkway or along North Josey Lane are jobs we have done many times. Pricing starts around $3,800 for a single swing with automation and climbs to $9,500 for a large double with a heavier operator.
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 Carrollton
We train our technicians on nine gate-automation brands, and for Carrollton customers that matters because the opener already on your driveway is probably one of them. Around Carrollton we regularly work on Linear, DoorKing, and Ghost Controls systems. That means we know the programming quirks, the common failure points, and the correct way to wire and test each one. We stock the parts our Carrollton customers need, so a first visit is often the only visit. Certified service on LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Viking, and Mighty Mule too.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Carrollton Homes
Carrollton’s housing stock and soil give us a pretty predictable list of failures. We see the same mistakes repeated across the city, and all of them are preventable.
- Shallow post footings in clay soil. Carrollton’s clay expands when wet and contracts when dry. A post set with too little concrete heaves off plumb by spring, and suddenly the gate binds. We set footings deep enough that the gate stays where we left it.
- Operator cable and sprinkler line sharing a trench. A lot of Carrollton lots have irrigation. When the gate operator’s 24V loop wire is buried in the same trench as a sprinkler line and a zone valve leaks, the system shorts and the opener faults. We run separate conduits.
- No dedicated circuit for the opener. We have seen gate controllers brown out because someone wired the opener onto the garage circuit. When the garage door runs, the motor load drops voltage and the gate board resets. Every install we do gets its own 20-amp circuit.
- Skipped entrapment tests. UL 325 requires entrapment protection that actually reverses the gate under resistance. We test with a physical obstruction at multiple heights, including the cardboard box test before we ever hand over the keypad.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Carrollton, TX
Here is what Carrollton homeowners should expect to pay for a complete gate installation. A single swing driveway gate with automation runs $3,200 to $6,000. A double swing gate runs $5,500 to $9,500. A sliding gate setup runs $4,500 to $9,500. A pedestrian gate runs $1,200 to $2,800. These ranges include gate fabrication or supply, posts and footings, the operator, entrapment protection, wiring, and final programming. What moves the price is gate length, operator type, whether we need to run a long power feed, and whether the property slopes enough to require special ground work. We settle the price in writing before work starts, and that written price is what you pay. Call (936) 259-0479 for a free estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Carrollton
Our crews regularly work across the north Dallas suburbs. If you live in Addison, Coppell, Richardson, or Irving, we handle Gate Installation there too, with the same pricing discipline and the same written 90-Day Done Right Promise. Many of our Carrollton customers find us after a neighbor in a nearby city recommends the team, and we cover the whole corridor without stretching response times. See more about our work in Carrollton here.
Serving Carrollton, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Carrollton 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 Carrollton
A swing gate post in Carrollton should be set 36 inches deep with a concrete collar at least 12 inches across, because the clay soil here expands and contracts enough to move anything shallower. We have replaced posts set at 24 inches that were visibly off plumb after one wet season. On a double swing gate install near Hebron High, our crew set new hinge posts with 36-inch footings, then mounted a DoorKing 9150 operator and worked through the UL 325 entrapment loop test, reversing the gate on a cardboard box at three heights before final keypad programming. That depth is standard for us, not an upgrade. Call (936) 259-0479 if you suspect your current posts are moving.
Yes, Carrollton generally requires a building permit when a gate is automated, and the city’s inspection checklist covers the footing depth, the separate electrical circuit, and the UL 325 entrapment protection. We handle the permit paperwork as part of the job, and the price we quote includes all city fees. A gate without an opener may not need a permit, but once automation is involved, the answer is almost always yes.
A sliding gate works on a sloped driveway as long as the gate travels over a level track, which usually means building up a small concrete runner pad so the gate does not bottom out or bind on the grade. We have installed sliders on some of the steeper driveways in and around Carrollton, and the key is preparing the track bed properly before the gate ever gets set. Call (936) 259-0479 and we will look at your driveway in person.
A typical double swing gate installation in Carrollton takes two to three working days, and the part that controls the schedule most is the underground utility markout. Carrollton sits in a split utility zone where a single street can be in a Dallas water and CoServ footprint or an Oncor and Farmers Branch electric footprint, so the marks come on different days. That makes post footing excavation the most schedule-sensitive step in the job. We coordinate the dig around those markout dates rather than guessing and boring into a line.
UL 325, which Carrollton enforces through its inspection process, requires that every automatic gate reverse when it contacts an obstruction, and that the system include a secondary entrapment device such as photo eyes or sensing edges. We test every gate we install by reversing it on a physical obstruction at three different heights, not just running the built-in diagnostic. That test happens before the job is considered done, and we tell you exactly what we found.
Need a gate installed in Carrollton? Call (936) 259-0479 for a free estimate. A live person answers. We will look at your property, give you a written price, and stand behind the work with the 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Carrollton and the surrounding Dallas-Fort Worth area since 1984.