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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Irving
Most gate installations in Irving run between $2,800 and $9,500 depending on whether you’re replacing an aging operator on an existing Las Colinas ornamental iron gate or building a new double driveway swing gate from scratch. We give every Irving homeowner a written, line-item quote before any work begins, and that number doesn’t move unless you change the scope. If you’re in the 75014, 75015, or 75016 zip codes, call (817) 242-5426 and a live person answers. Not a voicemail. Not a call center. One of our team members who knows north Texas gates.
Ironworks Gate Co. has built a reputation across Irving by doing the jobs other companies walk away from: retrofitting 30-year-old gate operators in Las Colinas, straightening hinge posts that Irving’s black clay soil has pushed out of plumb, and matching HOA architectural standards down to the powder-coat finish. We’re not a general handyman service that occasionally hangs a gate. This is all we do, and we’ve been doing it for over 42 years.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Victor Salinas founded Ironworks Gate Co. on a simple principle: do the job right, write the guarantee down, and answer the phone when it rings. That’s what Irving homeowners tell us they want. They’ve lived in their homes twenty, thirty years. They remember the contractor who promised a two-day job and left a half-finished gate leaning against a brick pilaster for three weeks. They don’t want a pitch. They want someone who knows exactly what they’re looking at.
Our technicians spend their days in Irving neighborhoods, from the postwar tract homes of North Irving to the HOA-governed communities around Las Colinas. That matters because those two areas have completely different gate needs. A 1960s ranch on O’Connor Road with a chain-link driveway gate needs a different approach than a 1990s custom home off MacArthur Boulevard with a dual ornamental iron swing gate on brick pilasters. We know both. We’re trained and equipped on nine gate-automation brands, including LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule, so whatever is on your driveway, we can service it correctly the first visit.
Every job we complete in Irving carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. It’s not a verbal wink. It’s a piece of paper that says if something isn’t right, we come back and make it right. No arguing. No paperwork shuffle. Victor signs off on that standard himself, and every tech on the job works to it.
We also finish most Irving gate installations in a single visit. Our trucks carry the common parts for this market: LiftMaster and Linear control boards, photo-eye pairs, hinge sets, and the welding equipment to repair rather than replace wherever that’s actually cheaper. Senior and veteran homeowners in Irving get a permanent 5% discount, and we honor it without being asked.
Our Gate Installation Services in Irving
Driveway Gate Installation
Driveway gates in Irving fall into two camps. North Irving’s older neighborhoods, built from the 1950s through the 1970s, tend to have chain-link or simple tubular steel gates that have been rehung three or four times over the decades. The Las Colinas corridor is different: dual ornamental iron driveway swing gates mounted on poured concrete or brick pilasters, many of them original to the 1980s and 1990s builds. A new driveway gate installation in Irving typically runs $3,200 to $8,500, with the higher end reflecting custom ironwork and automation on a Las Colinas double gate.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates are the workhorses of an Irving property, and they fail quietly. A homeowner in Valley Ranch or University Hills might not notice the sag until the latch won’t catch anymore. We install freestanding pedestrian gates, gates integrated into existing fence lines, and pedestrian gates matched to your driveway gate’s finish so the property looks intentional rather than patched together. Most pedestrian gate installations in Irving run $800 to $2,400 including hardware and powder-coat finishing.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates make sense on Irving properties where the driveway slopes toward the street or where a swing gate’s arc would block the sidewalk. Several corporate campuses and a number of Las Colinas estates run roller-style slide gates, and we install both cantilever and tracked slide systems. Cantilever systems cost more up front, $5,500 to $11,000 for a full installation in Irving, but they handle Irving’s clay-soil movement better because the gate doesn’t ride on a ground track that frost and soil shift can throw out of level.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates remain the most common Gate Installation request we field in Irving, especially on the ornamental iron double gates that define Las Colinas curb appeal. A properly hung swing gate starts with the hinge posts. In Irving, that means accounting for expansive clay soil that swells with spring rain and contracts in summer drought, pulling posts out of plumb by half an inch or more year over year. We set hinge posts on deeper footings than the original builders typically used, which is the single biggest factor in whether a swing gate still closes square in year five.
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Trusted Brands We Service in Irving
Most Irving gates with automation run on LiftMaster, Linear, or HySecurity operators, simply because those were the brands the Las Colinas developers specified in the 1980s and 1990s. We also service and install Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, and Elite units, and we carry control boards and safety edge components for all of them on our trucks. That local parts stock means we’re not waiting on a distributor in Dallas to ship a board while your gate stays stuck open. For Irving customers, that’s often the difference between a same-week fix and a two-week wait.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Obsolete control boards on Las Colinas-era operators. Those original LiftMaster and Linear units installed during the 1980s and 1990s development boom are now 25-45 years old. Boards mounted on south- and west-facing pilasters cook in Irving’s summer heat, which regularly tops 100°F. When a board fails on a 30-year-old operator, retrofit parts are often discontinued, and the cheaper answer is a new operator rather than chasing obsolete electronics.
- Swing gate misalignment every spring. North Texas black clay soil expands when it rains and contracts during drought. That seasonal movement shifts hinge posts, and the gate leaves drift out of alignment. In Irving, this is an annual recurrence, not a one-time fix. Homeowners who have the posts reset on proper footings break the cycle.
- Older operators lacking UL 325 entrapment protection. Many gates installed in Irving before the mid-1990s predate modern safety standards. They don’t have photo-eyes or contact edge sensors. When those units fail, you can’t legally retrofit a modern control board onto a system that never had the safety inputs. A full replacement is required, and honestly, it’s usually the more cost-effective option anyway.
- HOA compliance issues on replacement gates. Las Colinas HOA communities routinely require architectural control committee approval. The finish, the operator brand, and even the pilaster repair method are often specified. Homeowners who skip that step discover the problem when a management company sends a notice. We’ve seen it happen enough that we ask about HOA requirements before we quote.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Irving, TX
Here are working numbers for the Irving market. A basic single swing gate on existing posts runs $1,800 to $3,800. A dual ornamental iron driveway swing gate with a new operator runs $5,200 to $9,500, depending on length, ironwork, and whether we’re setting new posts. A cantilever slide gate installation runs $5,500 to $11,000. Pedestrian gate installations run $800 to $2,400. Operator-only replacement on an existing gate runs $1,400 to $3,200, and that includes the operator, photo-eyes, wiring check, and programming.
What moves the price in Irving is usually the condition of the posts and wiring. Las Colinas homes built before 2000 often have single-phase wiring that undersupplies modern operator upgrades, so a new conduit run may be required. Black clay soil movement means hinge posts frequently need resetting even when the homeowner thought only the gate leaf was the problem. We walk you through all of this before we quote. The price you get is the price you pay. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
While this page focuses on Irving, our technicians regularly handle gate work in Coppell, Euless, Grapevine, and Bedford. If you’re in one of those cities and need a gate replaced or an operator repaired, the same team and the same written guarantee apply. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve Irving locally every weekday.
Serving Irving, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Irving 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 Irving
It depends on the unit’s age and condition. Operators from the 1990s that lack UL 325 entrapment protection, meaning photo-eyes or edge sensors, cannot be retrofitted to modern safety standards. The control board architecture simply doesn’t support the safety input circuits. In those cases, a full operator replacement is required. If your unit is newer and has the safety hardware in place, a board replacement or motor rebuild may be enough. We’ll tell you which path applies to your specific operator during the estimate, and we won’t sell you a replacement when a repair is the honest answer. Call (817) 242-5426 for a free evaluation.
Because Irving sits on expansive black clay soil that swells when spring rains soak the ground and contracts during summer drought. That seasonal ground movement shifts your hinge posts slightly, and even a quarter inch of post movement at the base translates to a visible sag at the gate’s latch end. The permanent fix is resetting the hinge posts on deeper concrete footings with proper rebar reinforcement, which stabilizes the post against seasonal movement. Call (817) 242-5426 and we’ll assess whether your gates need a full post reset or a simpler hinge adjustment.
Many Las Colinas HOA communities do specify both. The architectural control committee standards for these neighborhoods commonly require black powder-coat finish on ornamental iron, approved operator brands, and specific masonry pilaster repair methods. Before we quote any replacement gate or operator work in a Las Colinas HOA, we ask for a copy of the current ACC standards. We’ve worked with enough of these committees to know what passes and what gets flagged. If your HOA requires documentation, we handle the paperwork on our end. Call (817) 242-5426 and we’ll walk you through the approval process.
A commercial slide gate installation in Las Colinas involves site evaluation, concrete footing work, track or cantilever system installation, operator mounting, safety sensor placement, and programming. Most corporate campus slide gates run on cantilever systems so the track doesn’t sit in the path of Irving’s clay soil movement, which would otherwise throw a ground-track gate out of level within a couple of years. We coordinate with your facilities team and security vendor so the gate integrates with existing access control rather than running on its own separate system. For a written quote on a commercial slide gate in the 75014, 75015, or 75016 zip codes, call (817) 242-5426.
Yes. North Irving’s postwar tract homes often lack a convenient power run to the driveway gate location, which makes solar openers a practical option. We install solar-compatible Viking and Ghost Controls operators that run off a panel and battery bank, sized for the gate weight and daily cycle count. One consideration specific to Irving: summer heat shortens battery lifespan, so we spec batteries rated for high-temperature service rather than standard units. Call (817) 242-5426 and we’ll evaluate your driveway layout and sun exposure before recommending a solar setup.
The Irving Gate Problem You Don’t See Coming
Here’s the thing about gate installation in Irving that most people don’t realize until they’re standing in their driveway looking at a gate that won’t close. Las Colinas was built fast. From the late 1970s through the 1990s, developers put up hundreds of homes and corporate campuses with automated ornamental iron gates, and they specified whatever operators were current at the time. Those LiftMaster, Linear, and HySecurity units are now 25 to 45 years old. They’re failing. Not one or two a year. Dozens of them, all across the Las Colinas corridor, all hitting end-of-life within a few years of each other.
That’s why Irving has a disproportionately gate-repair-intensive market compared to Grand Prairie or Carrollton, which don’t have a master-planned corridor of the same vintage and density. It also means the work here rewards experience. A technician who has never seen a 1990s HySecurity operator with a single-phase wiring limitation is going to quote a replacement that doesn’t account for the electrical work, and then the bill changes mid-job. We’ve been replacing those exact units for years.
Victor Salinas sends his crews into Las Colinas regularly for this kind of work. One recent job involved a 1990s HySecurity swing gate operator on a dual ornamental iron driveway gate where the original single-phase wiring couldn’t supply a modern upgrade. The hinge posts had also shifted on black clay soil, another Irving constant. We reset the post footings, installed a new LiftMaster operator with safety photocells, and matched the HOA’s black powder-coat finish. The homeowner’s gate now closes square and meets current safety code. That’s the standard we bring to every job in Irving.
Get a Straight Answer on Your Irving Gate Installation
If your gate is sagging, your operator is dead, or you’re planning a new gate and don’t want to guess at the cost, call (817) 242-5426. You’ll get a live person who can schedule a time for us to come out, look at your driveway, measure your opening, and give you a written quote. No pressure. No vague ranges that turn into surprises. Just a clear number, a plan, and a written 90-Day Done Right Promise behind the work. We’ve been doing this for 42 years, and we plan to be doing it in Irving for another forty.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Irving since 1984.