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Automatic Gate Installation in Dallas, TX

Automatic gate installation in Dallas for estate drives, older neighborhoods and commercial entrances. We plan the gate, operator, footings, power and safety devices together so the entrance works reliably for years.

  • Licensed & Insured
  • 16+ Years Experience
  • Open 24/7
  • Residential & Commercial

Automatic Gate Installation in Dallas: what we see

An automatic gate in Dallas has to suit both the property and the ground. Estate drives in Preston Hollow and Devonshire often call for wrought iron swing pairs or estate slide gates with long runs of buried power, while older lots in Kessler Park or Lakewood need a gate scaled to a shorter drive and a street-facing setback. Commercial and multi-family entrances need operators rated for high cycles, plus loops and access control. Underneath all of them is expansive clay, which moves posts and footings unless they are designed for it.

We start with a site survey covering the opening, slope, drainage and power, and confirm what the city and your HOA require before any order is placed. Footings are sized and set deep for the clay, and we plan conduit for power, loops and keypads. The operator is chosen for the gate weight and cycles and installed to UL 325, with photo-eyes and edges. The gate is built to ASTM F2200 with guarded rollers and safe gaps. We finish with a handover of remotes and the manual release.

On video

Gate jobs near Dallas on video

Filmed on our own jobs, each marked with its city: Frisco (26 mi).

When it is time for automatic gate installation

  • Replacing a gate that keeps failingWorth checking the posts and footings before spending on a new gate
  • Automating an existing manual gateGate weight and hinge condition determine which operator is viable
  • New build or new drivewayBest time to run conduit and set footings properly
  • Upgrading to access controlOperator and access system need to be specified together

Gate Installation across Dallas–Fort Worth →

Our recent automatic gate installation work

Photos from our technicians' recent jobs across Dallas–Fort Worth.

  • A pair of black steel swing gates with operator arms, closed across a paver driveway in front of a tile-roofed house
  • Double spear-top steel swing gates with an operator arm on each leaf, between white brick pillars
  • A single arched black steel swing gate with an operator arm, in the drive between two houses
  • A solar-powered swing gate operator on a black steel driveway gate beside a brick house
  • A black steel swing gate with its arm operator fitted beside a brick garage
  • Double iron swing gates standing open on their arm operators between rendered pillars

Customer testimonials

What our customers say

Customers across Dallas–Fort Worth, filmed at their own gates. We bring the same team to Dallas.

Areas we cover in Dallas

  • Preston Hollow
  • Lakewood
  • Bluffview
  • Kessler Park
  • Lake Highlands
  • Oak Cliff
  • Turtle Creek
  • Devonshire

Automatic Gate Installation in Dallas: questions

How do you stop a new gate post from moving in Dallas clay?

By going deeper and wider. Clay near the surface swells and shrinks the most, so posts and track footings need to reach more stable ground and resist the lift. We size footings to the gate and soil and keep water draining away from them. That is what keeps a new gate aligned through dry summers and wet springs.

What does an automatic gate installation include?

The gate itself or work on your existing one, posts and footings, the operator, power wiring, safety devices, and controls such as remotes, a keypad or an intercom. We set limits and force, test entrapment protection, and show you the manual release. We also confirm what the city and your HOA require and prepare any drawings an HOA asks for.

Gate Not Working Right Now?

We answer the phone 24/7. If you are stuck, call and we will talk you through the manual release before anyone arrives. See what counts as a gate emergency.

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