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Gate installation in Irving runs anywhere from $2,800 for a basic single swing gate to $18,000 or more for a custom ornamental double gate with full automation and access control. Most homeowners in Las Colinas and the established neighborhoods around Valley Ranch and University Hills fall in the $4,500-$9,500 range for a complete driveway gate with an operator. We quote the job before a single bolt is turned, and that price is the price. Call (806) 484-1837 for a free estimate from Victor Salinas and the Ironworks Gate Co. crew.
Irving is not an easy city for gate work. The Blackland Prairie clay under this city heaves and shrinks with every wet-dry cycle, and any gate hung on undersized footings will lean, bind, and eat operators within a few years. We have been called out to more Las Colinas HOA entrances than we can count where the gate leafs looked fine at the curb but the posts had drifted two inches out of plumb underground. That is the problem you cannot see from the street, and it is the one that decides whether your gate lasts six years or thirty.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Irving’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We have been doing gate work for over 42 years, and we have spent enough of those years inside Las Colinas, Valley Ranch, and the older ranch-home grid west of MacArthur to know exactly what Irving’s soil does to steel and what its HOAs expect from an entrance gate. Residents here do not want a gate that works for a season. They want the same gate their neighbor on the next cul-de-sac has been quietly running for fifteen years, and they want a company that answers the phone when the operator makes a strange noise at 7:30 on a Tuesday morning.
Our Irving customers call us because a live person picks up every time, day or night, not a voicemail tree. They also call us because our technicians arrive in uniform, background-checked, and they do not need to be supervised. The work gets done, the driveway looks right, and the bill matches the quote. We have built our name in Irving on HOA entrance rebuilds, corporate access gates, and a lot of homeowners who bought a 1980s Las Colinas home with a wrought-iron gate that finally gave out and needed someone who actually understood the legacy operator sitting on the post.
Every gate installation we complete in Irving is covered by our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If something is not right, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no argument, no chasing a dispatcher. That is the Keystone Standard on every job from a single pedestrian gate in Heritage District to a full double swing gate at a Las Colinas HOA.
Our Gate Installation Services in Irving
We install the full scope of Gate Installation work across Irving, from fresh driveway gates on new builds to complete replacements of gates that have been on the same posts since the Reagan administration. Here is what that covers for Irving homeowners specifically.
Driveway Gate Installation
A driveway gate in Irving usually means either a slide gate for narrow lots where there is no room for a leaf to swing, or a swing gate for larger frontages and estate properties in Hackberry Creek and Cottonwood Valley. We build both, weld on-site when the layout demands it, and match the operator to the gate’s weight and daily cycle count. In Las Colinas especially, we install overhead- and under-ground operators where the HOA wants zero visible motor hardware.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
Pedestrian gates in Irving often get treated as an afterthought, and that is a mistake. A pedestrian gate sees more cycles than the driveway gate on most days, and it is the first thing to sag when the post shifts in clay. We install and properly anchor pedestrian gates with deeper footings than the minimum code calls for, because the minimum does not hold in Blackland Prairie soil.
Sliding Gate Installation
Slide gates are the standard for commercial and high-traffic HOA entrances throughout the Las Colinas corporate corridor and along the SH-114 frontage. A slide gate on a busy entrance cycles dozens of times an hour, and rack and pinion teeth wear prematurely when the concrete track bed shifts even a quarter inch. We pour rail-bed footings with rebar reinforcement and oversized concrete to keep the track true, then set the gate and the loop detector so the gate does not jerk or miss a vehicle.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates dominate the residential side of Irving, from double ornamental gates in gated Las Colinas communities to ranch-style single swing gates in older neighborhoods around MacArthur High School and Schulze Elementary. The common failure is not the gate leaf itself. It is the hinge post leaning out of plumb because the original footing was too shallow for Irving’s clay. We fix that at the root on every installation, using deep helical piers or oversized concrete footings with steel reinforcement, so the gate clears its arc without rubbing for years.
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 Irving
We install, program, and service operators from LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, and Mighty Mule, among others, and we stock common parts and control boards in our DFW warehouse so an Irving job does not wait a week on a part from a distributor in Ohio. The legacy FAAC and Elite operators found across Las Colinas communities built in the 1980s and 1990s are a specialty of ours. Generalist shops coming in from Dallas proper often miswire replacements on those older European boards, because the part numbering and limit switch logic are not what they are used to. We know those systems, and we can install new operators or rebuild the existing ones correctly the first visit.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Irving Homes
- Gate posts heaving out of plumb from clay expansion. Irving sits on highly expansive Blackland Prairie clay, and the wet-dry swings move posts by inches. A swing gate that bound up after two years was usually fine the day it was installed, but the footing was poured to a flat-soil depth that Irving simply punishes.
- Legacy FAAC and Elite swing operators failing from age. Las Colinas communities specified European swing-gate operators during their 1980s and 1990s buildout, and those control boards and limit switches are now aging out. Generalist techs frequently miswire replacements, and the gate works intermittently until it does not.
- High-traffic HOA slide gates wearing rack teeth and missing loop detections. Slide gates on busy entrances cycle thousands of times a month. Rack and pinion teeth wear, the gate runs jerky, and loop detectors stop catching cars reliably. The fix usually requires a new rack section and recalibrating the loop, not just a new board.
- Double gates sagging at the center from undersized hinge posts. Ornamental double swing gates look great until the slave gate starts rubbing the ground or the center lock bar stops meeting. In Irving, the cause is almost always a hinge post that shifted in clay, not a bad weld. We re-anchor with deep helical piers and heavy-duty hinges before rehanging the leafs.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Irving, TX
A single swing gate with a basic operator in an older Irving neighborhood typically runs $2,800-$5,500. A double ornamental swing gate for a Las Colinas HOA entrance or estate home runs $6,000-$14,000, depending on leaf size, finish work, and whether the job requires post replacement. Slide gates run higher, usually $5,500-$18,000, because the track bed, rack, motor, and loop detector are all part of the scope. Custom fabrication, underground operators, and matched intercom or camera entry add to the top end. Every estimate is free, and the price we quote is the price you pay. Call (806) 484-1837 and Victor Salinas will walk the site and give you a written number before any work starts.
We Also Serve Cities Near Irving
Ironworks Gate Co. serves Irving and the surrounding Metroplex communities, including Grand Prairie, Coppell, Euless, and Grapevine. If you are in one of those cities and need gate installation work done right, call the same number and ask for the gate crew that handles Las Colinas.
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
In Irving’s Blackland Prairie clay, gate post footings need to go at least 36 to 42 inches deep with rebar reinforcement, and for heavy double gates or gates with operators, we go deeper or use helical piers. Standard flat-soil footing depths of 24 to 30 inches simply do not hold in the wet-dry cycle this city’s soil runs through every year. A post anchored shallow will heave, lean, and bind the gate within a few seasons. Call (806) 484-1837 for a site evaluation and a written recommendation for your specific gate.
Yes, and we do it regularly. Legacy FAAC and Elite swing operators from the 1980s and 1990s can be rebuilt or replaced with compatible modern units, but the wiring and limit switch setup needs to be matched correctly to the existing system. We stock or can quickly source the boards, limit switches, and compatible retrofit kits for those older European operators, which is exactly where generalist shops stumble. If your HOA gate is still on original FAAC or Elite hardware, call us at (806) 484-1837 and we will tell you what can be saved and what should be replaced.
Yes. Any slide gate that serves a corporate campus, medical office, or high-volume HOA entrance in the Las Colinas area needs a properly installed and calibrated loop detector, and most need a second exit loop. Without a working loop, the gate will either sit open too long, slam on a vehicle, or fail to open at all. We install and calibrate loop detectors on every slide gate we put in, sized for the traffic volume that entrance actually sees.
For the 1950s to 1970s ranch homes in central and west Irving that never had a gate, a single tubular-steel swing gate with a clean powder coat is the most practical retrofit. It is lighter than ornamental wrought iron, easier to automate, and the simpler footprint means fewer opportunities for the soil to cause trouble. We can also match the gate to the home’s existing fence or driveway materials so it looks like it was always there. Call (806) 484-1837 for a free measure and a written quote.
We prevent double gate sag in Irving by addressing the footing before we ever hang the leafs. On a recent Las Colinas HOA rebuild, we replaced both hinge post footings with deep helical piers after the original posts had heaved over two inches out of plumb, then rehung the 28-foot ornamental double gate with new heavy-duty hinges and paired it with FAAC 770 operators, a new loop detector, and a safety photocell array. That gate now swings dead silent and clears its full arc without rubbing. Proper footings, correct hinge sizing, and a properly rated operator are the three things that stop double gate sag before it starts. For an exact assessment on your gate, call (806) 484-1837.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Irving since 1984.