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Gate installation in Arlington runs $1,800 to $6,500 for most residential jobs, depending on gate type, material, and the condition of your existing posts. We complete most single-driveway gate installations in one day, and we quote the full price before any work starts. If you live in Arlington, you’re dealing with something most of DFW doesn’t have: Blackland Prairie clay that shifts every season. Call us at (806) 484-1837 and we’ll come measure it right.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Arlington’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We’ve been the gate company Arlington homeowners call when the first contractor’s work didn’t hold. Victor Salinas leads our crews, and he’s built the company around a simple standard: the 90-Day Done Right Promise, written on every job, with no paperwork and no arguing. If it’s not right, we come back and make it right. That’s the whole agreement.
Arlington’s housing stock is different from the newer suburbs to the north. The neighborhoods in 76001, 76002, and 76003 were mostly built in the 1970s through 1990s, which means we’re now seeing the first full generation of gate replacements across whole blocks. Original welded iron frames are rusting at the hinge welds. Wooden posts set in clay are leaning out of plumb. Obsolete operator control boards from the 1980s and 1990s are failing and can’t be retrofitted to current entrapment safety codes. We know these houses because we work on them every week. We coordinate dispatch from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and our Arlington crews know the streets, the soil, and the gate failure patterns that come with both.
A live person answers our phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No voicemail trees. When you call about a gate that won’t close, you talk to someone who can schedule a truck in Arlington, not an answering service in another state.
Our Gate Installation Services in Arlington
Driveway Gate
A new driveway gate in Arlington typically runs $2,200 to $6,500 installed, with ornamental steel on the higher end and aluminum or wood-frame on the lower. The soil is the wildcard. We excavate and pour post footings deeper than code minimum because Arlington’s expansive clay will otherwise push the post in the first wet season. That’s not a guess; it’s what we’ve seen happen on Pawnee Drive, on Park Springs Boulevard, and across the southern subdivision belt.
Pedestrian Gate
Pedestrian gates in Arlington usually cost between $800 and $2,400, depending on width, material, and whether you’re replacing the post or just the leaf. These smaller gates bear the full brunt of daily use, and on Arlington’s clay they swing out of alignment fast if the post wasn’t set deep. We set posts with rebar and a wider footing than most handymen will bother with, because a gate that drags in July will be the one you’re cursing by February.
Sliding Gate
Slide gates run $2,800 to $6,800 in Arlington, and they’re popular on the larger lots along Matlock Road and in the Pantego-adjacent neighborhoods. Slide gates need a clean, level track to move without shuddering, and hail-dented aluminum track is a problem we see after every big DFW storm. We stock replacement track sections for most major slide systems, and we install steel-roller carriages that don’t skip teeth when the track expands in 100-degree heat.
Swing Gate
Swing gates are the most common install we do in Arlington’s older subdivisions, running $1,800 to $5,500 depending on whether it’s a single leaf or a double drive gate. The recurring failure is predictable: clay heave pushes the hinge post out of plumb, the leaf drags, and the latch strike binds. We correct it with deeper footings and rebar-reinforced concrete that resists the seasonal movement. A swing gate set right in Arlington should close true for decades, not just the first year.
Trusted Brands We Service in Arlington
Our technicians are trained and equipped on nine gate-automation brands, including Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, and DoorKing. That matters when your Arlington gate operator was installed in 1998 and you’re not sure what’s on the panel. Most jobs are completed in a single visit, with the correct part on the truck. We don’t do the thing where a tech comes out, shrugs, and schedules a return trip for a part that should’ve been stocked. You get an upfront price before a single bolt is turned, and the work is done the same day in most cases.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Arlington Homes
After 42 years working gates, we can tell you what’s actually failing on Arlington driveways. It’s not what the national brand websites describe. It’s this:
- Seasonal clay heave on hinge posts. Arlington sits on Blackland Prairie expansive clay that swells after spring rain and contracts during North Texas drought. Every cycle pushes posts further out of plumb, and the gate starts dragging at the free edge. This is a chronic condition in 76001, 76002, and 76003, not a one-time fix.
- Obsolete control boards from the 1980s and 1990s. Ice storms cause power surges that fry old relay-logic boards. The gate stops mid-cycle and the operator is dead. Many of those boards have no retrofit path to meet modern entrapment protection, which means replacing the operator entirely is often the cheaper long-term answer.
- Hail-dented aluminum slide tracks. Arlington sits in DFW’s Hail Alley corridor. After a major hail event, we get calls for slide gates that shudder and bind because the track is dented and the rack teeth are skipping. Steel rollers on a dented aluminum track will tear up the rack and pinion fast.
- Rotted wooden posts from decades of soil moisture cycling. The wet-dry cycle that cracks Arlington’s clay also rots wooden gate posts at the soil line. A post that’s been in the ground since 1985 is often too far gone to straighten; it needs replacement with steel or a properly footed new post.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Arlington, TX
A standard single driveway swing gate in Arlington runs $1,800 to $4,200 installed. A double swing gate runs $3,000 to $5,500. Sliding gates land between $2,800 and $6,800. Pedestrian gates are $800 to $2,400. These ranges assume the existing posts are reusable; if your post has been heaved out of plumb by Arlington’s clay, expect to add $400 to $900 for excavation, a deeper footing, and rebar. The price is quoted and agreed before any work starts. You’ll never get a surprise invoice from us. Call (806) 484-1837 for a free estimate and we’ll give you a written number you can hold us to. We also offer a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve received from another company.
We Also Serve Cities Near Arlington
Our crews work throughout the mid-cities. If you’re in Grand Prairie, Hurst, Haltom City, or North Richland Hills, you’re within our regular service area. This page is for Arlington specifically, but the same crews, the same pricing model, and the same written Done Right Promise apply across the metro.
Serving Arlington, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Arlington 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 Arlington
Your post is moving because Arlington sits on Blackland Prairie expansive clay, which swells when spring rains soak the soil and contracts during summer drought. Each cycle pushes the post a little further out of plumb. The fix is not just straightening the post; it’s excavating the old footing, digging deeper, and pouring a rebar-reinforced concrete base that resists the soil movement. If someone just pushes the post back and repacks dirt around it, you’ll have the same lean next spring. Call (806) 484-1837 and we’ll set it right the first time.
Sometimes, but not always. Operators from the 1990s often use relay-logic control boards that have no compatible safety-photocell input, and retrofitting them isn’t a code-compliant option. In those cases, replacing the operator with a modern unit from LiftMaster, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, or DoorKing is the cheaper long-term fix. We’ll tell you honestly which path applies to your gate, and we’ll give you a written quote before any work starts. Call (806) 484-1837 for a free assessment.
Yes, they regularly do. Arlington sits in DFW’s Hail Alley, and large hail dents aluminum slide-gate tracks so the steel rollers catch and the rack teeth skip. The panel shudders, the operator strains, and the rack and pinion wear out fast. If your slide gate started rattling after the last big storm, the track likely needs straightening or replacement. We stock common track sections and can usually replace them same-day.
If the post has been in Arlington’s clay for 25 or 30 years, it’s probably rotten at the soil line, where the wet-dry cycle has been chewing on it for decades. Straightening a rotted post is a waste of money. The test is simple: if you can push a screwdriver into the wood near the ground with hand pressure, the post is done. We’ll replace it with steel or a properly footed new post, and you won’t pay twice.
The most common mistake is setting gate posts without accounting for the clay soil. Installers pour a shallow footing, backfill with native clay, and the gate works fine for six months until the spring rains come and the post heaves out of plumb. That’s the mistake we correct most often in Arlington’s 1970s and 1980s subdivisions. We dig deeper, use rebar, and build footings that resist the seasonal movement the rest of DFW doesn’t have to worry about to the same degree.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Arlington and the DFW metro area.
If you’re in Arlington and your gate is leaning, dragging, or dead, call (806) 484-1837. A live person will answer, and we’ll schedule a time that works for you. Estimates are free, the price is agreed before we start, and every job is backed in writing.