Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
The assessment is free and the quote is the invoice.
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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Haslet
Gate installation in Haslet runs between $2,800 and $12,000 for most residential properties, with custom ornamental and heavy sliding gates on acreage lots landing in the $8,000 to $25,000 range. We’re Gatewood Fence & Gate, and Hal Gatewood has been putting gates in the ground since 2001. Our crews serve Haslet daily from our Dallas-Fort Worth metro office, so we’re familiar with the long driveways off FM 156, the acreage communities around Harmon Road, and the older ranch spreads along Haslet Road. Call (817) 241-4067 and a live person answers, any hour, any day.
Why Gatewood Fence & Gate Is Haslet’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Hal Gatewood’s name is on the shop and on every invoice. That matters to people in Haslet who have been burned by outfits that quote one number on the phone and hand over a different one at the door. We publish our address and license number. You can drive to the shop, walk in, and look Hal in the eye. That’s the oldest accountability there is, and it’s the kind Haslet homeowners tell us they’ve been missing.
We’re owner-operated, not a franchise with a rotating cast. The person who measures your gate is the same person who welds it and the same person who stands behind it. Every installation carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not done right, one call brings us back. No runaround, no argument, no fine print.
Haslet has a gate density most people don’t expect. Take the acreage communities off Harmon Road or the older ranch parcels along FM 156, and nearly every driveway has some kind of automated entry. We’ve worked on every configuration out here: vintage pipe-rail gates with bolt-on operators, new iron swing gates on fresh subdivisons, long slide gates across caliche drives. When a Haslet customer calls, we know what type of gate they’re describing before they finish the sentence.
Our Gate Installation Services in Haslet
Driveway Gate Installation
A Haslet driveway gate often spans 14 to 20 feet and has to hold up to wind, clay movement, and daily cycles from two or three vehicles. We install swing and slide driveway gates sized for the actual gate weight, not the builder’s default. Free measure, written price, and the hardware is welded on site wherever possible. If you’re off a county road with a long approach, we’ll talk through operator placement, solar versus hardwired power, and keypad or intercom entry before we ever dig a post hole.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates are common across Haslet because a cantilever slide doesn’t need a track in the dirt, which matters when Blackland Prairie clay is heaving underfoot. We install rack and pinion slide systems from Ghost Controls and DoorKing on properties where a swing gate would fight the slope or the driveway is too short for a leaf to arc. A properly installed slide gate should move with one finger. When we’re done, it will.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates remain the most popular style in Haslet, especially double swing gates on acreage entries. The hinge post is where everything happens. On older ranch properties along Haslet Road, we frequently see original welded pipe-rail posts that were never engineered for an automated operator. We set new footings deeper, judge the post diameter against the leaf weight, and weld hinge plates in place on site. A gate sags in the hinge post, not in the middle, and that is where we start.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
For properties where a full driveway gate isn’t the answer, we build and install pedestrian gates that match the existing fence or entry style. Haslet homeowners often ask for one alongside a new driveway gate so delivery drivers and kids on foot don’t have to cycle the big gate. We match post size, picket spacing, and finish so the pedestrian gate looks like it has always been there.
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 Haslet
We’re certified to service nine major gate brands, and we stock parts locally for the ones Haslet customers actually run: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. For new installations around Haslet, we lean on Elite, DoorKing, and Ghost Controls operators because they hold up to the heat, the ice, and the clay movement out here. If you already have an operator brand you trust, we’ll work with it. If you’re starting fresh, we’ll tell you which one we’d put on our own gate.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Haslet Homes
- Hinge post lean from Blackland Prairie clay: Tarrant County’s expansive clay soils shrink and swell with every wet-dry season. Concrete post footings heave and tilt, which throws a swing gate out of alignment and strains the motor until it burns out. This is the leading gate problem in Haslet, period.
- Bolt-on operators on original pipe-rail gates: Along older sections of FM 156 and Haslet Road, many ranch property owners have bolt-on automated operators added to original welded pipe-rail gates. That’s a mismatch that concentrates all motorized torque on hinge plates never engineered for it, causing weld cracking and post lean within 2 to 4 years.
- Ice storm damage to operators and batteries: The February 2021 freeze was a landmark for Haslet gates. Hinge barrels seized, battery backup units drained and cracked, and solar panel mounting arms snapped on operators too far from the house panel to hardwire.
- Undersized residential operators on heavy iron gates: In the newer acreage master-planned communities built after 2010, builders frequently installed residential-grade operators on heavy ornamental iron gates. The operator fails early because it was never rated for the leaf weight it’s pulling.
What Gate Installation in Haslet Really Costs
A standard single swing driveway gate with a basic keypad and one operator typically runs $3,500 to $6,500 installed in Haslet. A double swing gate on a wide driveway, with matching posts, a better operator, and two safety photocells lands between $6,000 and $11,000. Slide gates run higher: $7,000 to $14,000 installed because of the rack and pinion hardware, the concrete pad, and the gate carriage sizing. Custom ornamental gates on acreage entries, with intercom, camera, and underground operators, go from $12,000 to $25,000 or more depending on the ironwork.
What drives the price in Haslet specifically is the soil. We often have to pour deeper, wider footings than you’d need in the denser suburbs south of here. We quote that work up front, so the number you agree to is the number you pay. Our estimate is free. No trip charge inside the county. And if you get a competing written estimate, we’ll give you a free second opinion on it before you sign anything.
We Also Serve Cities Near Haslet
If you’re in Keller, North Richland Hills, Haltom City, or Colleyville, our Gate Installation crews cover those areas too. For Haslet residents, Gate Installation in Haslet means the same crew, the same owner, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise, whether your property is off Blue Mound Road, School House Road, or a county lane east of 35W.
Serving Haslet, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Haslet 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 Haslet
Because the gate was built as a manual pipe-rail gate and the operator was bolted on years later. The motor’s torque pushes and pulls against a hinge plate that was never sized for that load, and the weld fails plus the post leans, usually within two to four years. We see this constantly along FM 156 and Haslet Road. The fix is seldom just swapping the operator; it’s setting a new post with a deeper footing and welding a proper hinge assembly for the gate’s actual weight. Call (817) 241-4067 and we’ll tell you exactly what your gate needs.
Yes, a safety photocell pair is non-negotiable on any automated gate, and on a 5-acre Haslet property with long gravel or caliche approaches, a loop detector is strongly recommended for both the entry and exit side. The photocell prevents the gate from closing on a vehicle or person. The loop detects a car’s presence so the gate doesn’t cycle on top of it. We wire both on every installation where an operator is involved. Call us for a free measure and a written price.
Blackland Prairie clay expands when saturated and contracts when it dries. After a wet spring, Haslet footings can heave upward and tilt enough to pull a gate out of alignment. We set new footings deeper than the original, typically with a larger diameter and rebar reinforcement, so the post stays put through the full shrink-swell cycle. If your gate is hanging up or the post is tilting, call (817) 241-4067.
You can, but use a solar operator with a properly sized battery and mount the panel where it gets full south-facing sun. On long-driveway properties in Haslet, solar openers are common because running conduit back to the panel isn’t practical. The weakness is ice storms: the February 2021 freeze drained and cracked more solar gate batteries than we can count. We recommend a winter-rated battery box and a panel mount that can handle wind and ice load. We’ll tell you honestly whether solar or hardwire makes more sense for your property.
We check the hinge post and the operator’s rated duty cycle. In the post-2010 acreage communities, builders often put a residential-grade motor on a heavy iron gate it was never built to run. The motor overheats, the control board fails, or the gate creeps and binds. We’ll measure the leaf weight, look at the post, and tell you if the operator is undersized, the post has moved, or both. A free second opinion on any written estimate is part of how we work.
Written by Hal Gatewood, Owner at Gatewood Fence & Gate, serving Haslet since 2001.