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Gate installation in Kennedale costs between $2,800 and $14,000 depending on the gate type, length, operator, and whether we’re working with existing posts or setting new footings. Most driveway gates we install in Kennedale run $3,500 to $7,500 for a standard single swing gate with an automatic opener. Our crews know the difference between a subdivision fence opening and an acreage driveway off Dick Price Road, and we quote every job in writing before a single bolt is turned. If you’re weighing replacement of a sagging pipe gate on a horse property, call (817) 286-7391 and we’ll come measure it for free. Our Gate Installation team has been doing this work for over 42 years, and every job is backed by our written 90-Day Done Right Promise.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Kennedale’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Kennedale properties are different from what you’ll find fifteen minutes north in Arlington or east in Mansfield. The acreage lots, the long gravel drives, the pipe fencing, the horses. A gate company that only hangs ornamental iron in HOA subdivisions will not know what to do with a 1990s welded pipe swing gate whose hinge post has heaved three inches out of plumb. We do, because this is the bulk of what we see in Kennedale. The Blackland Prairie clay under this town expands when it rains and shrinks when it dries, and that movement works on every post, weld, and latch in ways suburban neighborhoods never experience.
Victor Salinas, who leads our operation, grew up around this kind of work and still walks jobs personally when a gate is giving a homeowner grief. Our technicians arrive background-checked and in uniform, and they work the way they’d work on their own mother’s property. Kennedale customers call us because we answer the phone: a live person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, not a voicemail tree. And when we say we’ll be there, we’re there. That’s the standard, and it’s been the standard since 1984.
We’ve earned a strong local reputation in Kennedale for one reason above all: when a gate we install or repair doesn’t work right, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no arguing. It’s written into our 90-Day Done Right Promise, what we call the Keystone Standard internally. Every job, every time, from a small pedestrian gate off Kennedale-New Hope Road to a full double swing gate on an estate off Mansfield Cardinal Road.
Our Gate Installation Services in Kennedale
Driveway Gate Installation
Most driveway gates we install in Kennedale are automatic swing gates, because most driveways here are wide, open, and set back from quiet county roads. We build and hang both single and double swing configurations, set posts to a depth that handles Blackland clay movement, and pair the gate with an operator matched to the weight and wind load. On acreage properties where trenching power to the gate would mean cutting through pasture, we install solar-powered operators with battery banks sized for North Texas winters.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A pedestrian gate next to a driveway gate is common on Kennedale horse properties, where people walk to the barn or the pasture without opening the big gate. We hang pedestrian gates with proper post depths, self-closing hinges where requested, and hardware that won’t sag after two wet seasons. If you have a perimeter fence off Little School Road, we can match the gate to the existing pipe or board fencing.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates make sense on Kennedale driveways where a swing gate would block a slope, a ditch, or a long parked trailer near the road. We install cantilever and track-style slide gates, set the concrete pad and receiver, and set the rack and motor. The slide-gate gaps and binding issues we see on older Kennedale installations usually trace back to posts or track settlement in expansive clay, and we address that at the footing, not with a band-aid adjustment.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates remain the most common installation we do in Kennedale, and the soil here is the biggest variable. We auger footings to 36 inches or deeper, set posts in concrete, and frequently use adjustable hinges so the gate can be re-leveled years later without cutting it off the post. If a weld cracks on an older pipe gate, we repair it in place where possible, but when the metal is thin and the hinge post is heaved, replacement is usually the cheaper long-term answer. We’ll tell you which one you’re in, honestly.
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 Kennedale
We’re certified on nine gate-automation lines, so we don’t have to guess when we open a control box. The brands we see most on Kennedale acreage are Mighty Mule, Ghost Controls, and LiftMaster, with FAAC and BFT showing up on the higher-end estate installs. Because we stock common control boards, batteries, and hardware for these brands, a service call or installation rarely stalls waiting on a shipped part. We know the failure patterns on each of them, which means faster installs and fewer return trips for you.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Kennedale Homes
- Posts heaved out of plumb: Blackland Prairie clay swells in the spring and shrinks in late summer, and a post set too shallow or in a poorly drained footing will move with it. The gate binds, the latch misses, and welds crack. We set footings deep enough to reduce heave and use adjustable hinges where possible.
- Solar opener batteries dying in winter: Kennedale gets long stretches of cloudy days from December through February, and solar operators lose charge. The homeowner comes home to a dead gate and no way to open it. We size battery banks for local conditions so the gate keeps working through the clouds.
- Pre-safety-era swing gates without photocells: Many 1980s and 1990s gates in Kennedale were installed before modern entrapment-protection standards existed. They reverse unpredictably as posts shift, and they can be dangerous without safety edges. We retrofit them with photocells and pressure-sensing edges when we repair or replace.
- Cracked hinge welds on thin-wall pipe: The 1970s through 1990s pipe gates around Kennedale were often built with thin-wall posts and light welds. A decade of clay heave cracks the bottom hinge weld, the gate sags, and the latch won’t catch. We can sometimes re-weld, but when the post is rotted or the pipe wall is thin, replacement is the honest recommendation.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Kennedale, TX
Gate installation pricing in Kennedale runs from roughly $2,800 for a basic manual pedestrian gate framed into an existing fence opening, to $14,000 or more for a long double swing driveway gate with a solar operator, new footings, and access control. A single automatic swing gate on new posts typically lands between $3,500 and $7,500. A cantilever sliding gate with an operator usually runs $5,000 to $9,500 depending on length and access. The spread comes down to gate length, steel weight, whether we’re pouring new footings or hanging on existing posts, and the operator. Every quote is written and agreed before work starts, so the number you approve is the number you pay. If you’d like a no-cost measure and a written price, call (817) 286-7391. We offer a $50 discount on any repair over $250 and a free second opinion on any written estimate you’ve received.
We Also Serve Cities Near Kennedale
Kennedale is where a lot of our acreage gate work happens, but the crews regularly cover Arlington, Mansfield, Fort Worth, and Burleson too. The soil changes some once you get toward the Trinity River or into the subdivisions, and we adapt. If you’re outside Kennedale proper, call and ask, we’ll tell you straight whether we cover your road.
Serving Kennedale, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Kennedale 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 Kennedale
It depends on what the post looks like when we pull back the soil, but in many cases on 1990s pipe gates the post itself is rotted or the weld is cracked beyond a reliable repair. If the post is sound and the issue is movement, we can sometimes cut and reset it in a deeper footing. If the pipe wall is thin or the bottom hinge weld has split, hanging a new gate on new posts is usually the less expensive fix over a five-year horizon. Call (817) 286-7391 and we’ll come look. The estimate is free.
Solar openers rely on a battery bank recharged by a panel, and North Texas winters simply don’t produce enough sun for weeks at a time. We size battery capacity for local conditions and switch Kennedale customers to lower-draw operators or larger panels where the site allows. Sometimes a hardwired power run is the right answer, and we’ll tell you what it costs before you commit. Call (817) 286-7391 and describe your current setup; we’ll give you an honest read.
In some cases we can build a stronger bracket assembly that compensates for a few degrees of lean, but when a post has heaved significantly, reusing it just moves the problem to the latch and the operator. Kennedale’s clay will keep working on that post every wet season. We usually recommend cutting the old post, augering a new footing at least 36 inches deep, and hanging the gate on steel that can be adjusted. It’s the difference between a gate that works for a year and one that works for twenty.
Usually it’s the limit switch cams or the rack itself wearing where the chain engages, though in Kennedale we also see posts or track settle in the clay and throw the geometry out. We check the rack, the wheels, the track, and the operator limits before touching any sensor, because the gap you’re seeing is a mechanical symptom more often than a board problem. Call (817) 286-7391 and we’ll set a time to diagnose it.
Modern safety standards, including UL 325, require entrapment protection on any automatic gate, and that applies to older gates too when they’re being serviced or modified. A 1980s swing gate without photocells or safety edges can cause serious injury, and we will not leave an automatic gate without working entrapment protection. We retrofit older Kennedale gates with the proper sensors as part of the repair, and we’ll tell you exactly what’s needed and what it costs before we start.
Kennedale Gate Installers Who Understand Clay, Horses, and Twenty-Year-Old Gates
Kennedale is a city in the country, and the gates here reflect that. The welded pipe frame that held up for a decade starts to sag the year the clay really moves. The solar panel that worked all summer can’t keep up by February. The gate hung in 1992 has no safety photocell and no manual release you can find. We’ve seen all of it, repaired most of it, and replaced what should never have been expected to last this long. We build and hang gates for Kennedale’s actual conditions: deep footings, adjustable hinges, solar banks sized for cloudy winters, and automation that works with the gate, not against it. If your gate needs a real look, call (817) 286-7391. A live person answers, we’ll set a time to measure, and the price we give you is the price you pay. Written, agreed, done.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Kennedale and the surrounding area since 1984.