Free on-site gate assessment - hinges, posts, and your LiftMaster or Nice gate operator checked before anything is quoted
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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Cleburne
A new driveway gate in Cleburne typically runs $2,400 to $7,800 installed, depending on whether you need a simple ornamental swing gate or a solar-powered automatic opener on a long rural driveway. We’re the local gate crew that works both sides of Johnson County: the Craftsman homes in town and the 10-acre horse properties off FM 4. When you call (626) 649-4572, a live person answers and we’ll schedule a free measure and written price, usually within a few days.
Latch & Post Gate Repair is part of the Cedarwell family of independently owned gate specialists. We’ve been doing gate work since 2009, and around Cleburne that means understanding caliche, expansive clay, and the difference between a gate that holds in a dog and one that holds in a bull. The job has to be done right the first time because nobody wants to re-trench conduit through hardpan twice.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Cleburne’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Cleburne homeowners call us because we show up ready for the actual conditions here, not a textbook install. When a gate post heaves out of plumb after a wet spring on FM 1434, we know why it happened and how to set the new post so it stays put longer. When the nearest electrical panel is 400 feet from the gate, we quote solar operators with battery backup instead of pretending mains power is the only option.
Every technician who shows up at your Cleburne property is background-checked, uniformed, and factory-trained on the brands families around here actually own: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. The written price comes before any work starts, always. Shoe covers and drop cloths go down before we step inside. And before the technician leaves, you get a photo of the cleanup. That’s the Cedarwell C.A.R.E. routine: Clean up like it is our own home, Ask before we move or touch anything, Respect the family’s time and quiet hours, Explain the price before the work.
We coordinate scheduling from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and crews serve Cleburne locally. Call (626) 649-4572 and you’ll talk to a human, day or night.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair.
Gate Fabrication in Cleburne
Gate fabrication in Cleburne usually means building a gate to fit an opening that was never a standard size to begin with, like a 14-foot caliche driveway on a ranchette or a matching pedestrian gate beside a double drive gate. Around here we fabricate ornamental iron gates and heavier steel frames for farm entrances, powder-coated to hold up against Johnson County sun and hail. A custom fabricated gate for a Cleburne driveway typically runs $900 to $4,200 depending on width, material, and whether we’re adding the operator at the same time.
Most standard gate-latch replacements run between $180 and $340, and you’ll see the exact number in writing before we touch anything.
Rural Driveway Gates Built to Real Dimensions
Long gravel driveways off US-67 and the FM roads south of Cleburne often have openings 12 to 20 feet wide. Big-box gate kits don’t cover that. We fabricate steel frames to spec, hang them on heavy posts set below the frost line and into the caliche, and weld stops and strikers where they’ll actually meet the latch.
Pedestrian Gates Matched to Your Drive Gate
When we install a new drive gate on a Cleburne property, we often build a matching pedestrian gate at the same time. It keeps kids and dogs off the driveway and spares the main gate from opening every time someone walks out. The fabrication matches the drive gate’s material and finish so the entrance looks like it was designed together, not bolted on later.
Automatic Gate Installation in Cleburne
Automatic gate installation in Cleburne is a different job from doing it in a fully suburban neighborhood like Burleson. Here, we regularly install solar-powered operators because the gate sits hundreds of feet from the house panel and trenching conduit through caliche hardpan is brutal and expensive without a good reason. A single swing gate operator with keypad entry runs roughly $1,200 to $3,100 in Cleburne, and a full solar setup with battery backup adds $800 to $2,400 depending on the panel size and operator draw.
We always quote the power source, operator, safety edges or photocells, and the gate itself as one clear written price before work starts.
Solar Operators for Long Rural Driveways
When mains power isn’t reachable, we spec a solar panel, charge controller, and deep-cycle battery sized to the operator and how many cycles the gate sees daily. On a working horse property off FM 4, that might mean ten or twelve open-close cycles a day. The system needs to work in July heat and January cold. We size it for that, not for a showroom.
Heavy-Duty Openers for Wide Farm Gates
An ornamental iron gate on a half-acre lot in Keene is one thing. A 16-foot pipe gate on a 12-acre cattle property is another. We install heavy-duty swing and slide operators rated for the gate’s weight and wind load, and we set the posts and hinges so the operator isn’t fighting the gate every cycle. That’s the difference between a gate that lasts five years and one that lasts fifteen.
Trusted Brands We Service in Cleburne
We install and maintain operators from Linear, Viking, and DoorKing, plus LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Ghost Controls, Elite, and Mighty Mule. For Cleburne customers on well water and septic, we’re also comfortable with the low-voltage and solar wiring these systems need. We keep common parts in stock for these brands so a repair doesn’t mean waiting a week for a board to ship. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll tell you over the phone whether we have the part for your operator.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Cleburne Homes
- Posts heaving out of plumb: Johnson County’s expansive clay swells in wet springs and shrinks in dry summers. A concrete footing that isn’t below the shrink-swell zone will torque a gate post out of alignment inside five years, and the latch striker stops meeting the latch. We set posts deeper and on wider footings for this soil.
- Storm-damaged aluminum panels: Spring straight-line winds and hail bend lightweight aluminum gate panels and knock swing gates off their openers along the US-67 corridor. Steel frames with heavier gauge infill hold up better here, and we can often repair the operator and re-hang the gate on the same visit.
- Trenching through caliche: The hardpan just below the topsoil on rural FM roads south and west of Cleburne makes conduit trenching punishing. It often needs a jackhammer, which adds labor cost. We’ll tell you that before we quote, not after.
- Undersized operators on heavy farm gates: A residential swing operator rated for 300 pounds will burn out in a year trying to move a 600-pound pipe-and-cable gate on a cattle property. We spec operators by gate weight and wind load, not by brochure numbers.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Cleburne, TX
Here’s honest Cleburne market pricing as of this year. A single ornamental swing gate with manual operation runs $2,400 to $4,800 installed. A double swing gate for a wider driveway runs $3,800 to $7,800. Adding a quality opener pushes that to $5,000 to $9,500 depending on brand and solar versus mains power. A fabricated steel pipe gate for an agricultural entrance runs $1,200 to $3,600 for the gate alone, plus operator and post work. Long driveways with trenching through caliche add labor that suburban quotes never account for. We give you the written price before any work begins, and it covers the whole job: gate, posts, operator, wiring, safety edges, cleanup. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free measure and written estimate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cleburne
Our crews regularly work Gate Installation jobs in Keene, Joshua, Alvarado, and Burleson, where the same Johnson County soil and storm patterns apply. If you’re in one of those towns or anywhere around Cleburne, the same written-price, cleanup-photo routine applies. Call (626) 649-4572 and a live person will get you scheduled.
Serving Cleburne, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Cleburne 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 About Gate Installation in Cleburne
Yes. We install solar-powered gate operators with battery backup for exactly this situation, and we do it regularly on properties along FM 4, FM 1434, and the rural roads south of Cleburne. The solar panel, charge controller, battery bank, and operator are sized to the gate’s weight and daily cycle count, so it works in July heat and in the shorter days of December. Expect a solar setup to add $800 to $2,400 to a standard operator install, and we’ll show you the exact number in writing before the work starts. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free on-site assessment.
A farm gate is usually heavy galvanized pipe or pipe-and-cable built to hold livestock and take abuse from tractors and trucks; an ornamental driveway gate is a lighter steel or aluminum frame built for security and appearance at a home entrance. In Cleburne we see both on the same road, sometimes on the same property, and the installation methods differ: farm gates need deeper posts set against clay heave, heavier operators, and often solar power because the gate is far from the house panel. Ornamental gates are more forgiving on operator sizing but still need posts set for Johnson County soil. We quote both jobs every week. Call (626) 649-4572 and tell us what the gate needs to do.
Because the original footings were likely poured too shallow for Johnson County’s expansive clay. The soil swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and that vertical movement torques the post out of alignment, which pulls the hinges and latch striker offline. A proper Cleburne install sets posts on deeper, wider concrete footings that reach below the main shrink-swell zone, and uses a thicker wall post so the structure resists the lateral pressure. We also check the gate’s weight and hinge spacing so the post isn’t carrying more load than it should. If your gate is leaning again, call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll diagnose the footing before quoting the fix.
Yes, and we do this regularly on acreage properties around Cleburne. We fabricate a mounting plate for the operator, set new hinge and post hardware if the existing posts are sound enough, add a solar panel if mains power is out of reach, and install safety edges and a keypad or remote entry. The catch is caliche: trenching for conduit through that hardpan is tough and often needs a jackhammer, which adds labor. We’ll tell you that up front in the written price. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free measure and a straight quote.
Usually it’s repairable. Spring straight-line winds in Cleburne bend gates out of alignment and pull operators off their mounts, but the gate itself often survives. We re-hang the gate, reset the hinges and striker, replace the bent operator arm or bracket, and re-align the photocells. Last month we replaced a bent swing gate operator and set a new hinge post on a 16-foot ornamental iron gate at the entrance of a 12-acre horse property off FM 4 south of Cleburne. The original aluminum swing gate had been knocked offline by a spring straight-line wind, and the caliche hardpan just below the topsoil meant we had to jackhammer through it to run conduit for a solar gate opener instead of tying into mains power. We finished by mounting a LiftMaster operator on a fresh concrete post footing, installing a safety photocell and keypad entry, and confirming the gate closed square against the striker. If the panel itself is crushed or the frame is cracked, we’ll tell you honestly whether fabrication of a new gate is the better call. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free storm-damage assessment.
Every gate comes down to two parts: the latch that holds it and the post that carries it. That’s the job we focus on. If you’re in Cleburne and need Gate Installation done right, call us at (626) 649-4572. A live person answers, the estimate is free, and the written price comes before any work begins.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Cleburne since 2009.