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Gate installation in Fort Worth typically starts around $1,800 for a basic pedestrian gate and runs $4,500 to $12,000+ for automated driveway gates with operators, track, and safety sensors. The number that matters to you is the one we put in writing before any work starts, never after. If you’re in Fort Worth and need a fence-line gate, driveway gate, or shop gate hung right the first time, call (626) 649-4572. We’ll walk the site with you, explain what’s practical, and give you an exact written price before a single tool comes off the truck.
Most of the gates we install in Fort Worth are replacements for gates that were hung years ago and never quite fit the soil they sit in. That’s not a small detail here. Fort Worth’s Blackland Prairie clay moves underfoot in ways that quietly pull posts out of plumb and twist gate frames until latches stop lining up. We plan for that movement from the first hole we dig, so the gate you get today still swings cleanly five wet seasons from now.
Why Latch & Post Gate Repair Is Fort Worth’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Fort Worth homeowners keep our number because we show up when we say we will and we leave the job site cleaner than we found it. Every technician on our team wears shoe covers inside your home, lays drop cloths on the floor, and sends you a photo of the clean-up before leaving. That fits the way families in Fairmount, the Near Southside, and north Fort Worth actually live, with kids and dogs running through the yard and a house they don’t want tracked up.
We’re part of the Cedarwell family of independently owned gate specialists, operating since 2009 with a single focus: gates. Not fencing, not landscaping, not general handyman work. That narrow focus means we’ve seen the exact failure patterns Fort Worth throws at gates, from ice-storm-seized operators in Keller-border subdivisions to leaning ranch gates west of I-35W toward Benbrook. When you call Fort Worth dispatch, a live person answers, day or night. No voicemail queue, no callback roulette.
Every installation carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise. If the gate isn’t right, we make it right. Cody Beckman, who leads our gate installation work, holds the crew to that standard on every job, from a simple pedestrian gate off Camp Bowie Boulevard to a full automated double-gate system in the Alliance corridor.
Gate Fabrication in Fort Worth
Gate fabrication in Fort Worth means building a gate to fit the opening you actually have, not forcing a stock panel into a gap it was never sized for. Older lots in Fort Worth rarely have square openings. The established ranch-lot neighborhoods west of Loop 820 near Benbrook Lake are full of custom-width gate openings, odd post spacing, and heavy tubular-steel gates that no big-box store stocks. That’s where fabrication earns its cost. A fabricated steel tube gate for a standard single driveway in Fort Worth runs $900 to $2,400 depending on height, steel gauge, and whether you want a matching pedestrian gate beside it.
We fabricate locally. You’re not waiting on a container from overseas and you’re not paying freight that doubles the bill. We measure on site, build to your opening, and match the style of the existing fence line so the new gate doesn’t look like an afterthought.
Ranch-Style Tubular Gates
Fort Worth’s ranching identity keeps demand for heavy pipe and tubular-steel ranch gates unusually high for a metro this size. These are the 12 to 16 foot gates you see on horse properties and small-acreage lots west of I-35W. We build them with the same gauge steel the old ones used, not the thinner ornamental stuff that sags after two summers.
Ornamental and Wood-Framed Gates
In Fairmount and the Near Southside, the 1920s and 1930s bungalows call for something lighter: ornamental iron or wood-framed gates that respect the street face. We fabricate those too, with hardware sized for the weight and spring-loaded hinges that won’t bind when the clay soil shifts underneath.
Automatic Gate Installation in Fort Worth
Automatic gate installation in Fort Worth runs $3,800 to $9,500 for a single swing gate with a LiftMaster or Ghost Controls operator, safety photocells, and a keypad or remote. That’s the honest range for the equipment families actually own here and the labor it takes to hang and wire it correctly on soil that moves. Add a second leaf for a double gate and you’re looking at $7,000 to $12,000 with a heavier operator and matched control board.
We install automation on gates we hang ourselves and on existing gates that are still worth saving. Before we quote, we check post depth and soil moisture. A lot of Fort Worth gates were set on shallow footings 20 or 30 years ago, and no operator in the world will fix a post that’s leaning four degrees off plumb. We’ll tell you honestly if your existing gate can carry the opener or if you’re better off starting fresh.
Slide Gate Operators
Sliding gates need flat, stable track. Fort Worth’s summer heat warps aluminum track faster than manufacturers’ rated service intervals suggest, so we specify heavier steel track and schedule a spring and fall check to keep the gate gliding instead of grinding.
Swing Gate Operators
Swing gate operators do most of the work on residential lots in north Fort Worth and the Haltom City edge. We set the opener on a concrete pad or post bracket, wire the safety edges and photocells, and test the full obstruction cycle before we call the job done. The price includes the cleanup photo and the walkthrough, same as every job we do.
Trusted Brands We Service in Fort Worth
Our technicians are factory-trained on the equipment Fort Worth homes actually run: LiftMaster, FAAC, BFT, Linear, Viking, Ghost Controls, DoorKing, Elite, and Mighty Mule. We stock common control boards, safety photocells, and remotes locally for Fort Worth customers, so a failed board on a Viking operator doesn’t mean a week of downtime waiting on parts. When we install a Ghost Controls or DoorKing system for a Fort Worth home, we walk you through the programming and leave the manuals labeled in a drawer, not buried in a box. The goal is that the first visit is the only visit.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Fort Worth Homes
- Posts heaving out of plumb. Fort Worth’s Blackland Prairie clay, locally called black gumbo, swells and contracts with every wet-dry cycle. When posts were set in shallow footings that don’t clear the shrink-swell zone, the gate panel racks and the latch stops lining up within a season or two.
- Operators seized by ice storms. North Texas ice hits Fort Worth harder than Dallas because the open prairie exposure runs a few degrees colder. Water infiltrates the operator housing, freezes, and the gear train binds. Plastic rollers on sliding gates shatter when they ice over and then get forced.
- Legacy control boards that no longer meet safety standards. Many Fort Worth gates installed in the 1990s and early 2000s predate the modern obstruction-sensing requirements. Those old boards won’t reverse when a child or dog trips the beam. Retrofitting safety photocells onto a legacy board isn’t always possible, and we’ll tell you when replacement is the cheaper answer than chasing obsolete parts.
- Ranch gates hung on undersized hinges. Heavy tubular-steel ranch gates west of Loop 820 need hinges sized for the actual weight. Light ornamental hinges load the wrong way, the gate drops, and the post takes a sideways load it was never meant to carry. We see this constantly on properties near Benbrook Lake.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Fort Worth, TX
A basic pedestrian gate in Fort Worth runs $900 to $2,400, while a full automatic driveway gate installation lands between $4,500 and $12,000 depending on gate width, operator type, and whether we’re building new posts or working with existing ones. Fabricated ranch gates on the heavier end of tubular steel run $1,800 to $4,500 for a 16-foot swing gate. What moves the number is steel gauge, motor size, safety features, and post footing depth. Every Fort Worth estimate includes a written line-item price before work starts. We don’t quote over the phone and then pad the invoice. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll schedule a site walk at your place in Fort Worth, measure the opening, check the soil, and hand you a real number.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fort Worth
Our Gate Installation team works throughout the Arlington to Denton corridor. Beyond Fort Worth proper, we regularly install and repair gates in Haltom City, North Richland Hills, Hurst, and Kennedale. If you’re on the Keller border or out toward Benbrook, you’re still in our service area. Dispatch and scheduling are coordinated from the brand’s Dallas-Fort Worth office, with crews serving Fort Worth locally every day.
Serving Fort Worth, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth
In most Fort Worth cases, the panel sag is a symptom of a post that’s moved, not a hinge that’s worn. If the post footing clears the clay shrink-swell zone and the post is still plumb, a realignment and hinge replacement fixes it for a few hundred dollars. But if the post is leaning, realigning the panel without resetting the post is a temporary patch that will fail again. We check post depth and soil moisture before we quote anything, so you know which fix you’re actually paying for. Call (626) 649-4572 and we’ll look at it.
Yes, and this isn’t optional if the gate opens near a sidewalk, driveway, or anywhere kids or pets travel. Operators installed before the mid-2000s often lack obstruction-sensing reverse, which means the gate will keep pushing against a child, a dog, or a car until something breaks. We retrofit safety photocells where the control board supports it, and when it doesn’t, we recommend a new board or operator. The retrofit or replacement is always quoted in writing before we start.
Black gumbo clay swells when wet and shrinks when dry, enough to heave a gate post out of plumb in a single wet-dry cycle if the footing doesn’t clear the active clay zone. For a new gate installation in Fort Worth, that means we dig the post hole below the shrink-swell depth, set the post in concrete, and let it cure before hanging the gate panel. It takes a little longer and costs a bit more than a shallow set, and it’s the difference between a gate that lasts 20 years and one that’s leaning again by next spring.
Yes. We fabricate replacement ranch gates in the same heavy tubular-steel profile you see on horse properties west of I-35W toward Benbrook and throughout the ranch-lot neighborhoods near Benbrook Lake. We measure the existing gate and the opening, match the steel gauge and tube diameter, and build to fit. A fabricated 16-foot tubular-steel swing gate for a Fort Worth ranch property runs $1,800 to $4,500 depending on height and gauge. You’ll see the exact number in writing before we cut any steel.
Before replacing an operator, check whether the gate panel itself is square, the posts are plumb, and the hinges are taking the load evenly. In Fort Worth, the usual culprit behind a “failed” operator is a gate that’s racked out of plumb from clay movement and has been fighting the motor for months. If the gate hangs wrong, a new operator will wear out early. We check the gate first, tell you if it can carry the new opener, and quote the install accordingly. Call (626) 649-4572 for a free estimate at your Fort Worth home.
Out near Benbrook Lake in the ranch-lot neighborhoods west of Loop 820, a homeowner called us about a 16-foot tubular-steel ranch gate that wouldn’t latch. The hinge post was leaning almost 4 degrees off plumb because the original footing only went down 18 inches, well above the active clay zone. We pulled the post, poured a deeper footing, re-hung the swing gate, and added a LiftMaster operator with working safety photocells. The gate has stayed plumb through two wet seasons since. That job is the reason we check post depth before we quote any realignment in Fort Worth. A technician who skips that check earns a callback. We’d rather earn the customer once.
If you’re in Fort Worth and your gate needs a straight answer, call (626) 649-4572. We’ll walk the site, explain what’s worth retrofitting and what’s cheaper to replace, and put the whole thing in writing before you commit to anything. The price you see is the price you pay. The floors stay clean. The gate stays plumb. That’s the whole promise.
Written by Cody Beckman, Owner at Latch & Post Gate Repair, serving Fort Worth as part of the Cedarwell family since 2009.