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A new driveway gate in Cleburne costs between $4,800 and $18,000 installed, depending on whether you need a single swing, a double swing, or a sliding gate, and on what kind of operator and access system you choose. Most of our Cleburne gate installations are finished in one to two days once materials are on site. We coordinate every Cleburne job from our Dallas-Fort Worth office, and our crews know Johnson County roads well enough to give you an honest arrival window, not a vague “sometime this week.”
If you’re on an acreage property outside town, or in an older in-town neighborhood, the ground under your gate is different from what a Fort Worth installer typically deals with. That matters more than most people expect. Call (817) 961-9404 and we’ll talk through what you have, what you want, and what it will cost before anyone turns a wrench.
Key Takeaways for Cleburne Homeowners
- Gate installation in Cleburne runs roughly $4,800 to $18,000; a single swing on level ground sits at the lower end, a long sliding gate with automation at the upper.
- Cleburne’s clay soil heaves with the seasons. If hinge posts are not set deep enough, the gate binds within a year or two.
- Most builder-installed ranch gates are manual and under-engineered. Retrofitting them for automation needs real post work and proper low-voltage conduit, not just a motor bolted on.
- We quote the price before work starts. The number on the invoice matches the number you approved.
- Every installation carries our written 90-Day Done Right Promise. If it is not right, we come back and make it right.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Cleburne’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
We have been installing and automating gates for over 42 years, and the work we do in Cleburne is different from what we do in a tight suburban lot in Burleson or Joshua. Cleburne is Johnson County ranch country. The gates out here are welded pipe and schedule-40 steel, hung on posts that have to hold a quarter-ton gate through wet springs and dry summers. Our technicians are background-checked and uniformed, and they show up knowing that a gate on County Road 810 behaves differently than a gate on a cul-de-sac in Keene.
Victor Salinas leads our crews, and he still walks his own Cleburne jobs rather than sending a truck and hoping. Cleburne customers call us because they have had enough of handymen who set a post in a bag of Quikrete and call it done. We set posts below the frost line and below the clay heave line, and we check plumb with a 6-foot level, not an eyeball.
We answer the phone. A live person, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Not an answering service. When you call (817) 961-9404 about a gate in Cleburne, you speak to someone who can actually answer your question.
Our Gate Installation Services in Cleburne
Driveway Gate Installation
Most Cleburne driveway gates we install are welded pipe-frame or tubular steel swing gates, sized for ranch entrances and acreage driveways from 12 to 20 feet wide. Cleburne’s newer exurban subdivisions often have one standard layout: a single 12-foot gate on a concrete pad. We measure, build, and hang the gate to the exact opening, then set hinge posts in concrete footings deep enough to resist Johnson County clay movement. A typical driveway gate installation in Cleburne runs $4,800 to $9,500 installed, before automation.
Double Gate Installation
A double gate, also called a bi-parting gate, is what most ranch owners in Cleburne choose for driveways over 14 feet wide or for entrances where a single long leaf would sag over time. Cleburne’s acreage properties routinely have 16-foot and 18-foot openings that need two balanced leaves. We build and hang both leaves so they meet in the middle without dragging or binding, even after a wet spring. Double gate installation in Cleburne typically runs $7,500 to $14,000, depending on the steel, the operator, and whether we need to reset existing posts.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A walk gate next to a driveway gate is common across Cleburne, especially on older in-town properties where the original gate was hung in the 1970s or 1980s. We install pedestrian gates that match the main gate in material and finish, with self-closing hinges and a latch that holds against Johnson County wind. A pedestrian gate in Cleburne runs $1,200 to $3,200 installed, including the posts and hardware.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates remain the standard in Cleburne because they are field-repairable and handle rough ground better than cantilever sliders. The failure we see most often on newly installed swing gates in Cleburne is not the gate itself; it is the posts. If the hinge post is not set in a footing below the clay heave line, the gate will bind within 18 months. We pour footings 3 to 4 feet deep for every swing gate, and we do not skip it. Swing gate installation in Cleburne starts around $4,800 and goes up with automation and access control.
What happens when you call
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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 Cleburne
We install and service automation from BFT, Linear, and Viking among others, and we stock common parts for these brands so we are not waiting on a distributor while your gate sits open. Most of the operators we see failing on Cleburne’s ranch gates are builder-grade units undersized for the weight of the gate. Gate Installation means more than hanging steel; it means matching the operator to the actual weight and duty cycle of the gate, then programing limits, force settings, and safety inputs correctly the first time.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Cleburne Homes
- Builder-grade operators stalled on ranch pipe gates. Cleburne’s newer acreage subdivisions often have a gate installed by the builder with a light-duty operator rated for half the gate’s actual weight. The motor burns out in a season, and the rack strips. We replace those with properly sized operators and rebuild the rack so the pinch is gone.
- Manual pipe gates retrofitted with automation that binds. A gate hung in 1985 on creosote posts was never meant to be automated. The hinge posts have settled and the gate is out of plumb. When we add a motor to a manual gate in Cleburne, we reset the posts and re-hang the gate first. Skipping that step is the fastest way to burn through a new operator.
- Power and low-voltage conduit omitted during new construction. This is a recurring theme on Cleburne’s newer acreage builds off County Roads around town. The builder stubs a 120V line to the operator pad and stops there. No conduit for a keypad, no loop detector leads, no safety photocells. We end up trenching a second run after the driveway is poured, which costs more and tears up the ground. Homeowners who do not run that conduit from the start often limp along with a solar operator that dies every August.
- Rotting wooden posts on gates hung decades ago. Cleburne’s clay soil holds water against the base of old wooden posts. The post rots at the soil line, the gate drops, the latch stops catching, and eventually the hinge weld snaps. We replace those wooden posts with powder-coated steel posts set in concrete, and we see the difference every time the ground dries out in July.
How Cleburne’s Soil and Weather Affect Gate Installation
Johnson County has expansive clay soil. That is the single biggest factor in gate installation here that a suburban installer does not deal with. Clay expands when wet and shrinks when dry. A shallow post moves with that cycle. Over a few seasons, the gate drops on the latch side, the gaps open up, and the operator fights the post instead of swinging the gate. Cleburne’s county roads and acreage properties sit on that exact soil, and it is worse out there than in the engineered lots of Burleson or Midlothian, where builders scraped and compacted before they poured slabs.
Then there is the weather. The February 2021 ice storm seized gate operators all across Cleburne and Johnson County, cracked hydraulic seals, and warped more than a few wooden gate panels. Summer is a different problem: weeks of 100°F heat cook the circuit boards in solar-powered operators, especially on remote driveways that do not have grid power. When we install a gate in Cleburne now, we talk through both of those seasons before we ever order material. Ice means you want a heater option or a manual release that actually works. Heat means you want a 120V operator if at all possible, with the solar route as a last resort rather than a default.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Cleburne, TX
Here are honest ranges for what we charge for gate installation in Cleburne, based on the work we have actually done in this area:
- Single swing driveway gate, steel, installed: $4,800 to $7,200
- Double swing driveway gate, steel, installed: $7,500 to $14,000
- Sliding gate, cantilever or V-track, installed: $8,500 to $18,000
- Pedestrian gate, matching finish, installed: $1,200 to $3,200
- Automation package, single operator with keypad and safety edges: $2,800 to $5,500
What moves the number in Cleburne specifically is the post work. An existing gate on sound steel posts costs less than a gate that needs new footings dug through Johnson County clay. A gate on a 16-foot ranch entrance at the end of a caliche driveway costs more than a standard 12-foot opening on flat ground. We give you a written, itemized price before any work starts, and that is the price you pay. Estimates are free. Call (817) 961-9404 for exact numbers on your gate.
We Also Serve Cities Near Cleburne
Our crews cover all of Johnson County including Keene, Joshua, Alvarado, and Burleson. If you are looking for Gate Installation in Cleburne or a neighboring town, the same phone number applies, and the same written promise covers the job.
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 - Gate Installation in Cleburne
Cleburne sits on expansive clay soil that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, and that movement pushes shallow-set posts out of plumb within a season or two. Fort Worth suburban lots are more often engineered and compacted; Cleburne’s acreage and county-road properties are raw Johnson County ground. The fix is a deeper footing, which is standard on every gate we install here. Call (817) 961-9404 and we will tell you what your existing posts can or cannot carry for free.
Yes, and we do that regularly in Cleburne, but only after we reset the hinge posts and re-hang the gate square. Most of those 1980s pipe gates were hung on wooden posts that have since rotted at the soil line or tilted, and hanging a new operator on a leaning gate destroys the operator. With proper post work, a well-built pipe gate from that era can take a modern operator and run reliably for years. We will quote the whole job, post work included, before we start.
No, not for a proper installation. A 120V line powers the operator, but you also need low-voltage conduit for the keypad, the loop detectors, and the safety photocells. Surface-run wires get hit by mowers, chewed by rodents, and pull loose over time. Last month we set a 16-foot schedule-40 steel double swing gate on a new acreage home off County Road 810 where the builder had only stubbed a 120V line to the pad. Our crew trenched and ran two separate conduits, poured 4-foot footings, then mounted a LiftMaster LA500 dual swing operator with loop detectors and edge sensors. The gate has cycled true through two heavy rain events without post shift. That conduit work costs less than redoing the driveway later.
In Johnson County, automatic gate installations must meet UL 325 standards for entrapment protection, which means the gate must have at least two independent means of protection such as photocells, contact edges, or inherent entrapment protection built into the operator. We install UL 325 compliant systems on every automatic gate, and we test the reversing function before we leave. This is not a place to cut corners; a gate is a moving wall.
Because Cleburne summers regularly push 100°F, and that heat degrades the solar charge controller and the operator’s circuit board. Solar operators on remote Johnson County acreage also tend to be under-speced for the gate’s weight and daily cycle count. If you have 120V available at the pad, a hardwired operator is more dependable year-round. We can assess what you have and tell you straight whether solar makes sense for your specific gate. Call (817) 961-9404 for a free estimate.
Ready for a Gate That Stays Square in Cleburne Clay?
If you are in Cleburne and you are tired of a gate that sags, binds, or simply will not stay open, we can fix it. We install driveway gates, double gates, swing gates, and pedestrian gates, and we back all of it with a written 90-Day Done Right Promise. You will get a straight quote, a real arrival time, and a crew that treats your place like their own mother’s. Cleburne acreage and in-town homes alike, from the subdivisions off Nolan River Road to the ranches east of town; we have been doing this long enough to know the ground. Call (817) 961-9404 today for a free estimate, or to schedule a measure on your gate. We answer the phone.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Cleburne and all of Johnson County.