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AfterFast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Hurst
A new driveway gate in Hurst typically runs between $2,800 and $6,500 installed, depending on the gate style, the operator you choose, and whether we’re replacing the posts or working with existing ones. We quote that price in writing before any work starts, so the number you see is the number you pay. If you need a gate installed in Hurst, call (817) 572-8590 and we’ll schedule a free measure.
Hurst is a fully built-out mid-century suburb. That matters for gate work because most of the gates here were installed decades ago, on posts set too shallow for North Texas clay. We provide Gate Repair in Hurst regularly, and our crews know what they’re walking into before they arrive: 40-year-old gates, original hardware, and posts that have moved. That local experience keeps the job moving.
Why Vance Gate Repair Bedford Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Adrian Vance started this company in 2014 after years of commercial access-control work, where every job left a paper trail: wiring diagrams, photos, limit switch readings. We brought that habit to residential gates. Every Hurst installation leaves you with a written scope, a written price, and a photo log of what we found, what we set, and what we installed. You won’t have to guess what happened or pay twice to rediscover the same problem.
We don’t steer customers toward replacing a motor when the real problem is a post that heaved out of plumb. If the gate is worth saving, we’ll say so. If it isn’t, we’ll show you why with photos and measurements. That’s the Gate Installation in Hurst standard we hold ourselves to, and it’s why homeowners here keep our number after the first visit.
Every visit to Hurst is covered by the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the installation is not right, we make it right, no argument, no fee, within one full year. And the price is written and handed over before anyone picks up a tool. Under Clause 1 of The Haven Standard, that’s the only way we work.
Our Gate Installation Services in Hurst
Our Gate Installation team handles everything from a simple driveway fence gate to a full automatic double gate with safety edges and access control. Here’s what we do most often in Hurst:
Swing Gate
Swing gates are the most common gate type across Hurst’s ranch-style neighborhoods, and they’re also the ones most affected by the soil here. When the clay moves, the posts rotate, the gate drags, and the operator burns out fighting it. We reset posts on deeper concrete footings, rehang the gate with sag correction, and only then install or replace the operator. A typical swing gate installation in Hurst runs $2,800 to $5,500, including the operator when one is required.
Driveway Gate
Most Hurst driveway gates are either wrought iron from the 1970s or newer steel tube gates with wooden infill. The original iron gates were built to last, but their posts were not. We regularly pull old posts and find concrete maybe 12 inches deep. We set the new ones at 36 to 42 inches below grade, below the expansion zone, which is what keeps a driveway gate in Hurst plumb through the spring rain and summer drought cycle.
Pedestrian Gate
A pedestrian gate next to a driveway gets less attention but just as much weather. Wooden privacy gates from the 1960s and 70s have rotted rails and original hinges that should have been replaced two decades ago. In Hurst, a new wooden or steel pedestrian gate runs $700 to $1,800, depending on material and whether the post is reuseable. Most aren’t.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates are less common in Hurst’s residential neighborhoods, but we do see them on larger lots and a few commercial properties along Pipeline Road and Precinct Line Road. The track and roller assemblies take the worst of it here because they sit low and collect the same clay that swells around the posts. A residential sliding gate installation in Hurst typically runs $4,000 to $7,500, with the operator and safety edges included.
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.
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We install and service operators from DoorKing, Ghost Controls, Elite, Mighty Mule, and five other major automation brands, including Doorking service in Hurst. If you already have an operator on an old gate, we’d rather repair or retrofit it than sell you a replacement. Some legacy control boards are obsolete, and in those cases we’ll show you the dead board, explain the retrofit option, and write the price for whatever path you choose. No push toward replacement, just the facts and the numbers.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Posts heaved out of plumb by Blackland Prairie clay. Hurst sits on expansive clay that swells and shrinks with every rain and drought cycle. Original posts, set 12 to 18 inches deep, rotate seasonally. The gate starts dragging, then the operator fails. Re-setting the post deeper is the actual fix; adding a new motor on top of a moving post isn’t.
- Wooden gates rotted through at the bottom rail and hinge stiles. Four to six decades of North Texas heat, rain, and ice have chewed through most original wood gates in Hurst. The rot often hides behind the hinge plate. By the time a gate won’t latch, the wood inside the hinge area may be 80 percent gone.
- Alley-facing gates absorbing vibration from sanitation trucks. Many older Hurst neighborhoods were platted with rear utility alleys. Gates on those alleys take a beating every pickup day, and the hinges and latches fail years before a street-facing gate would. The vibration loosens hardware and fatigues the wood around the hinges.
- Obsolete operators with no current safety features. Hurst has a lot of original LiftMaster and Mighty Mule openers from the 1980s and 90s, and many of those boards are no longer manufactured. When we install a new operator on an older gate, we bring the installation up to current UL 325 entrapment protection: photo-eyes or contact edges, whichever the gate type calls for.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Hurst, TX
Here are honest numbers for the Hurst market. These are ranges, quoted before we start, for typical residential work:
- Wooden swing gate, single leaf, with new post set: $2,800 - $4,200
- Wrought iron driveway gate, double leaf, with new posts: $4,500 - $6,500
- Pedestrian gate, wood or steel: $700 - $1,800
- Automatic operator installation, gate reuseable: $1,400 - $2,600
- Full automatic double gate with new operator, safety edges, and posts: $5,500 - $8,000
What moves the number is the post work, the gate material, and whether the existing gate can be rehung or needs to be replaced. In Hurst, most older wooden gates we see cannot be rehung meaningfully. The wood is gone. We’ll tell you that on the measure, with photos in hand, before you commit. Call (817) 572-8590 for a free estimate, and we’ll have the written price to you before any work begins.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Most of our Hurst customers come from neighborhoods around the Hurst Mid-Cities area, but we regularly install gates in Hurst and the surrounding Tarrant County suburbs. That includes North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, and Euless. Same crews, same written prices, same photo documentation.
Serving Hurst, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Hurst 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 Hurst
Because Hurst sits on Blackland Prairie expansive clay, and the original posts, set 12 to 18 inches deep in the 1960s and 70s, sit right in the zone where that clay swells and shrinks. A footing 36 to 42 inches deep moves less, and that is what keeps a gate swinging true through the spring rain and summer drought. If you have a gate post in Hurst that has moved, call (817) 572-8590 and we’ll look at it.
Sometimes. The operator is rarely the problem; the gate and post are. We inspect the post depth, the wood condition, and the hinge hardware first. If the wood is sound and the post is plumb, yes, we can mount a new operator with current safety features. If the gate is rotted or the post has moved, installing an operator on it will just burn out the new motor. We’ll show you the condition in photos and write the price for whichever path makes sense.
Yes. Current UL 325 entrapment protection applies to every automatic gate installation, regardless of the gate’s age. That means photo-eyes across the opening, contact edges where required, and a proper force setting. We photograph the installed safety components and record their positions in the job file. An automatic gate without those features is unsafe, and we won’t leave one that way.
It can, if the hinge mounting is designed for it. Alley gates in Hurst need heavier hinge plates, longer screws into solid wood, and posts that don’t flex at the base. We also set the post deeper. The vibration from a sanitation truck won’t stop, but a properly built gate will absorb it without working the hinges loose. We’ve rehung enough alley gates in Hurst to know what fails and what doesn’t. Call (817) 572-8590 and we’ll give you a written price for the rebuild.
Post movement. The gate itself is usually fine. The operator is often blamed, but the real cause is a post that was set too shallow for the soil here, heaving or tilting within the first wet season. That’s why we set posts 36 to 42 inches deep on every Hurst installation, below the expansion zone, and why we photograph the footing before the concrete goes in. Shallow post, swinging gate, one summer of clay movement: that’s the failure formula we see most.
What We Found in Hurst: A Field Note
We were called to a 1970s ranch home near the Hurst Mid-Cities area where the original wooden swing gate had sagged so badly it wouldn’t latch. Our crew found the hinge post had heaved out of plumb from clay expansion, and the 40-year-old LiftMaster operator had burned out fighting the misalignment. We reset the post on a deeper concrete footing, rehung the gate with new hinges and sag correction, and installed a new LiftMaster operator with a safety photocell. The gate now swings true and meets current UL 325 entrapment protection. The homeowner got a photo log of every step: the plumb check, the footing depth, the new hinge placement, and the final operator force test.
Call Vance Gate Repair Bedford for Gate Installation in Hurst
If you need a gate installed in Hurst, call (817) 572-8590. A live person answers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We’ll schedule a free measure, inspect your existing gate and posts, and hand you a written price before any work starts. No surprise invoice at the end. No pressure to replace what can be saved. Just a clear scope, a clear number, and a documented job when we leave.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner at Vance Gate Repair Bedford, providing gate installation to Hurst homes and businesses with written pricing and photographic documentation on every job.