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AfterGate Installation in Aubrey, TX: What It Costs and What to Know First
A new driveway gate installation in Aubrey typically runs $4,200 to $11,500 depending on the gate material, whether you want automation, and how far your gate sits from the house. A basic single swing gate with a manual latch starts around $2,800, while a custom ornamental iron double gate with a Viking or LiftMaster opener and keypad entry lands closer to $12,000 or more. Most Aubrey installations take one to three days on site, and we quote the full price in writing before any work begins. Call (432) 547-6481 for a free measure and a firm number.
Fast, Reliable Gate Installation Across Aubrey
If you live in Aubrey, you already know the difference between a gate that works and one that fights you every time the clay shifts. Our crews work the ranch acreage off FM 428, the subdivisions along Paloma Creek, and the newer custom builds east toward Pilot Point. We know this soil, we know these driveways, and we know the builder-grade hardware that often came with them. When you call Ironworks Gate Co., we send a uniformed, background-checked technician who has worked Aubrey properties for years, not a trainee with a truck and a catalog. You’ll get a straight answer, a written price, and a gate hung so it stays hung. Call (432) 547-6481 and a live person picks up, day or night.
Why Ironworks Gate Co. Is Aubrey’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Aubrey homeowners tend to keep their properties for a long time. They remember the contractor who showed up late, or didn’t show, or finished the job and disappeared. That is not how we work. Ironworks Gate Co. has been in the gate business for over 42 years, founded in 1984, and we plan to be answering the phone in North Texas for another forty.
This page exists because Aubrey is not Frisco or Little Elm, and gate installation here is not the same job. The Blackland Prairie clay under Denton County shrinks and swells on a seasonal clock, and a gate post set too shallow will move. Newer Aubrey homes, particularly the post-2015 custom builds, often came with builder-installed operators that were never spec’d for an acreage gate. We have rehung, re-footed, and re-automated hundreds of them.
Our approach to installation is simple: the first visit is a free measure and a conversation. We look at the soil, the gate, the distance from the house to the post, and the power situation. Then we hand you a written price and a schedule. Every job, from a single pedestrian gate to a 16-foot automatic double gate, carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it is not right, we come back and make it right. No paperwork, no argument.
Victor Salinas, who leads our team, holds every technician to the K.E.Y.S. standard: Krafted right, Every time, Your home first, Standing behind it. The 400th job gets the same care as the first.
Our Gate Installation Services in Aubrey
We install and automate every common type of gate on Aubrey properties. Here is what that looks like, specifically, for this part of Denton County.
Driveway Gate Installation
Most Aubrey driveway gates are wide. A 12-foot or 14-foot opening is common on acreage lots, and that changes the engineering. We set posts in concrete collars sized for the gate weight and the clay movement, then hang the gate so it clears the ground even after a wet fall. Whether you want a pipe-frame ranch gate on a horse property or an ornamental iron statement gate on a new custom home, our Gate Installation team measures, fabricates, and installs it the same week.
Pedestrian Gate Installation
A walk gate next to a driveway gate sees daily use and takes the first hit when a post shifts. We install standalone pedestrian gates with proper hinge posts, self-closing hardware, and optional keypad or intercom entry. For Aubrey homes where the front gate is automated but the walk gate is not, we can add a matching pedestrian gate that opens with the same access system.
Sliding Gate Installation
Sliding gates make sense on Aubrey driveways where the approach is flat or where a swing gate would block part of the driveway. A sliding gate runs on a track and rollers, which means the post movement that plagues swing gates affects it less. We install cantilever and track-style sliding gates, including heavy double-slide gates for ranch entrances, and we run the conduit for automation at the same time.
Swing Gate Installation
Swing gates are the most common style in Aubrey, and the most vulnerable to our clay soil. When we install a swing gate here, we over-excavate the hinge post footing, set it deeper than code, and use a wider concrete collar. That is the difference between a gate that still closes true after three seasons and one that binds by October. We pair swing gates with operator arms matched to the gate weight and length, typically LiftMaster, Viking, or DoorKing.
Security Gate Installation
For Aubrey homeowners with a long driveway and no line of sight from the house, a security gate with an intercom, camera, or keypad is not an upgrade, it is the point of the gate. We build and automate security gates with access control that works from your phone or a keypad at the post. We also trench conduit and fiber or low-voltage line from the house, which is the part most builders never included.
What happens when you call
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Aubrey
Ironworks Gate Co. is trained and equipped on nine gate-automation brands, including LiftMaster, DoorKing, Elite, Mighty Mule, Viking, FAAC, BFT, Linear, and Ghost Controls. That means the opener already on your Aubrey property is one we know how to install, repair, or replace correctly. We stock common control boards, photo eyes, receivers, and remotes for these brands on our service trucks, so most Aubrey calls are completed in a single visit. When a builder-grade Mighty Mule fails two years in, we replace it with a commercial-grade unit that can handle a heavy gate on an acreage driveway.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Aubrey Homes
Aubrey’s housing stock is a split between older rural farmsteads and a wave of post-2015 custom homes. That mix produces the same set of gate problems over and over:
- Builder-grade operators failing within two years. On post-2015 homes, the original gate opener is often a residential model undersized for a heavy iron gate. We see stripped arms, burned control boards, and gearboxes that grind. The fix is a properly sized operator with a new post mount.
- No conduit from the house to the gate. Many Aubrey custom homes were built with a manual gate and no power run. Adding a keypad, intercom, or automatic opener means trenching 100 to 300 feet. We do the trench, the conduit, and the pull in one job.
- Shallow post footings that heave in the first freeze-thaw cycle. A gate post set in an 18-inch hole with a bag of quick-set will move. On Aubrey clay, we dig below the shrink-swell zone and pour a collar wide enough to resist lateral movement.
- Sagging manual gates with corroded hinges. Older farm-style gates on Aubrey ranch properties often have pipe posts rusted at ground level and hinge pins worn oval. We cut out the bad post, set a new one in concrete, and re-hang the gate so it latches clean.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Aubrey, TX
Here are the numbers we quote most often in Aubrey, as of 2025:
- Manual single swing gate, pipe or aluminum frame: $2,800 to $4,600 installed
- Manual double swing gate, ornamental iron: $5,500 to $9,000 installed
- Automated single swing gate with opener and keypad: $5,200 to $8,400 installed
- Automated double swing gate with Viking or LiftMaster opener: $8,000 to $13,500 installed
- Sliding gate, single, with automation: $6,500 to $11,000 installed
- Security gate with intercom and camera package: $9,000 to $16,000 installed
- Trenching conduit from house to gate: $18 to $35 per linear foot, depending on soil and obstacles
What moves the price in Aubrey: gate width and weight, whether you want one opener or two, the distance from your electrical panel, and whether we are dealing with Blackland clay or an easier dig. The price we quote is the price you pay. Free estimates, written quotes, and no change orders that were not discussed first. Call (432) 547-6481 and we will come measure.
Why Aubrey’s Clay Soil Changes How We Install Gates
Aubrey sits on Blackland Prairie clay, the same expansive soil that runs through much of Denton County. In a dry North Texas summer, that clay shrinks several inches. When fall rains return, it swells and heaves. This is why a gate that opened smoothly in June binds by October: the hinge post has moved out of plumb and the latch no longer lines up. Cities south of here, like Frisco, sit on sandier soils that drain and shift differently. An installation method that works there will not hold here. So we set Aubrey gate posts deeper, with wider concrete collars, and we use operator brackets that allow fine adjustment at the arm. It is not a sales pitch. It is the difference between a gate that works for five years and one that works for twenty.
In the Paloma Creek subdivision off FM 1385, our crew was called to a 2021 custom home where a builder-grade LiftMaster swing gate opener had already stripped its arm after the hinge post heaved 1.5 inches out of plumb. We re-excavated the post footing, compacted a wider concrete collar, and re-hung the ornamental iron gate before installing a Viking operator with a new run of conduit that had been omitted during construction. That job is why we write pages like this.
Serving Aubrey, TX - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Aubrey 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 Aubrey
Because your hinge post is set in expansive clay that shrinks in summer drought and heaves when fall rains arrive. The post moves a fraction of an inch, and that is enough to misalign the latch and bind the opener arm. The fix is re-setting the post below the shrink-swell zone with a wider concrete collar. We do this on Aubrey properties every fall. Call (432) 547-6481 and we will check your gate before it gets worse.
Yes. We trench a new conduit run from the house to the gate post, pull the low-voltage and power wiring, and mount the operator. Most Aubrey homes built before 2020 have no conduit at the gate, so this is a standard part of our automation work. We quote the trench, the wire, the opener, and the programming as one written price.
Solar works for a single swing gate with light use and a clear southern exposure. But on a long Aubrey driveway with a heavy iron gate or frequent daily cycles, a wired operator is more reliable, especially during the short winter days and after stormy weeks. If you have power within 200 feet, we recommend a wired operator with a battery backup. If not, we install a solar package sized for your gate weight and usage, and we will tell you honestly if it is a bad fit.
For an equestrian property, we recommend a heavy pipe-frame or ornamental iron swing gate with a slow-start operator and a keypad or intercom. Horses do not spook at a gate that opens slowly and evenly. A double swing gate works well when you need a wide opening for trailers, and we set the posts deep enough to handle Aubrey’s clay movement. We also add a pedestrian gate so you are not cycling the big gate every time you walk through.
Usually just an operator swap, as long as the gate itself and the hinge posts are still sound. The builder-grade opener is often undersized for the gate it is asked to move, and the grinding is the gearbox failing. We remove the old operator, install a properly sized model from LiftMaster, Viking, DoorKing, or another brand we service, and re-align the gate. If the post has moved, we fix that at the same time. Call (432) 547-6481 for a free look at what you have.
We Also Serve Cities Near Aubrey
Ironworks Gate Co. installs and services gates throughout northern Denton County and the surrounding area. Along with Gate Installation in Aubrey, our teams work regularly in Frisco, Little Elm, Prosper, and Lake Dallas. If you live just outside Aubrey or have a property that straddles a county line, call us and we will tell you straight whether we serve your road.
Call Ironworks Gate Co. for Gate Installation in Aubrey, TX
If your gate is sagging, your builder-grade opener is grinding, or you are finally adding automation to that long Aubrey driveway, call (432) 547-6481. A live person answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will get a free measure, a written price, and a gate installed so it stays true through the dry summers and wet falls. Done right and backed in writing. That is the Ironworks way.
Written by Victor Salinas, Owner at Ironworks Gate Co., serving Aubrey, TX.