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A new driveway gate in Hurst, TX typically costs $1,850-$4,600 installed, depending on whether it’s a swing or slide configuration, the operator brand, and whether power needs to be trenched. Most installations take one full day on site, plus a short follow-up if concrete needs to cure before final operator tuning. The real cost driver in Hurst is what’s underneath the gate: Blackland Prairie clay that moves. Call (817) 674-6552 and we’ll give you a written price for your specific opening.
We’re the Gate Installation team at Vance Gate Repair Coppell. We run crews into Hurst every week, and we know this city’s housing stock from Mayfair to the streets off Precinct Line Road. If your gate post was set in 1968, it wasn’t set for 42 inches of clay movement. We plan for that on every job.
Why Vance Gate Repair Coppell Is Hurst’s Preferred Gate Installation Company
Adrian Vance started this company in 2014 after years of commercial access-control work, and the habit stuck: every gate we install in Hurst gets a written scope, a written price, and a photo record left with the homeowner before we leave. That’s The Haven Standard. Clause 1 says the price is in writing before work starts. No verbal estimate that becomes a surprise invoice.
Hurst homeowners tend to ask the same three things before they book: what’s the price range, will it hold up to the clay soil, and what documentation do I get. We answer those on the first call. We don’t route you through a voicemail queue. A live person answers 24/7, including weekends. If you’re standing in your driveway at 8 a.m. on a Saturday looking at a sagging gate, you’ll talk to a person.
Our crews know that gates in Hurst’s older neighborhoods fail differently than gates in newer subdivisions. The original posts in Mayfair, Bellaire Addition, and the 1960s sections around Hurst Public Library were typically set 24 to 30 inches deep. Today’s minimum for Tarrant County clay is 42 inches. We size every new installation for that movement, not for what the old gate was doing before it started dragging.
Our Gate Installation Services in Hurst
Driveway Gate
Most driveway gates we install in Hurst are steel swing gates on concrete-filled posts, matched to ranch-style brick homes with wide curb cuts. A single swing driveway gate in Hurst runs $1,850-$3,400 installed, including a motor and two remote transmitters. If you have a long setback from Precinct Line Road or Shady Brook Drive, we’ll talk through operator size before we quote, because undersized motors stall early on heavy gates.
Pedestrian Gate
A pedestrian gate in Hurst is usually hung off the same post line as the driveway or anchored into a masonry column. These run $650-$1,400 installed for a steel frame with a self-closing hinge. The common failure we see is rotted bottom rails on wooden gates from the 1970s, where the original gate was never flashed against splashback from the clay soil. We replace the rail, not the whole fence line, when the structure supports it.
Sliding Gate
Sliding gates solve a specific Hurst problem: driveways that slope back toward the garage, where a swing gate would drag against the grade. A slide gate in Hurst runs $3,200-$5,800 installed with operator, track, and safety photocells. The track needs a concrete pad, and on Blackland Prairie, that pad needs rebar and a gravel base. We’ve pulled up plenty of old slide tracks that cracked because the pad was poured directly on clay with no drainage consideration.
Swing Gate
Swing gates are the workhorse of Hurst’s ranch-era homes, but the original hinge posts were almost never set to 42 inches. A new swing gate in Hurst runs $1,600-$3,800 installed with motor, hinges, and a post reset if the old footing is compromised. Here’s what that means in practice: if your existing post is only 28 inches deep and the gate is racking, bolting a new gate onto that post is wasting the installation.
What happens when you call
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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 nine gate-automation brands, including Viking, Ghost Controls, BFT, and Linear. That matters in Hurst because your gate motor is often already on the property, and we don’t steer you toward replacing it unless it’s genuinely undersized or failed. We stock common control boards, limit switches, and safety photocells locally, so a repair or installation doesn’t stall for a week waiting on a distributor shipment from out of state.
Common Gate Installation Problems We See in Hurst Homes
- Posts set too shallow for the clay. In Mayfair, Bellaire Addition, and other original Hurst neighborhoods, 1960s posts were set 24-30 inches deep. The Tarrant County clay swells in spring rain and shrinks in summer drought, and a shallow post moves every cycle. A new gate on that post will be out of plumb within twelve months.
- Undersized operators for wide openings. Double gates and wide farm-style gates need more torque than a standard single-swing motor delivers. We’ve replaced operators in Hurst where the motor was sized for a 10-foot leaf installed on a 16-foot opening, and it stripped the gearbox within two seasons.
- Solar setups that can’t handle the duty cycle. Solar gate openers work in Hurst, but the panel and battery bank have to match the gate weight and the daily open-close count. An undersized solar array fails on the third or fourth consecutive cloudy day, and that’s usually when we get the call: gate stopped half-open.
- Slide gates installed without loop detectors. On properties with livestock or kids, a slide gate without a vehicle loop can close on something that hesitates in the opening. If you have horses, trailers, or a lot of delivery traffic, the loop detector isn’t optional. It’s Code and basic safety practice.
Pricing for Gate Installation in Hurst, TX
Here are honest ranges for this market. A single swing driveway gate in Hurst runs $1,850-$3,400 with motor and remotes. A double swing gate runs $2,800-$4,600, more if both leaves are steel and the posts need resetting. A slide gate runs $3,200-$5,800 with track, concrete pad, and operator. Pedestrian gates run $650-$1,400. A security gate with access keypad and photo-eyes adds $400-$900 over the base gate price. Power trenching, when needed, averages $18-$30 per linear foot depending on the run from the panel. Every price we quote in Hurst is written down and handed to you before any work starts. That’s Haven Standard Clause 1, and we don’t do verbal handshakes. Call (817) 674-6552 for a free estimate on your specific opening.
We Also Serve Cities Near Hurst
Our crews run regular routes through Hurst and the surrounding Tarrant County suburbs, including North Richland Hills, Bedford, Colleyville, and Euless. If you’re on the edge of Hurst near a neighboring city line, call and we’ll confirm the schedule. Same crew, same written-price standard, same 365-Day Done Right Promise on every job.
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
A new gate in Hurst needs a 42-inch minimum post footing because the Blackland Prairie clay swells and shrinks through Tarrant County’s wet-dry cycle, and a shallow post moves with it. The original 1960s posts in neighborhoods like Mayfair and Bellaire Addition were typically set 24-30 inches deep, which is why so many original gates now lean, drag, or rack. When we install a new gate in Hurst, we pull and reset the post if it doesn’t meet current depth; bolting a new gate onto a shallow post means the new gate will be out of plumb within one season. Call (817) 674-6552 and we’ll measure your existing posts before we write the quote.
Yes, a solar gate opener can run a double gate in Hurst, but the panel and battery bank must be sized for the total gate weight, leaf width, and how many times a day it cycles. We’ve seen solar setups on wide double gates where the batteries drain after a few overcast days because the panel was sized for a single swing gate, not a double. For a heavy 16-foot-plus double gate in Hurst, we typically spec a Viking or Ghost Controls operator with a larger solar array and two deep-cycle batteries, plus low-voltage wiring to the safety photo-eyes. The math has to work before the install, or the gate stalls mid-travel. Call (817) 674-6552 and we’ll calculate the load on your exact gate.
A new automatic gate in Hurst requires an approved entrapment protection system: photo-eyes or contact edges, or both, depending on the gate type and the operator’s built-in obstruction detection. Slide gates need photo-eyes across the travel path and a separate edge or loop if the opening serves vehicles and pedestrians. Swing gates need the same plus a gap guard if the hinge side creates a pinch point. We wire and mount entrapment protection on every automatic gate installation in Hurst, and we photograph the positions before we leave. That’s Haven Standard Clause 4: evidence on every job. Call (817) 674-6552 if you’re not sure what your existing gate has.
Your old swing gate drags on one side after a heavy rain because the hinge post has moved; the Blackland Prairie clay absorbed water, swelled, and pushed the post out of plumb. That’s a post footing problem, not a hinge problem. Adjusting the hinges or shaving the gate bottom will temporarily clear the drag, but the post will move again in the next wet-dry cycle. In Hurst’s 1950s-1970s neighborhoods, the fix almost always starts with pulling the old post, pouring a 42-inch footing, and re-hanging the gate square. Call (817) 674-6552 and we’ll tell you if the post is the problem before we touch the hardware.
Yes, if you have horses, livestock, or a long driveway with trailers, a loop detector is standard on a new slide gate and we recommend it without exception. A loop detector senses a vehicle’s metal mass and holds the gate open until the vehicle clears, so the gate doesn’t close on a horse trailer that’s six inches slower than the close timer. On Hurst properties with horses we also wire the safety photo-eyes at a height that a trailer axle won’t trigger falsely, and we set the close delay longer than a standard residential setting. Call (817) 674-6552 for an exact quote on your slide gate and loop configuration.
Get a Written Price on Your Hurst Gate Installation
If you’re planning a new gate in Hurst, call (817) 674-6552. You’ll get a live person, a straight answer on cost, and a written price before any work starts. We’ll ask about your gate type, opening width, the condition of your existing posts, and whether you want keypad or intercom access. Then we’ll send a uniformed technician with a photo log and a written scope. That’s the standard we’ve kept since 2014, on more than 22,000 gates. Hurst homeowners deserve a gate that’s built for the soil it stands on, not for a generic installation that looks fine on day one.
Written by Adrian Vance, Owner at Vance Gate Repair Coppell, serving Hurst and the surrounding Tarrant County suburbs.
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