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title: "Automatic Gate Installation & Repairs in Dallas, TX"
url: https://dallasfence.co/automatic-gate-installation-repairs
description: "Automatic gate installation and repair in Dallas, TX: swing, slide, and solar driveway gates with keypad or app access. Call (469) 809-2424."
publisher: Dallas Fence
---

# Automatic Gate Installation & Repairs in Dallas, TX

Automatic gate installation in Dallas means a driveway or pedestrian gate on a motorized operator, with safety sensors and access controls such as a keypad, remotes, or a phone app. We install swing, slide, cantilever, and solar-powered gates, and we repair gates and operators from other installers as well as our own.

| Spec | Typical choice |
|---|---|
| Gate types | Single or double swing, slide, cantilever, pedestrian |
| Frame | Steel, with iron pickets or wood cladding to match the fence |
| Operator | Sized to gate weight and cycle count, with battery backup |
| Power | Hardwired, or solar panel with battery |
| Access | Keypad, remotes, phone app, RFID tags, video intercom, free-exit loop |
| Safety | Photo eyes and contact edges for UL 325 entrapment protection |
| Price | Per gate, in a free, written, itemized estimate |

As a [Dallas fence company](https://dallasfence.co/), we also build the fence beside the gate, and our North Dallas office covers Dallas, Collin, and Denton counties.

## Gate Types and Which One Your Driveway Needs

The right gate depends on your driveway.

| | Swing gate | Slide gate |
|---|---|---|
| How it moves | One or two panels swing on hinges | Travels parallel to the fence line |
| What it needs | Level ground and a clear swing arc | A run of fence beside the opening to retract into |
| Best fit | Flat, paved driveways with a deep setback | Sloped drives, short setbacks, windy open lots |

- **Cantilever:** a slide gate with no ground track, for gravel and uneven ground.
- **Solar:** a panel and battery instead of a trenched power line, for a gate far from the house.

We finish the gate to match an [iron fence installation](https://dallasfence.co/iron-fence-installation) or a [wood fence installation](https://dallasfence.co/wood-fence-installation).

## How Will You Open Your Gate?

Most Dallas homeowners combine two or three:

- **Keypad and remotes:** a PIN pad at the driveway plus visor remotes.
- **Smartphone app:** open the gate from anywhere and give guests temporary codes, on operators that support it.
- **RFID tag reader:** a windshield tag opens the gate as you roll up.
- **Video intercom:** see and talk to whoever is at the gate.
- **Free-exit loop:** a sensor wire under the driveway opens the gate as you drive out.

We confirm that every device works with the operator before it's ordered.

## Automatic Gate Repair in Dallas

We diagnose and repair automatic gates and operators, including systems we didn't install. What we fix:

- **Won't move at all:** tripped breaker, dead backup battery, failed motor, or control board.
- **Opens but won't close:** usually blocked, dirty, or misaligned photo eyes.
- **Slow, straining, or grinding:** worn gears, sagging hinges, or debris in a slide track.
- **Reverses for no reason:** a mis-set limit switch or failing contact edge.

Every repair starts with a diagnosis and a written quote, and no work starts until you approve it. If an older operator keeps failing, we'll tell you when replacing it makes more sense. Stuck in or out? Use the manual release to move the gate by hand, then call **(469) 809-2424**. A manual gate that sags or drags is a [fence repair](https://dallasfence.co/fence-repair) job.

## The Dallas Gate Installation Process

1. **Site visit:** we measure the opening, check slope and drainage, and locate power.
2. **Written estimate:** gate style, operator, safety sensors, access control, and permit needs, itemized.
3. **Fabrication and posts:** we build the gate, then set the posts, plus pads or track for a slide gate.
4. **Automation:** operator and access devices installed, programmed, and tested through full open-close cycles.
5. **Walkthrough:** you learn the codes, app, and manual release before we leave.

Safety sensors are part of every operator install: photo eyes and contact edges, tested so the gate stops or reverses instead of closing on a car, pet, or child. For Dallas we add:

- **Heat:** ventilated, weather-rated enclosures.
- **Storms:** battery backup, so the gate keeps cycling through an outage.

Work usually starts within days of the approved estimate, and most installs take 1 to 5 days on site; fabrication, operator lead time, and any permit set the date. We pull the permit when the gate needs one (see our [Dallas fence permit guide](https://dallasfence.co/fence-permit-dallas)), and qualifying residential installations carry our [5-year workmanship warranty](https://dallasfence.co/warranty).

Call **(469) 809-2424** or [request an automatic gate estimate](https://dallasfence.co/contact).

## Frequently asked questions

### How much does an automatic gate cost in Dallas?

Each gate is priced on its own in a free, written, itemized estimate after a site visit. The estimate lays out the gate style, operator, safety sensors, access control, power and permit needs, so you see what drives the number.

### Do you repair automatic gates you didn't install?

Yes. We diagnose and repair automatic gates and operators whoever installed them: gates that won't move, won't close, reverse on their own, grind, or sag. Every repair starts with a diagnosis and a written quote, and no work starts until you approve it.

### Do you pull the permit and deal with my HOA for a gate?

Yes. We're a registered fence contractor in every city we serve and pull the permit when the gate needs one. For an HOA, we prepare the drawings it asks for, showing gate placement and opening direction; approval stays with the HOA.

### How soon can you start, and how long does a gate take?

Work usually starts within days of the approved estimate, and most installs take 1 to 5 days on site. Fabrication, operator lead time and any permit set the install date, which is in your written estimate.

### What warranty comes with a new automatic gate?

Qualifying residential installations carry our written 5-year workmanship warranty, which covers problems caused by our installation work. Manufacturers control their own material warranties, and your project documents set the final terms.

## About the publisher

- Business: Dallas Fence, fence contractor in Dallas, Texas
- Address: 17480 Dallas Pkwy #111, Dallas, TX 75287
- Phone: (469) 809-2424
- Email: build@dallasfence.co
- Hours: Mon–Fri 8am–6pm · Sat 9am–2pm · Sun closed
- Experience: 10+ years of fence experience; 200+ projects completed
- Estimates: free, on site, in writing (https://dallasfence.co/contact)
- Website: https://dallasfence.co/