Automated two-leaf swing entry
- Est. investment
- $4,000 to $8,000 for the full system
- Est. duration
- 2 to 3 days
Two leaves, two operators, ball-bearing hinges, battery backup
Georgetown Metal Gates builds vehicle gates, slide systems and entry controls for property managers, general contractors and facility managers across Williamson County. Commercial projects run from 1 operator retrofit to a 26 ft cantilever across a loading entrance, with perimeter runs of 200 ft and service plans that cover 6 gates on one property.
Our crews phase every install around occupied properties, so trucks, tenants and visitors keep moving while a leaf is hung or a track is set. Our team has completed 1,412 projects over 11 years and stands behind every weld, hinge and gate travel with a 3-year workmanship warranty.
From the duty-cycle review and the fire-lane check to the operator commissioning and the acceptance test, our team handles every stage of a commercial entry. Serving Georgetown, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander and Sunset Valley, we schedule installs for nights, weekends and quiet hours around each site's operation.
Request a bid with your site plan, gate count and vehicle mix, and our estimator will walk the property and price the entry from what the walk shows.
What you can hold us to
A commercial gate project is sized by the opening, the traffic that passes through it and the hours the property runs, not by the look of the leaf.
| Entry type | Reference job | System |
|---|---|---|
| Loading or truck entrance | 26 ft cantilever across a loading entrance | Trackless cantilever with continuous-duty operator |
| Storage or yard entry | Narrow frontage with no swing arc | Ground-track slide leaf with chain or rack drive |
| Multi-gate property | six gates across one property | Monthly service plan with logs |
| Perimeter | 200 ft perimeter run | Prefabricated ornamental or anti-climb panels |
An ornamental walk-through gate beside a cantilever gate clearing a wide or sloped entry lets staff and visitors enter on foot while the vehicle leaf stays closed. A recurring gate service plan suits a property with six commercial gates, because gates of different types wear at different rates. We specify galvanized steel for posts and powder-coated steel for the visible leaf, while hand-forged wrought iron and a welded ornamental fence suit an office frontage. An industrial yard cycles its gate all day with heavy vehicles, while a storage facility cares most about keypad logs and after-hours control.
Two leaves, two operators, ball-bearing hinges, battery backup
Track set in concrete, chain or rack drive, edge sensors
Counterbalanced carriage, rack-and-pinion drive, no ground track
Video intercom, keypad or phone entry, delivery codes
Galvanized tube, powder coat, rackable panels
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
A commercial gate bid is an estimate built from the opening width, the number of vehicle lanes and whether power already reaches the post. The table lists the systems we bid most, each priced as an estimated range for a complete system.
| Scope | Est. price | Est. time on site |
|---|---|---|
| Cantilever gate clearing a wide or sloped entry | Est. $6,000 to $10,000 for the full system | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Automated track-guided slide gate | Est. $1,500 to $5,000 for the full system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Operator added to a gate you own | Est. $1,800 to $3,800 for one operator system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Ornamental walk-through gate | Est. $600 to $1,500 for each gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Recurring gate service plan | Est. $88 to $113 a gate each month | Est. 1 to 3 hours per visit |
Payment typically runs a 50% deposit, a 25 to 40% progress draw and the final 10 to 25% on commissioning. These figures are budgetary estimates, subject to change, and the written quote we issue after reading your plans and walking the site sets the final price and the schedule.

Harriet, near Old Settlers Park, Round Rock
A shared truck entrance on a fire lane where the gate needed the fire department's switch and sensor
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Harriet's job in Round Rock began with a shared truck entrance on a fire lane, where the gate needed the fire department's switch and sensor, so the entry could not open until the fire marshal's hardware was in. We built a 26 ft cantilever across a loading entrance in galvanized steel, powder coat, with a Knox key switch, an Opticom receiver, photo eyes and edge sensors. The job sat near Old Settlers Park at an estimated $7,400 to $9,800 over an estimated 3 to 4 days, and the gate passed the fire marshal's test, so deliveries now run through it.

We keep an occupied property open by splitting the work into phases that never close the only entrance. The leaf is hung in a single shift at night or on a weekend. Crews of 3 to 4 handle the motorized work, and the same phased sequence runs on jobs in Steiner Ranch, Lost Creek and Volente.
Property managers and contractors choose us because we bid from plans and the site walk, then fabricate and install the gate ourselves. The work we control carries a 3-year workmanship warranty that covers welds, hinge alignment, gate sag and gate travel, and the operator and boards carry the maker's parts warranty.

We install commercial gates inside a 45-mile radius of Georgetown, from Leander and Cedar Park to Round Rock. Properties in Serenada and Volente often sit behind shared easements, so we confirm access before fabrication. Rollingwood and West Lake Hills lots tend to be steep, which favors a cantilever gate clearing a wide or sloped entry over a ground track. Steiner Ranch and Lost Creek storage pads usually want keypad logs on the entry.
In Sunset Valley, Winston called about a property with six gates, three of them stuck open for months, off Brodie Lane. Xavier, on Jones Road, had a yard with a thin chain link perimeter that was cut twice, and we replaced it with a 200 ft perimeter run of anti-climb steel panels. We have also worked near the Old Town overlay in Round Rock and in the Leander station area, so we ask about frontage review early. Our home page, Georgetown Metal Gates, lists every city we serve.
HOA, gated community and multifamily entry systems covers resident-facing gates. Commercial security and perimeter fencing covers the fence line that runs from your gate. Gate maintenance and service contracts keep a busy entry cycling after the install is done.

We price from the opening width, the lane count, the operator duty cycle and whether power reaches the post. A trackless cantilever is an estimated $6,000 to $10,000 for the full system, and the written quote confirms the number after the site walk.
Yes. We phase the footings, the leaf hang and the commissioning into separate windows, and we stage a temporary opening when the property has only one drive.
Yes. Round Rock's fire department guidelines for gates across fire lanes call for a Knox key switch and a leaf that one person can open by hand. Opticom receivers and a fire marshal test complete the sign-off.
Yes. Vehicle operators are for vehicles only, so pedestrians need their own gate beside the drive, and we quote the walk gate in the same bid.
Every automatic gate has two independent entrapment protection means in each direction and at least two warning signs, with controls mounted at least 6 ft from the gate. Slide gate openings are guarded so a 2.25 inch sphere cannot pass up to 72 inches.
Texas law requires 811 notice before any excavation, and a private locate on your property is the owner's cost. We place the 811 request and flag the private lines for the owner to have located before we dig.
After 11 years and over 1,412 projects, each install still includes a 3-year workmanship warranty covering gate travel, gate sag, hinge alignment and welds. Operators and boards carry the maker's own parts warranty, usually 1 to 5 years.
Send the site address, the opening width and the vehicle types that use the entry, and request a bid for your commercial gate. We will schedule the walk, check the fire-lane requirements and return a written scope and price range.



Start to finish
We measure the opening, the grade and the swing or slide path before anything is drawn.
You approve a scaled drawing, the metal, the finish and the operator before steel is cut.
The gate is welded in our shop, then galvanized and powder coated before it leaves for your property.
We set the posts, hang the gate, wire the operator and test every photo eye and safety edge with you.
Services
Where we work
Call us or send a site plan, photos or a gate count, and we will set a site walk and return a written bid.
Calls only, we do not receive text messages.