Georgetown Metal Gates is Central Texas's trusted expert in estate entry gates and columns, specializing in forged steel double leaves, limestone column pairing, entry lighting and monitored safety sensors. We offer hand-forged wrought iron detail, wing walls beside the leaves and keypad or video intercom entry, plus solar power where a trench is not practical.
Our crew provides fabrication, column coordination and operator wiring under one roof, delivering entries that set the tone for the house and dependable access for both residential and commercial projects. Over 1,412 projects in 11 years, a 16 ft double leaf to an 18 ft double leaf on an acre lot among them, back our 3-year workmanship warranty, which covers welds, hinge alignment, gate sag and gate travel.
From the footing under each column to the hinge on each leaf and the sight lines at the road, our team handles every part of an estate entry. Serving Georgetown and neighboring Leander, Serenada, Cedar Park and Round Rock, we send the same crew that measured your frontage to hang the leaves and commission the operators.
Call us for a free estimate, and we will sketch an entry that suits your house and your lot.
What you can hold us to
Octavia, off Bee Cave Road, West Lake Hills
An entry that the city treats as its own entry gate permit, with a fire district approval for the electric operator
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Octavia's lot off Bee Cave Road in West Lake Hills needed an entry that satisfied the city and still looked like it belonged on the hillside. We built a 16 ft double leaf with a muted finish, handled the entry gate permit and the ESD 9 letter for the electronic gate, an estimated $6,800 to $7,900 job over an estimated 2 to 3 days. The entry now matches its setting and clears every review. After 11 years and 1,412 projects, estate entry gates work still comes with the 3-year workmanship warranty.
An estate entry pairs the gate with columns, lighting and wing walls, while a plain driveway gate stands alone in the fence line. The table compares the options for a lot in Georgetown, Serenada or Lost Creek.
| Layout | Best fit | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-wrought forged iron fence and gate run | A formal entry with detail | Est. $85 to $130 per ft |
| Welded ornamental fence and gate run | A clean entry with a plain pattern | Est. $50 to $85 per ft |
| Automated dual swing | A wide drive or a heavy formal entry | Est. $4,000 to $8,000 |
| Ornamental walk-through gate | A pedestrian entry beside the columns | Est. $600 to $1,500 |
Estate entries meet more rules than a plain gate because they sit on the road and carry lighting and power. West Lake Hills asks for an entry gate permit and an ESD 9 letter for electronic gates, and it favors muted colors. Georgetown's code keeps a 25 ft sight triangle clear at corners and asks for an encroachment approval when a structure sits in an easement. Serenada Country Estates has no city code but does have deed restrictions, which we read before we draw.
DASMA's guidance says most installations need at least two independent entrapment protection means in each direction, and our estate gates in Georgetown and Leander carry photo eyes and edge sensors. A gate across a fire lane in Round Rock needs a Knox key switch or Opticom receiver, and Texas law asks for 811 notice before any post hole. Before you commit, call your city and confirm what it currently allows.
Every entry follows the same path from the first tape measure to the signed-off test:
Limestone columns are heavy, so their footings are poured separately from the gate posts and the leaves hang from the steel, not the stone. A Steiner Ranch or Volente lot gets its ground checked before we set footing depth, because the limestone shelf west of I-35 can stop a post hole short and the clay east of it moves with the rain. The result is a gate that stays aligned while the columns settle.
A hand-wrought forged iron fence and gate run is estimated at $85 to $130 per ft, while ornamental steel is estimated at $50 to $85 per ft, and the leaf length, the detail and the finish move the price most. An automated two-leaf swing entry is estimated at $4,000 to $8,000 for the full system, operators included.
Galvanized steel, powder coat, one operator, photo eyes and keypad
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
Hand-built leaf, keyed or electric strike latch
Motor, photo eyes and remotes added to a gate you already own
Video intercom, keypad or phone entry, delivery codes
Galvanized tube, powder coat, rackable panels
Forged pickets and scrollwork, finish to the lot
Self-closing, self-latching gate priced extra
Field-measured, anchored to code height
Thermal break, glass, pivot hardware
Engineered, delivered and set with a hoist
Inspection, lubrication, sensor and limit checks
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Scope | Est. price | Est. time on site |
|---|---|---|
| Hand-wrought forged iron fence | Est. $85 to $130 per ft | Est. 3 to 6 days |
| Welded ornamental fence | Est. $50 to $85 per ft | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Automated two-leaf swing entry | Est. $4,000 to $8,000 for the full system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Ornamental walk-through gate | Est. $600 to $1,500 each | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Keypad or intercom access package | Est. $680 to $3,000 for each system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
Each estate entry gates number is an estimate and is subject to change with the final measurements. Once we have seen the site, the written quote settles the final price and the build schedule.
Each leaf can be hand-forged wrought iron, ornamental steel or galvanized steel, and the finish is chosen to sit beside the stone. See wrought iron gates for scrollwork, custom driveway gates for a one-of-a-kind design, long-drive ranch gates for acreage, or gated community entries for shared entrances. Octavia's muted 16 ft double leaf is a good picture of an entry that suits its hillside.
From Georgetown to Round Rock, our owner walks the frontage with you before a drawing is made, and the people who measure the entry also hang the leaves and test the sensors. Across 1,412 projects and 11 years, an entry that is sized, wired and tested by one crew gives fewer callbacks than one split between a fence company, a mason and an electrician. Estate entry gates within 45 miles of the Georgetown shop get 3 years of workmanship warranty covering welds, hinge alignment, gate sag and gate travel. We specify 24V DC continuous-duty operators for estate entry gates, with gate catchers and positive travel stops on each leaf from Lost Creek to Rollingwood.
We build within a 45-mile radius of the Georgetown shop, including Cedar Park estate entries, Round Rock gate service, West Lake Hills entry gates and Serenada acreage entries. Steiner Ranch, Leander, Rollingwood, Volente, Lost Creek and Sunset Valley are listed on our service area page. Sunset Valley sits on the Edwards recharge zone, and Volente asks for a right-of-way permit, so the Georgetown shop checks the rules for each address.
Owners in Leander and Round Rock who choose an estate entry often add gate access control, a solar gate operator or a pedestrian entry gate, and some compare it with a dual swing gate.
Hand-forged wrought iron typically costs $85 to $130 per ft and ornamental steel $50 to $85 per ft, with your written quote that fixes the price.
It depends on the city, because West Lake Hills asks for an entry gate permit and an ESD 9 letter while Serenada follows deed restrictions, and we check your address first.
Most estate entries take an estimated 2 to 3 days on site, as with Octavia's 16 ft double leaf in West Lake Hills.
Yes, because we choose the finish and finial pattern to sit beside the stone, and the leaves hang from steel posts rather than from the masonry.
Battery backup keeps the 24V DC operators going through an outage in Georgetown or Serenada, and each leaf can be pushed open by hand with the manual release.
Yes, because monitored photo eyes and edge sensors stop and reverse the leaves on contact in Rollingwood or Cedar Park. DASMA's guidance says most installations need at least two independent entrapment protection means in each direction, and we fit photo eyes and edge sensors and test the reverse.
Call us for a free estimate, and we will sketch your entry for your Georgetown, West Lake Hills or Leander lot and send a written quote.
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.
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Where we work
Call us or send the form, and we will book a site measure and a written estimate.
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