Georgetown Metal Gates is Central Texas's trusted expert in wrought iron fencing, specializing in hand-forged iron runs, prefabricated ornamental steel panels, and powder-coated perimeter fences. We offer rackable panels for hillsides and stepped panels for steep grades.
Our team provides post layout, welding and finish coating, delivering fence lines that frame the house for homes and tough, see-through perimeters for both residential and commercial projects. We keep a record of 11 years and over 1,412 projects, from a 60 ft front run to a 200 ft perimeter, and each is backed for 3 years on workmanship: welds, hinge alignment, gate sag and gate travel.
From setting posts 24 to 36 inches deep in concrete to spacing pickets 3.5 to 3.875 inches clear, our team handles every step. Serving Georgetown and neighboring Cedar Park, Round Rock and Leander, we deliver clean lines, steady posts and finishes that last on every iron fence project.
Ask for a free estimate and we will walk your fence line, check the ground and the slope, and put the run's price in writing.
What you can hold us to
Bernadette, Old Town Overlay, Georgetown
A corner lot where the old wood fence blocked the view down both streets
Gideon, Old Town, Round Rock
A front yard where the street yard height limit for solid fence was too short, and the owners wanted a taller run
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Bernadette's corner lot near the Old Town Overlay lost its tall wood fence and gained 60 ft of hand-forged iron that stays low and open where the two streets meet, an estimated $5,600 to $7,200 job that typically took 4 to 5 days.
Gideon's front yard in Round Rock Old Town needed a taller open run than a solid fence would allow, so we set 110 ft of black powder-coated ornamental steel sized to the street yard rule that Round Rock Code Enforcement confirmed by phone, an estimated $6,600 to $8,800 job over an estimated 3 to 4 days.
A wrought iron fence in Georgetown is typically estimated at $50 to $85 a linear foot for prefabricated ornamental steel and $85 to $130 a linear foot for hand-forged iron, with run length, gate count and slope moving the total most. A 60 ft forged run like Bernadette's lands in the estimated $5,600 to $7,200 range, and the figure rises with every extra gate or corner post.
Galvanized tube, powder coat, rackable panels
Forged pickets and scrollwork, finish to the lot
Self-closing, self-latching gate priced extra
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Scope | Est. price | Est. time on site |
|---|---|---|
| Welded ornamental fence | Est. $50 to $85 a linear foot | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Hand-wrought forged iron fence | Est. $85 to $130 a linear foot | Est. 3 to 6 days |
| Aluminum pool fence | Est. $30 to $45 a linear foot | Est. 1 to 3 days |
| Sandblast, rust treatment and repaint | Est. $30 to $50 a linear foot | Est. 1 to 3 days |
Georgetown estimates for wrought iron fencing are subject to change as the work is scoped. Your written quote after the fence line walk sets the final price and the schedule, and it depends on footage, slope and the number of gates.
Panels rack on a gentle grade and step on a steep one, and the choice decides how the fence looks from the street. Hill country lots in Leander and Cedar Park slope more than most Blackland lots toward Round Rock, so we measure the fall along the whole run before we order any steel.
| Method | Best for | What to watch |
|---|---|---|
| Racked panels | Gentle, even grade | The pickets stay plumb while rails tilt with the ground |
| Stepped panels | Steep or uneven grade | Gaps open under each step and are closed with a bottom rail |
| Level run on a retaining line | Terraced yards | The footing sits in a different depth of soil than the fence |
Footings are the part of an iron fence you never see and the first part to fail. I-35 runs along the fault line that splits Williamson County into rocky Edwards Plateau ground to the west and clay-bearing Blackland Prairie soil to the east, so a post hole can stop on rock in one block and sink in clay in the next. We check the ground at the site, then set posts in concrete at the depth the soil calls for within our usual 24 to 36 inches. Sunset Valley sits on the Edwards Aquifer recharge zone, so excavation questions come up there before a single post hole is dug. In Lost Creek the deed restrictions differ by section, and an easement can cross a lot, so we pull the plat for Serenada and Lost Creek addresses before we quote the footing work.
Georgetown's code decides what a front fence may look like before a single post goes in. The unified development code limits front yard fences to 4 ft with at least 50 percent transparency, and it allows decorative wrought iron, so open pickets pass where a solid panel fails. It also keeps anything over 3 ft tall or 25 percent solid out of the 25 ft sight triangle where two streets meet, which is why Bernadette's corner run in Georgetown stayed low and open.
The usual mistakes are a solid panel in the sight triangle, posts set inside a public easement without the city's written encroachment approval, and a plat nobody read. Inside Sun City Texas, perimeter fences need the Modifications Committee and a city permit, and Neighborhood 38 requires a closed rear yard with at least one gate. Rules change, so confirm current text with the city before you build.
Forged iron, ornamental steel and aluminum each suit a different yard. Read about iron gates in matching styles, steel fence and gate material choices and the aluminum pool fence rules before you pick, because the fence and its gates should be one finish.
Our owner walks the fence line with you before a drawing is made, and the crew that measures is the crew that sets the posts. Across 1,412 projects over 11 years the pattern is steady: an open, low iron run near a corner clears review faster than a tall solid one. Hand-forged iron needs a scrape and repaint every 3 to 5 years, and we tell you that before you sign.
We build iron fences across a 45-mile radius of the Georgetown shop, including Cedar Park, Round Rock and Leander. Hillside owners in Steiner Ranch and West Lake Hills ask about racked panels most. Rollingwood and Volente lots bring tight street rules. Serenada, Lost Creek and Sunset Valley bring deed restrictions and aquifer questions, and every town is listed on our service area page.
Owners who fence a yard often add an ornamental walk-through gate or an iron railing for the porch, and some move on to an automatic driveway gate later.
Prefabricated ornamental steel is estimated at $50 to $85 a linear foot and hand-forged iron at $85 to $130, so a 110 ft run like Gideon's sits in the middle to upper part of that scale and the final price is the one on your written quote.
On site, ornamental steel fences usually take an estimated 2 to 4 days, forged runs an estimated 3 to 6 days, and aluminum pool fence an estimated 1 to 3 days.
Yes, because panels rack on gentle grades and step on steep ones, and we measure the fall along the whole run first.
Georgetown's code limits front yard fences to 4 ft with at least 50 percent transparency, and Sun City adds its own committee review, so confirm your address first.
A galvanized, powder-coated fence resists rust well, while forged iron needs a scrape and repaint every 3 to 5 years.
We hold 3.5 to 3.875 inches clear between pickets.
Yes, we weld matching walk gates and driveway gates in our shop in Georgetown so the finish, finials and powder coat match the fence.
Call us for a free estimate, and we will measure your fence line in Georgetown, Sun City Texas, Cedar Park or Round Rock 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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Call us or send the form, and we will book a site measure and a written estimate.
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