New Driveway Gate Installation, Built for Texas Soil.

Yes. A sliding gate should roll smoothly and easily by hand in both directions, and a swing gate needs full clearance from any adjacent structure, before an operator ever gets bolted on. An automatic operator is never a fix for a gate that binds, drags, or is out of balance: it will just fight that resistance every cycle and burn out early. On a new installation this matters from day one, since we set the panel, the footings, and the hardware from scratch, so getting the mechanical fit right is part of the install, not an afterthought added later.

Every automatic gate operator built since a January 2016 revision to UL 325 must meet the same baseline: a minimum of two independent entrapment protection devices for each entrapment zone, of different types, monitored by the operator on every open and close cycle. In practice that is usually the operator's own built-in force sensing paired with an external device like a monitored photo eye or a contact safety edge. We install every new gate, swing or slide, to that standard.

A complete new automatic driveway gate, panel plus operator plus required safety devices, typically runs $850 to $9,500 installed, depending on material. Wood starts lowest at $850; wrought iron has the widest range up to $9,500, since custom ironwork and HOA-driven finish requirements push the top end. What actually moves your number inside that range: the gate's weight, whether it swings or slides, whether power already reaches the gate location, and how much access control you add beyond a basic keypad. We put the number in writing before ordering anything.

Yes. Dripping Springs, Wimberley, and Spicewood are some of the fastest-growing new-construction corridors we install in, new ranch and estate driveways going in every month. We also cover the surrounding Central Texas footprint directly, including Buda, San Marcos, Georgetown, Round Rock, and Cedar Park, alongside statewide dispatch across all 36 Texas cities we serve. Call (888) 601-6005 and we confirm your property's area and the material options that fit it.

We prioritize scheduling when a failed gate has left a property without secure access, since that is a real exposure, not just an inconvenience. A full new-gate install, panel plus footings plus automation, is a scheduled project rather than a same-visit fix, but a beyond-repair replacement moves to the front of the install queue and we confirm the earliest realistic date on the call. If your existing gate is stuck open or closed right now and needs triage today, see our emergency gate repair page instead; this page is for the new gate that replaces it.

No. Texas has no statewide fence, gate, or general contractor license. One license layer does attach depending on scope: a TDLR electrical license is required for any new dedicated line-voltage circuit run to the gate, and we coordinate that licensed electrical work as part of your installation. Keypads, remotes, and card readers that only open your gate are unregulated activation accessories under Texas law. Pros On Call also holds a Texas DPS Private Security license, License #B19847, our company security-services credential.