Leander Metal Gates is the metro's trusted expert for automatic driveway gates, specializing in pad-mounted slide drives, keypad and phone entry systems, and linear-arm swing operators. We offer vehicle loop sensors and battery backup kits for every opener.
Our team provides leaf weight and operator matching, delivering a quiet, dependable entry for homes and a heavy-duty cycle rating for both residential and commercial projects. Our 14 years in business, 2-year workmanship warranty and over 1,127 finished projects run from a single walk-through gate up to a 28 ft truck entrance.
From weighing the finished leaf before the operator is ordered to testing every photo eye at handover, our team handles every detail. Serving Leander and neighboring Round Rock, Cedar Park and Georgetown, each automatic gate gets matched to its drive and to the daily cycles it will see.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will weigh your leaf, size the operator and tell you what each part costs before anything is ordered.
Numbers first
Marlene, Crystal Falls, Leander
A family whose driveway met a busy loop road and whose kids kept chasing balls toward the curb
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Marlene's corner lot in Crystal Falls met a busy loop road, and her kids kept chasing balls toward the curb. We hung one 15 ft powder-coated tube steel leaf on a linear operator, added a vehicle loop and set a car-height keypad. The job was an estimated $3,000 to $4,200 and took an estimated 1 to 2 days on site. The drive stays shut during play, and the car opens it without anyone leaving the seat.
An automatic gate works when four parts are chosen together: the leaf weight, the operator class, the entry device and the safety kit. We start with the leaf because it sets everything else, and a long single leaf on builder-lot drives with room on one side usually points to a linear or articulated arm. A centered pair on a wide opening points to two operators, and a flat drive with side room points to a pad-mounted slide drive.
Daily cycles come next. A family gate that opens a dozen times a day needs a different duty rating than a shared entry that opens fifty, and we write the cycle count on the estimate so the operator is never undersized.
An automatic driveway gate system is typically estimated at $2,600 to $4,800 for one swing leaf and $4,300 to $7,900 for a centered pair, with leaf size, operator class and entry device moving the price most. A track-mounted slide gate is estimated at $1,800 to $4,900 and typically takes 2 to 3 days. A trackless cantilever slide gate is estimated at $6,300 to $9,700 and typically takes 2 to 4 days. An operator added to a manual gate is roughly $1,850 to $3,600 and typically takes 4 to 8 hours. A walk-through entry gate beside the drive is roughly $700 to $1,400, usually 4 to 8 hours. A trackless cantilever slide gate near Rollingwood or Sunset Valley is roughly $6,300 to $9,700 and typically takes 2 to 4 days. A track-mounted slide gate near The Hills or Volente is roughly $1,800 to $4,900 and typically takes 2 to 3 days.
A long single leaf with one arm and a keypad, for builder-lot drives with room on one side
A centered pair with two operators, for wide openings and a drive that stays level behind the line
One leaf running on a floor track, for a flat drive with side room and no swing space
A counterbalanced leaf on enclosed carriages, for caliche, crowned drives and heavy daily use
A person-width steel gate with a keyed latch, for walkways, side yards and courtyards
Motor, photo eyes and remotes fitted to a leaf that already hangs true
From a coded keypad to video calling, with visitor and courier codes set up
Welded panels in a 4 to 6 foot height, set on concrete posts with racked or stepped sections
Hammered pickets and collars at 5 to 6 feet, for period homes and estate frontage
Aluminum barrier at the height we confirm with the city, with a self-closing, self-latching gate priced apart
Blast to bare metal, treat rust and refinish, for sound iron with a failed finish
Steel or iron guards measured at the site, anchored to the stringer or the slab
Compact steel or iron spiral, with headroom and landing checked before anything is ordered
Steel or iron door with insulated glass, sized to a new or existing rough opening
Recurring visits for operators, safety devices and hinges, with a written service log
Steel slat panels and matching gate infill, priced by the run once the slat gap and height are set
Stainless cable on steel posts for decks and balconies, tensioned and checked at handover
Tempered glass panels with steel posts or a base shoe, set once the measured panels arrive
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Job | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| One-leaf automated swing gate | Est. $2,600 to $4,800 per complete system | Est. 1 to 2 days |
| Two-leaf automated swing entry | Est. $4,300 to $7,900 per complete system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Track-mounted slide gate | Est. $1,800 to $4,900 per complete system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Trackless cantilever slide gate | Est. $6,300 to $9,700 per complete system | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Operator added to a manual gate | Est. $1,850 to $3,600 per operator system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Walk-through entry gate | Est. $700 to $1,400 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
Most single-leaf systems across Leander and Cedar Park land in the lower half of the estimated $2,600 to $4,800 range, and an added keypad or loop moves the total up from there.
Treat every price in this section as a Leander estimate that remains subject to change. Leaf size, operator class, entry device and the power run decide the final price and the install schedule, both written into your quote after the site visit.
A swing operator fits a drive with room behind the line, a slide drive fits a flat drive with side room, and a cantilever fits a crowned or uneven drive. The table lays out the estimated cost and the drive each one suits.
| Gate style | Est. complete system | Best drive | Operator type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single swing | Est. $2,600 to $4,800 | Room behind the line on one side | Linear or articulated arm |
| Dual swing | Est. $4,300 to $7,900 | Wide opening, level ground behind | Two arms on a matched stop |
| Ground-track slide | Est. $1,800 to $4,900 | Flat drive with side room | Pad-mounted slide drive |
| Trackless cantilever | Est. $6,300 to $9,700 | Caliche, crowned or uneven drive | Heavy-duty slide drive |
On every automatic gate we install, we fit monitored photo eyes and edges at each place a person or car could be caught. We map those zones on the drawing, wire a device to each, and test the reverse on contact before we hand over the remotes.
Round Rock publishes Emergency Access Controlled Gate Systems Guidelines that call for a city-approved Knox key switch and a Fire Marshal acceptance test before a gate goes into service, so confirm the full text with the Fire Marshal's Office and we schedule the test into the install. In Leander, ask the Fire Marshal's Office whether a gate across a fire route needs Knox hardware before anything is ordered.
Powder-coated tube steel is the leaf we build most, with the frame in 11-gauge tube and 14-gauge infill as the starting point, moved up a size when a leaf runs past 14 feet. The coating order is blast, zinc primer, then polyester powder cured in the oven. See steel gate installation for the material choice and gate operator installation for adding a motor to a gate you already own.
We install automatic gates across a 35-mile radius, with most systems in Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock, plus our service area page for the rest. Steiner Ranch and Lakeway homeowners ask for the same matched operator and safety kit. West Lake Hills and The Hills lots usually need the leaf sized to the slope first. Volente and Rollingwood calls start with the same weighing visit. Sunset Valley and Leander drives are checked for loop and keypad placement. Leander is one of the newest-built cities in the metro, so most of our automatic gates here are a first gate on a recent home in a master-planned subdivision.
Our lead welder builds the leaf and our installer sets the operator, so the person who weighed the gate is the one who tests it. After 14 years and 1,127 projects, we know which operator suits a powder-coated tube steel leaf. Marlene's 15 ft single leaf on a corner lot in Crystal Falls is the model we measure each new swing gate against.
An automatic gate pairs with gate access control for video calling and courier codes, and with solar gate operators when the power run is too far. If an older opener is failing, see automatic gate repair. Hank's solar operator on Lime Creek Road in Volente shows how a far gate gets power without a long trench. Bradley's galvanized steel pair in Silverado and Wesley's site work on Lakeway Drive show the range of automation we hang. Owen's sagging leaf on Hatley Drive in Rollingwood tripped its operator until we rehung it.
A one-leaf automated swing gate is typically estimated at $2,600 to $4,800, while a two-leaf automated swing entry is typically estimated at $4,300 to $7,900, and your written quote sets the final price.
A one-leaf automated swing gate typically takes 1 to 2 days on site, and a two-leaf automated swing entry typically takes 2 to 3 days.
A battery backup and a manual release come with every operator, so an outage never leaves the gate stuck shut.
Yes, because monitored photo eyes and edges guard each entrapment zone, and we test that the gate reverses at handover.
Yes, if the leaf hangs true, because an operator added to a manual gate is typically estimated at $1,850 to $3,600 and takes roughly 4 to 8 hours.
It depends on the fire marshal for your address, and we confirm it before the drawing is signed.
Yes, Lakeway and Steiner Ranch get the same install as Cedar Park and Georgetown, within about 35 miles of Leander.
Our 2-year workmanship warranty covers weld integrity, post plumb, hinge alignment and gate sag, and operator makers warrant motors and control boards for 1 to 5 years.
Send us your address for a free quote, and we will weigh your leaf, size the operator and write an itemized quote.
The order of work
We tape the opening, shoot the slope and check the HOA or town rules before anyone prices steel.
You sign one scaled sheet listing frame size, coating and operator, and that sheet doubles as your review board packet.
Frames are welded in the shop and coated before delivery, so no grinding or spray paint happens on your drive.
Footings cure, then the leaf is hung and wired, and we run each safety device with you standing there.
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