Leander Metal Gates is the metro's trusted expert for dual swing gates, specializing in matched center stops, rise-and-run hinges and paired leaves. We offer arc checks and operator layouts for every pair.
Our team provides leaf weight and hinge matching, delivering a balanced, dependable entry for homes and a heavy-duty cycle rating for both residential and commercial projects. Fourteen years of work is not the only credential: we count over 1,127 projects and a 2-year workmanship warranty, covering a plain walk-through gate as readily as a 28 ft truck entrance.
From checking the swing arc before the drawing is signed to testing every photo eye at handover, our team handles every detail. Serving Leander together with neighboring Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock, we hang every pair to clear the drive beneath it.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will trace the arc, read the slope of your drive and tell you what each leaf costs before anything is ordered.
Numbers first
Lindsey, Travisso, Leander
A drive climbing away from the street, so a normal leaf would strike the slab halfway through its arc
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Lindsey's sloped drive in Travisso, Leander, rose toward the house, so we hung a 16 ft pair in powder-coated tube steel. The job was an estimated $4,500 to $6,300 and took an estimated 2 to 3 days on site. We chose rise-and-run hinges and two arms set to a matched stop, and both leaves now clear the slab through the whole arc and meet flush at the center stop.
Two leaves share the opening, so each one is half as long and half as heavy as a single leaf of the same width. That keeps the hinge load down, but it also means the two leaves must meet in the middle without a gap or a rub.
A sloped drive changes the arc. A leaf that swings inward on a rising drive scrapes the slab, so we either swing it outward or use rise-and-run hinges that lift the leaf as it opens, and we trace the arc on the drawing before any steel is cut.
A two-leaf automated swing entry is typically estimated at $4,300 to $7,900 and takes roughly 2 to 3 days. A one-leaf automated swing gate is estimated at $2,600 to $4,800 and typically takes 1 to 2 days. Bringing a manual gate up to automatic with an operator is roughly $1,850 to $3,600 and typically 4 to 8 hours. A walk-through entry gate beside the pair is roughly $700 to $1,400, usually 4 to 8 hours. A track-mounted slide gate is typically estimated at $1,800 to $4,900 when the drive cannot swing, and a trackless cantilever slide gate runs roughly $6,300 to $9,700.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Two-leaf automated swing entry | Est. $4,300 to $7,900 per complete system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| One-leaf automated swing gate | Est. $2,600 to $4,800 per complete system | Est. 1 to 2 days |
| Operator added to a manual gate | Est. $1,850 to $3,600 per operator system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| 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 |
| Walk-through entry gate | Est. $700 to $1,400 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
Most pairs across Leander and Cedar Park land in the middle of the estimated $4,300 to $7,900 range, and a wider opening or a heavier leaf moves the total up from there.
Read these as Leander estimates that are subject to change. Once we have visited, we put the final price and the install schedule in a written quote, and both depend on opening width, leaf weight, operators and the power run.
A pair with two operators opens evenly and tolerates wind, a pair with one operator costs less but loads one hinge post, and a pair that opens outward fits a rising drive. The table lays out the estimated cost and the setup each one suits.
| Pair setup | Est. complete system | Best drive | Operator type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two arms, matched stop | Est. $4,300 to $7,900 | Wide opening, level ground behind | Two arms on a matched stop |
| One arm, one leaf active | Est. $2,600 to $4,800 | Narrow opening, light leaf | Linear or articulated arm |
| Outward swing, rise-and-run | Est. $4,300 to $7,900 | Drive that climbs toward the house | Two arms with lifting hinges |
| Slide instead of swing | Est. $1,800 to $4,900 | Flat drive with side room | Pad-mounted slide drive |
The common pair mistake is an arc nobody traced, because a leaf that scrapes the slab or hits a car bumper is a hinge failure waiting to happen. We trace the arc on the drawing and set a stop at both ends of each leaf.
Every pair has pinch points at the center and at each hinge post. The entrapment zones are covered by monitored photo eyes and edges, and the reverse on contact gets tested before handover. Under Round Rock's published gate guidelines, a Knox key switch and a Fire Marshal acceptance test are called for, so verify the full text with the Fire Marshal's Office. If your pair is in Leander, that office can say whether Knox hardware belongs on it.
Powder-coated tube steel is the leaf we build most, hung on sealed ball-bearing hinges with a greasable option on heavy pairs. See steel gate installation for the material choice and gate operator installation for adding motors to a pair you already own.
We install pairs across a 35-mile radius, with most leaves hung in Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock, plus our service area page for the rest. Steiner Ranch and Lakeway lots slope toward the street, so the arc is traced against the grade first. West Lake Hills and The Hills drives are checked for swing room before a leaf is drawn. The first step for Volente and Rollingwood pairs is likewise a visit to measure. Sunset Valley and Leander drives get the rise-and-run hinge we used for Lindsey's Travisso pair. Pier depth in Georgetown follows the soil: rock and thin soil lie west of I-35, and clay lies east of it. Leander is one of the newest-built cities in the metro, so most of our pairs here are a first gate on a recent home in a master-planned subdivision.
Our lead welder builds the leaves and our installer sets the arms, so the person who traced the arc is the one who sets the stop. After 14 years and 1,127 projects, we know how a powder-coated tube steel pair behaves on a 16 ft sloped drive. Lindsey's Travisso gate in Leander is the model we measure each new pair against.
A pair often 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 arm or opener is failing, see automatic gate repair. Beatrice's 20 ft pair on Westlake Drive in West Lake Hills shows a pair between limestone columns. Out on Lime Creek Road in Volente, Hank's solar operator powers a far gate with no long trench. Owen's leaf on Hatley Drive in Rollingwood had sagged until it tripped its operator, so we rehung it. In Crystal Falls, Marlene's 15 ft single leaf came to an estimated $3,000 to $4,200 over an estimated 1 to 2 days.
A two-leaf automated swing entry is typically estimated at $4,300 to $7,900, while a one-leaf automated swing gate is typically estimated at $2,600 to $4,800, and the final price gets settled in your written quote.
A two-leaf automated swing entry typically takes 2 to 3 days on site, and a one-leaf automated swing gate typically takes 1 to 2 days.
Yes, because we trace the arc first and use rise-and-run hinges, as on Lindsey's sloped drive in Travisso, or an outward swing where the ground allows it.
Two arms open a heavy pair evenly and tolerate wind, while one arm can run a light pair, and we pick from the leaf weight at the site visit.
Sealed ball-bearing hinges rated well past the finished leaf weight, with a greasable option on heavy pairs.
Yes, as long as the leaves hang true. The operators are then an estimated $1,850 to $3,600 and roughly 4 to 8 hours of work.
Yes. Lakeway and Steiner Ranch pairs are installed the same way as Cedar Park and Georgetown ones, all inside roughly 35 miles of Leander.
Weld integrity, post plumb, hinge alignment and gate sag sit under our 2-year workmanship warranty, and makers warrant operator motors and control boards separately for 1 to 5 years.
Share your address for a free quote, and we will trace the arc, read the slope of your drive 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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