Leander Metal Gates is the metro's trusted expert for estate entrances, specializing in recessed entry lighting, buried operators and steel pairs hung between masonry columns. We offer footing plans and wing wall layouts for every entrance.
Our team provides column and gate matching, delivering a finished, dependable entry for homes and a heavy-duty cycle rating for both residential and commercial projects. Over 1,127 projects and 14 years in business back this work, all under a 2-year workmanship warranty, and it spans everything from a plain walk-through gate to a 28 ft truck entrance.
From checking the footing under the stone before the drawing is signed to testing every photo eye at handover, our team handles every detail. Serving Leander as well as neighboring Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock, every estate entrance gets planned as a single piece.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will walk the entrance, check the sight lines and tell you what the columns and gates cost before anything is ordered.
Numbers first
Beatrice, Westlake Drive, West Lake Hills
A long stone wall entry where the columns had to match old stone and hide the operators
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Beatrice's entrance on Westlake Drive in West Lake Hills needed more than a gate, so we rebuilt the 24 inch columns on new footings and hung a 20 ft steel pair between the limestone columns. The job was an estimated $6,300 to $7,950 and took an estimated 2 to 3 days of gate work after the masonry. We buried the operators and recessed the lights, so no machinery shows from the road and the masonry reads like part of the original wall.
An estate entrance is a set of parts that must agree: the columns, the gates, the lights, the wing walls and the sight lines to the road. We plan them together because a column set before the gate is drawn rarely lands where the hinge needs it.
The footing under the stone is the part people forget. A masonry column weighs far more than a steel post, so it wants its own footing, and a gate hung on a column that moves will sag.
For a two-leaf automated swing entry, the typical estimate is $4,300 to $7,900 and roughly 2 to 3 days of work. A one-leaf automated swing gate comes in at an estimated $2,600 to $4,800 and typically takes 1 to 2 days. Fitting an operator to a gate that is still manual costs roughly $1,850 to $3,600 and typically takes 4 to 8 hours. A walk-through gate set beside the pair adds roughly $700 to $1,400 and usually 4 to 8 hours. A trackless cantilever slide gate is typically estimated at $6,300 to $9,700 when a wing wall leaves no room to swing, and a track-mounted slide gate runs roughly $1,800 to $4,900.
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 |
| Trackless cantilever slide gate | Est. $6,300 to $9,700 per complete system | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Track-mounted slide gate | Est. $1,800 to $4,900 per complete system | Est. 2 to 3 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 |
The gates are only part of an estate entrance, and the estimated columns, lights and wing walls are quoted as separate lines so you can see each one.
Every figure here is a Leander estimate and stays subject to change. Your opening width, column work, lighting and power run set the final figure, and the quote we hand you after the site visit carries that price and the install schedule.
Masonry columns give an entrance weight and a place for lights, wing walls frame it from the road, and open steel posts keep the cost down. In the table, each style carries an estimated gate cost and the kind of entrance it fits.
| Entrance style | Est. gate system | Best site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Masonry columns | Est. $4,300 to $7,900 | Wide frontage, formal home | Footings set before the leaf |
| Wing walls | Est. $6,300 to $9,700 | Entrance near a road bend | Walls frame the sight line |
| Open steel posts | Est. $2,600 to $4,800 | Narrow opening, tight budget | Fewer parts to approve |
| Slide behind a wall | Est. $1,800 to $4,900 | Flat drive with side room | Leaf hides behind the fence |
The common estate mistake is a gate set too close to the road, because a car that waits for the leaf to open blocks traffic. We set the line back where the cars fit, and we check the sight lines before the columns are poured.
Every pair has pinch points at the center and at each column. We cover each entrapment zone with monitored photo eyes and edges, then test the reverse on contact before handover. Round Rock's gate guidelines, as published, call for a Knox key switch and a Fire Marshal acceptance test, so check the full text with the Fire Marshal's Office. On a Leander entrance, that same office can tell you whether Knox hardware is called for.
Powder-coated tube steel is the leaf we build most, hung between limestone, brick or stucco columns. See steel gate installation for the material choice and gate operator installation for buried operators on a pair you already own.
We build estate entrances across a 35-mile radius, with most columns set 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 wing walls follow the grade first. West Lake Hills and The Hills entrances are checked for sight lines before a column is drawn. For Volente and Rollingwood, the first step is that same walk of the entrance. Sunset Valley and Leander entrances get the recessed lights we used for Beatrice's Westlake Drive pair. Footing depth in Georgetown depends on which side of I-35 you are on, with rock and thin soil to the west and clay to the east. Leander is one of the newest-built cities in the metro, so most of our entrances 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 operators, so the person who checked the footing is the one who hangs the gate. After 14 years and 1,127 projects, we know how a steel pair behaves between limestone columns on a 20 ft opening. Beatrice's Westlake Drive gate in West Lake Hills is the model we measure each new entrance against.
An estate entrance often pairs with gated community entries for shared drives, and with gate access control for video calling and courier codes. When an opener has started to fail, automatic gate repair is the page to read. Lindsey's 16 ft pair in Travisso, Leander, shows a sloped drive between plain posts. Hank's solar operator on Lime Creek Road in Volente is a far gate that gets power with no long trench. On Hatley Drive in Rollingwood, Owen's leaf had sagged until it tripped its operator, and we rehung it. Marlene's 15 ft single leaf in Crystal Falls came to an estimated $3,000 to $4,200 over an estimated 1 to 2 days. Everett's 20 ft cantilever in Berry Creek, Georgetown, shows the trackless option when a wing wall leaves no room to swing. Sofia's 14 ft slide in Twin Creeks, Cedar Park, shows a leaf that hides behind the fence.
Budget an estimated $4,300 to $7,900 for a two-leaf automated swing entry and an estimated $2,600 to $4,800 for a one-leaf automated swing gate, with your written quote setting the final price.
Gate work typically runs 2 to 3 days for a two-leaf automated swing entry and 1 to 2 days for a one-leaf automated swing gate.
Yes, if the footings hold, because we check the stone and the footing before the leaf is drawn, as on Beatrice's 24 inch columns.
Yes, buried operators and recessed lights keep the machinery out of sight from the road.
Far enough that a waiting car clears the lane, which we measure against the sight line at the site visit.
Yes, as long as the leaf hangs true. Add an estimated $1,850 to $3,600 and roughly 4 to 8 hours of work for the operator.
Yes, Lakeway and Steiner Ranch get the same build as Cedar Park and Georgetown, within about 35 miles of Leander.
Our 2-year workmanship warranty reaches weld integrity, post plumb, hinge alignment and gate sag, and motors and control boards carry a separate 1 to 5 year warranty from the operator makers.
Request a free estimate, and we will walk the entrance, check the sight lines 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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