Leander Metal Gates is the Austin metro's leading team for gate operator installation, specializing in manual gate retrofits, articulated arm operators and pad-mounted slide drives. We offer photo eye and edge sensor wiring plus battery backup on every unit.
Our team provides wire run planning and leaf checks, delivering a manual gate that opens from the car for homes and ranches, for both residential and commercial projects. After 14 years in business, with our 2-year workmanship warranty on the work, we've completed over 1,127 projects, and they range from a walk gate motor up to a 20 ft pair at a ranch entry.
From checking that your leaf swings freely to testing the reverse on contact, our team handles every detail. Serving Leander, along with Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock, we turn a hand-pushed gate into one that opens from the driver's seat.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will check the leaf, the posts and the wire run before we quote a motor.
Numbers first
Corinne, Pillow Road, Sunset Valley
An older manual gate worth keeping, with a pinch point that could catch a hand
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Corinne's older 12 ft steel leaf in Sunset Valley was worth keeping, but it had a pinch point that could catch a hand. We rehung it on new hinges, added infill at the pinch point, then fitted an arm operator with photo eyes and an edge. That came to an estimated $2,200 to $3,400 over an estimated 4 to 8 hours on site, and the older gate now reverses on contact and opens from the car.
A motor can only be as good as the gate it pushes. Before we quote a Rough Hollow gate, we swing the leaf by hand, check that the hinges are plumb and measure the gap at every moving edge.
A leaf that drags or binds by hand on Brodie Lane will drag harder under power, so we fix the hinge and the post first. Corinne's gate needed that, and so does roughly every manual gate on a drive that climbs. Most first gates on recent Leander homes in Crystal Falls and Travisso were hung without a motor in mind, which means the pier depth and the arc clearance get checked before the arm is ever bolted on.
An operator added to a manual gate is estimated at $1,850 to $3,600 and typically takes 4 to 8 hours to install. A one-leaf automated swing gate, with a new leaf, is roughly $2,600 to $4,800 and usually 1 to 2 days. A keypad, intercom or phone-entry system is estimated at $1,400 to $4,400, typically 4 to 8 hours.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Operator added to a manual gate | Est. $1,850 to $3,600 per operator system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| One-leaf automated swing gate | Est. $2,600 to $4,800 per complete system | Est. 1 to 2 days |
| Intercom, keypad or phone entry | Est. $1,400 to $4,400 per system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Walk-through entry gate | Est. $700 to $1,400 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Scheduled gate service plan | Est. $89 to $112 per gate per month | Est. 1 to 3 hours |
Most operator retrofits we do in Leander sit in the lower half of the estimated $1,850 to $3,600 range, because the leaf and posts are already sound.
Every price on this page is an estimate for Leander, subject to change. Leaf weight, the drive type you choose and the length of the wire run shape the final price and the install schedule, which we put in a written quote after the site visit.
An arm suits a standard swing leaf, a linear drive suits a heavy or wide leaf, and a pad-mounted operator suits a slide gate. The table sets out where each one fits.
| Drive type | Best for | Est. added cost | What it needs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Articulated arm | A single swing leaf up to about 14 ft | Est. $2,200 to $3,400 for Corinne's 12 ft leaf | A post set 36 inches or deeper and room for the arm |
| Linear | Heavy or long leaves, or stone columns | Est. $1,850 to $3,600 for the operator alone | Clear column depth and a strong mounting plate |
| Pad-mounted slide | Track slide and cantilever gates | Est. $1,800 to $4,900 with the track | A concrete pad beside the gate |
We fit a monitored safety device at every place a gate could catch a person, and we test the reverse before handover. We wire photo eyes across the opening on Red Bud Trail and an edge sensor on the leaf. We will not motorize a gate that squeezes a hand at a hinge, which is why Corinne's pinch point got infill before any motor went on.
Fire access is the other half. Before a gate goes into service, Round Rock's published guidelines ask for a Knox key switch and a Fire Marshal's Office acceptance test, so get the full text from them. In Leander the fire department adopted a Knox-Box ordinance, which means the Fire Marshal's Office can tell you if your entry needs Knox hardware.
The cable matters as much as the motor, because most operator faults trace to a wire run. A buried low-voltage run in conduit along Westlake Drive lasts for years, and we match the cable to the distance from the house. If the leaf is wood or worn, we can swap it for steel from our steel gates line, and when no power reaches the gate a solar gate operators package replaces the trench.
We install operators across a 35-mile radius, with most retrofits set in Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock, plus our service area page for the rest. Lakeway and Steiner Ranch gates often sit on a slope, so the arm geometry gets drawn for the climb. West Lake Hills and The Hills entries tend to have stone columns, which suits a linear drive. Volente and Rollingwood lots have trees and tight turns, and Sunset Valley is where Corinne's gate sits. Leander is one of the newest-built cities in the metro, so many first motors here go onto a recent home in a master-planned subdivision such as Bryson or Northline.
Our lead welder checks the leaf at Lohmans Crossing and our installer sets the arm, so the person who found the pinch point is the one who fixes it. After 14 years and 1,127 projects, we know which manual gates take a motor well and which need a rehang first. Corinne's Pillow Road gate in Sunset Valley is the model we hold each retrofit to.
An operator install often follows gate access control for the keypad and pairs with gate opener repair when an old motor is failing. Owen's Hatley Drive gate in Rollingwood shows a sagging leaf that tripped its operator, and Jerome's Hurst Creek Road gate in The Hills shows a worn gearbox past repair.
Adding an operator to a manual gate is typically estimated at $1,850 to $3,600, and your written quote sets the final price.
Most operator retrofits typically take an estimated 4 to 8 hours on site, once the leaf swings freely.
Most can, if the posts are plumb and the leaf moves by hand without binding, as Corinne's older steel gate did after a rehang.
Monitored photo eyes and an edge go on at Twin Creeks and elsewhere, and we test that the gate reverses on contact before handover.
A power run is typical on Chisholm Trail Road, but a solar panel and battery bank can replace it when the gate sits too far from the house.
Yes, in Silverado or anywhere else, we confirm what the local Fire Marshal asks for, including a Knox key switch, before the drawing is signed.
Yes, Cedar Park, Georgetown and Round Rock get the same install as Leander, within about 35 miles of our shop.
Operator makers warrant motors and control boards for 1 to 5 years, while our 2-year workmanship warranty handles weld integrity, post plumb, hinge alignment and gate sag.
Ask for a free estimate and we will inspect the leaf, the posts and the wire run, then put an itemized quote in writing.
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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