How Much Does a Driveway Gate Cost in Garland?

Short answer: most driveway gates cost $2,500 to $8,000 and up, installed. Where you land inside that range comes down to three things — the material, whether it swings or slides, and whether you automate it. Add $500 to $1,500 for the opener on top of the gate, and a little more for a keypad or intercom. That's the whole math, and the rest of this page is just the fine print.

Cost guides love to bury the number under 800 words of throat-clearing. We won't. Here's what a driveway gate actually runs in Garland, TX, and exactly which decisions move the price.

What a driveway gate costs (the honest range)

A bare-bones single swing gate in aluminum or tube steel, no automation, starts near the $2,500 floor. A wide dual-swing or cantilever slide gate in custom wrought iron, fully automated with a keypad and safety eyes, climbs to $8,000 and beyond. Fully custom, motorized, large-opening gates can push well past that once solar power, video intercom, and heavy site prep enter the picture.

The gate is only half the story. The other half is everything that makes it move and keep you safe — the operator, the photo eyes, the wiring, and the access control. Budget for the whole system, not just the pretty metal.

Driveway gate cost by material

Material is the first big lever. Here are typical installed ranges in Garland, from the value pick to the premium one. These are ballparks for a standard-width residential gate before automation.

Material	Typical installed range	Why it costs what it does
Aluminum	$2,500 – $5,000	The value play. Lighter, won't rust, easier on the operator. Dents easier than iron.
Steel (tube)	$3,000 – $6,000	The workhorse. Strong and versatile; needs a good powder coat or it rusts.
Wood (on metal frame)	$3,000 – $6,000	Warmest look, fastest to weather. Wants sealing; fades and warps in the TX sun.
Wrought iron	$5,000 – $8,000+	The premium. Custom fabrication and heft put it at the top, and it earns it on estate drives.

The takeaway: aluminum wins on price and upkeep, wrought iron wins on presence and longevity, and steel splits the difference. Wood is a look, not a budget move. If you want the full rundown on which style fits which house, we broke that down in our driveway gate ideas guide.

Manual vs. automatic driveway gate cost

The second lever is automation, and it's the one that moves the number most. A manual gate skips the operator, the wiring, and the access control. An automatic gate is the reason you actually use the thing. Here's the split, opener included.

Configuration	Typical installed cost	What's included
Manual single swing	$2,500 – $4,500	Gate, posts, hinges. You get out and push.
Automatic single swing	$3,500 – $6,500	Gate + operator + remotes + safety eyes + basic keypad.
Manual dual swing or slide	$3,500 – $6,000	Wider opening, more hardware, still hand-operated.
Automatic dual swing or slide	$5,000 – $8,000+	Full system: heavier operator, track or cantilever, access control.
Opener alone (added to any gate)	$500 – $1,500	Operator, battery backup, photo eyes, remote programming.

Going manual saves you roughly $1,000 to $2,500 up front. Just know the odds: most people call us within a year to retrofit an automatic gate opener, and retrofitting always costs more than wiring it the first time. If automation is anywhere in your future, do it on day one.

What actually moves the price

Beyond material and automation, a handful of factors decide where you land in the range:

• Swing vs. slide. A sliding gate needs a track, rollers, or a cantilever counterbalance, so it costs more than a comparable swing gate. On a slope or a short lot, though, a slide is the only safe option — a swing gate would drag or open into traffic.
• Single vs. double. One panel across the opening is cheaper than two panels meeting in the middle. But for anything wider than about 12 feet, a dual gate looks more finished and is easier on each hinge.
• Automation. Solar operators, battery backup, and heavier motors for wide or heavy gates all add up. A quality operator is not where you cut corners (more on that in a second).
• Access control. A basic keypad is cheap. A video intercom, telephone entry, card readers, or smartphone access each add a few hundred dollars and up.
• Site prep. Setting posts in concrete, trenching for power, and grading a sloped drive all add labor. A flat drive with power already at the gate is the cheapest scenario.
• Permits. Anything automated usually needs one, because you are running line voltage to an outdoor structure that moves. Street setback is the second trigger: the gate has to finish opening on your side of the property line, so a short drive can force the posts back off the road, or force a slide gate instead of a swing. HOA drives layer their own approval on top of the city's. We price the permit and the drawings into the quote, because the fee is trivial next to a job that stops halfway through.

The one place not to save money

Here's the opinion, and we'll plant a flag on it: cheap openers are the number one callback in this trade. Spend on the opener, save on the design.

A gorgeous $7,000 iron gate hung on a bargain-bin operator will strand you at the bottom of your own driveway inside two years. A plain aluminum gate on a quality operator will just work, every single day, for a decade. If your budget is tight, buy the simpler gate and put the money into the motor. Every time.

The math backs it up. A quality operator adds a few hundred dollars over a budget one. A dead $200 motor costs you a service call, a stuck-open gate, and the delivery driver who leaves with your package still in the truck because the keypad was never wired. Gate and opener repairs typically run $150 to $600 — cheap compared to replacing an operator you should have bought right the first time.

How to budget it

Decide your total number, then split it opener-first. Fund a quality operator and safety hardware, then let whatever's left pick the material and the ornamental details. A custom driveway gate built to fit your opening and slope, on a motor that won't quit, beats a fancy gate you have to babysit every time you leave the house.

A quick gut-check on where the dollars go on a typical automated residential gate:

• Gate fabrication: the biggest single line, driven by material and width.
• Operator + safety: $500 to $1,500, and worth every dollar.
• Access control: $200 for a keypad, more for intercom or app entry.
• Posts, concrete, and wiring: the invisible labor that keeps the gate from sagging.

The bottom line

A driveway gate costs $2,500 to $8,000 and up in Garland, and the range is that wide because you're really pricing a system, not a slab of metal. Pick your material, decide swing or slide for your space, and — this is the part that matters — put real money into the opener. Do that and the gate pays you back in security and daily convenience instead of repair calls.

If you'd rather have a firm number than a range, Garland Gate Pros measures the opening, checks your slope and power, and hands you an itemized quote across Garland and the Dallas metroplex — gate, operator, and access control, all wired to safety code. Free on-site measure, no pressure. Call (877) 757-4456.