Round Rock Metal Gates is the Capital Area's trusted expert in forged iron and steel gates, specializing in dual swing estate gates, hand-forged wrought iron, and solar gate operators. We offer pedestrian walk gates and iron railings that match the front fence of an older home.
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Our team provides drawings that name the fence height and open area, delivering permit-ready packages for homes and tested operator installs for both residential and commercial projects. Georgetown work like a 42 in walk gate at a front path or an 18 ft opening with two forged leaves joins over 1,187 projects we have done in 12 years in business, with a 2-year workmanship warranty on each.
From tracing an old family scroll to setting a solar panel clear of the tree shade, our team handles every detail. Serving Georgetown and nearby Round Rock, Leander and Cedar Park, we build gates for owners who need the permit answer before the first post hole.
Call us today for a free estimate with our Georgetown location manager, who checks your fence against the city's permit rules first.
Lupe, acreage lot off SH 29, Georgetown
The owner wanted the scroll from an old family gate worked into a new pair.
Nell, home near Courthouse Square, Georgetown
A rusted pair had lost its scrolls, and the owner wanted real forged work rather than stamped parts.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
The short version
Lupe owns an acreage lot off SH 29 and wanted the scroll from an old family gate worked into a new pair. We traced the old scroll, cut new panels from it and built the frames in heavier tube for an 18 ft opening with two 9 ft leaves in 11-gauge steel with a bronze powder coat. The Georgetown fence permit was in hand before the first hole, and the job was an estimated $5,400 to $7,600 project over an estimated 2 to 3 days.
Nell lives near Courthouse Square, where a rusted pair had lost its scrolls and she wanted real forged work rather than stamped parts. We forged new scrolls, primed every joint before the bronze coat and kept the front fence under Georgetown's 4 ft rule across a 14 ft opening of two 7 ft leaves. It was an estimated $6,400 to $8,000 job over an estimated 2 to 3 days, and the finish is built for the rust that took the old pair.
Georgetown requires a fence permit under UDC 8.07, so the permit is the first step and the quote is the second. We prepare the drawing with the fence height, the open area and the gate swing marked, because the city reads those lines before it releases the permit. Our Georgetown location manager walks the lot first, and the written quote notes which permit the job needs.
A repair that touches more than a third of a Georgetown fence triggers the same permit as a new fence. That matters most on older iron near the San Gabriel River and around Courthouse Square, where an owner often expects a repair to be exempt. We measure the run, count the sections we would replace and tell you before the work starts whether the repair stays under a third.
A Georgetown front fence stops at 4 ft and has to stay 50% open, while side and rear fences reach 6 ft, and up to 8 ft under UDC 8.07.040(B)(4). Barbed wire is not allowed on lots under 2 acres. Iron pickets suit the open-area rule well, since the gap between bars is part of the design, and at the street we hold 3.5 to 3.875 in between pickets, the spacing we spec for ourselves; 1.5 to 2 in puppy pickets on request.
No fence may sit in a Georgetown drainage easement or floodway, and a corner or driveway keeps the sight triangle under UDC 12.03.050. Before we mark a post in Georgetown we pull the plat and shoot the grade across the full swing or slide path, and bottom rail clearance is set from that measurement. A lot near the river or Lake Georgetown is the one most likely to carry an easement, so we ask for the survey first.
Georgetown gates split between acreage on SH 29 and Williams Drive (RM 2338) and the subdivision lots around Sun City Texas. Arlo has an acreage tract past Lake Georgetown where a 14 ft manual pair sat past the end of the power line and trenching would have cost more than the operator. We mounted a 30W panel where it clears the tree shade all day and sized the battery for his cycle count, an estimated $2,200 to $3,400 retrofit that took an estimated 4 to 8 hours.
Where a drive is powered, the operators are 24V DC brushless motors with battery backup, sized to leaf weight, length and duty cycle. On a solar setup like Arlo's, entry devices can be video intercom, keypad, phone app, remote or vehicle loop, wired or solar with a 10 to 30W panel, and the gate still opens by hand from the release if the battery fails.
Georgetown owners typically see an estimated $4,000 to $8,000 for a dual swing estate gate with operators, and a hand-forged wrought iron fence on the permit drawing runs a typical estimated $85 to $130 per linear foot. Georgetown's median owner-occupied home value is $429,100 (ACS 2020-2024 5-year).
| Georgetown job | Est. investment | Est. time on site |
|---|---|---|
| Dual swing estate gate with operators | Est. $4,000 to $8,000 per system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Hand-forged wrought iron fence | Est. $85 to $130 per linear foot | Est. 3 to 6 days |
| Operator retrofit on an existing gate | Est. $1,800 to $3,800 per operator system | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Custom pedestrian entry gate | Est. $600 to $1,500 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
| Stair or balcony iron railing | Est. $65 to $135 per linear foot | Est. 5 to 10 hours |
Nell's forged pair, an estimated $6,400 to $8,000, sits at the upper end of the dual swing row because of the hand-forged scrolls. Georgetown numbers on this page are estimates, subject to change. Permit scope can shift them, so your final price and schedule wait for the written quote we write after pacing the opening width and the power run.
Older homes usually suit wrought iron gates with forged scrolls, acreage owners often add solar gate operators, and a front walk gains from a pedestrian entry gate in matching iron.
Our Georgetown location manager also runs the Round Rock calendar, so a permit drawing and a site walk can happen in the same week. The topcoat on a new leaf or a restored scroll is TGIC polyester powder coat at 3 to 5 mils, oven cured, picked from physical samples, and the hinges are ball-bearing pairs rated from 500 to more than 1,500 lbs, matched to the weight of the finished leaf.
Georgetown sits roughly 13 minutes and 10 miles from our shop, well inside our 35 mile service radius, and we cover it from the Courthouse Square area out to Inner Space Cavern. Georgetown owners can also drive past our work in Leander and Cedar Park, and the full list of towns sits on our gate service area map.
Georgetown jobs often pull in iron railings for a porch stair, gate replacement when a rusted leaf has outlived its posts, or automatic driveway gates on a drive that is still opened by hand.
Yes, Georgetown requires a fence permit under UDC 8.07, so apply before the work starts.
It does when the repair covers more than a third of the fence, so we count the sections first.
A front fence stops at 4 ft and has to be 50% open, while side and rear fences reach 6 ft.
No, a Georgetown fence cannot sit in a drainage easement or floodway, so we check the plat before we set a post.
Forged scrolls push a dual swing gate with operators toward the top of its typical estimated $4,000 to $8,000, and the opening we measure settles the final price in your written quote.
Lupe's scroll pair off SH 29 took an estimated 2 to 3 days on site, which is typical for a dual swing, while a retrofit like Arlo's solar operator takes an estimated 4 to 8 hours.
Request a free estimate and we will check your lot against the city's permit rules, measure the opening and price the gate and fence together.
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Keeps each Georgetown job on schedule, from the first site measure to the final safety test.
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