Round Rock Metal Gates is the Capital Area's trusted expert in driveway gates and iron fencing, specializing in automatic single swing gates, dual swing driveway gates, and sliding gates. We offer gate operators with battery backup and raised operator pads, from keypads to phone apps.
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Our team provides in-house welding and deep post footings, delivering gates that keep the street view open and the operator out of standing water for both residential and commercial projects. Single swing driveway gates and shared entries alike sit among the over 1,187 projects we have completed in 12 years in business, and our 2-year workmanship warranty backs each.
From a 16 ft single leaf to a wide dual swing opening, our team handles every detail of the footing, the pad and the test cycle. Serving Pflugerville and nearby Round Rock, Georgetown and Austin, we work the northeast edge of the metro with one crew from the first site walk to the final check.
Call us today for a free estimate and we will look at your drive, your street view and your drainage before we quote.
Ingrid, Kelly Lane, Pflugerville
Water sat in the post holes after rain because the clay drains so slowly.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
The short version
Ingrid has a drive off Kelly Lane where water sat in the post holes after rain because the clay drains so slowly. We set deeper footings with gravel at the base and raised the operator pad above the wet ground, then hung a 16 ft single leaf in 14-gauge steel with a black powder coat. The leaf runs level and the operator stays out of standing water. It was an estimated $3,300 to $4,700 project over an estimated 1 to 2 days.
Pflugerville Code 99.01(C) says no fence may be one the city engineer determines is a visual obstruction to traffic, and you should confirm current text with the city. That rule changes where we put the solid parts of a gate. Near the street we hold the leaf and the columns back from the line a driver uses to see cross traffic, and we use open pickets close to the corner instead of a solid panel. The operator box and the keypad post go beside the approach, not in the driver's view, and we mark both spots with you before any footing is dug.
Pflugerville Code 99.01(F) gives you ten days from notice to swap out a broken fence part, using the same or comparable material, and it prohibits plywood, corrugated steel panels and fiberglass panels, so confirm current text with the city. That affects how you repair a damaged fence beside a gate: a patch of plywood is not an answer, and the ten days start from the notice. We repair or replace bent pickets and rails in steel, matched to the existing line, and we schedule the visit against your notice date. Gate leaves are built in the same steel, so a later repair stays in kind.
Gate posts in Blackland Prairie clay hold water longer than you would expect, because the USDA describes the Houston Black series as moderately well drained with very slow permeability. That page names the soil series, not your lot, so we check the ground on site before we set a post. On slow-draining clay we dig deeper, put gravel at the base of the hole, and raise the operator pad above the wet ground so the motor does not sit in a puddle after rain. We also shoot the grade across the swing path so a leaf does not drag where the clay has heaved.
A single swing driveway gate with operator in Pflugerville is typically estimated at $2,500 to $5,000, and the leaf width, the footing depth and the power run to the operator move the price most. Ingrid's 16 ft leaf, an estimated $3,300 to $4,700, landed in the middle of that spread with the deeper footings and raised pad included. A dual swing estate gate with operators is typically estimated at $4,000 to $8,000 when the opening is wide, and on a short drive a ground-track sliding gate with operator is typically estimated at $1,500 to $5,000. These figures are estimates and subject to change after we measure the opening and test the ground, because the written quote sets the final price and the schedule.
Frames like the one on Ingrid's leaf use 14-gauge tube for standard leaves, 11-gauge to 3/16 in where a long or tall leaf has to hold its line. Footings in this clay are 24 to 36 in deep and 10 to 12 in wide, poured in 3,000 to 4,000 PSI concrete, checked against the soil found on site. Operators like Ingrid's are 24V DC brushless motors with battery backup, sized to leaf weight, length and duty cycle. Hinges are ball-bearing pairs rated from 500 to more than 1,500 lbs, matched to the weight of the finished leaf.
G90 hot-dip galvanizing or a zinc-phosphate and e-coat base goes on before any color, in Falcon Pointe, along Kelly Lane and everywhere else we build. For safety, an automatic gate gets monitored photo eyes and edge sensors, and we trip each one at handover to prove the reverse. The grade is shot across the full swing or slide path, and bottom rail clearance is set from that measurement, which matters on a raised pad like Ingrid's.
Owners here usually choose automatic driveway gates for a single leaf, sliding gates when the drive is short, and custom driveway gates when the style has to match the house.
Pflugerville falls well inside our 35 mile service radius. Our gates also stand in Georgetown and Austin, and our gate service area map lists each of the other areas we serve.
Pflugerville jobs often pull in gate access control for a keypad or intercom, solar gate operators where power is far from the drive, or gate opener repair when an older operator needs replacing.
No, Pflugerville Code 99.01(C) bars a fence the city engineer determines is a visual obstruction to traffic, so confirm current text with the city and keep the solid parts back from the street.
Use the same or comparable material, because plywood, corrugated steel panels and fiberglass panels are prohibited, so confirm current text with the city.
Pflugerville Code 99.01(F) gives ten days from notice, so confirm current text with the city and call us as soon as the notice arrives.
Blackland Prairie clay drains slowly, so water can sit in a post hole, which is why we add gravel at the base and raise the operator pad.
Ingrid's gate came to an estimated $3,300 to $4,700, inside the estimated $2,500 to $5,000 a single swing gate with operator typically runs.
Most single swing installs take an estimated 1 to 2 days on site, and a dual swing gate across a wide Pflugerville opening often runs an estimated 2 to 3 days.
Ask for a free estimate and our crew will check your street view and your drainage, then price the gate and the operator pad together.
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