Round Rock Metal Gates is the Capital Area's trusted expert in gate replacement that keeps sound posts, specializing in new leaves for rusted bottom rails, bent frames, and builder gates past saving. We offer new leaves on existing posts, full gate replacement, powder coat refinishing, operator installation, and safety devices that match current rules.
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Our team provides residential and commercial replacements that keep the posts when they stand plumb, from a custom pedestrian entry gate to a trackless cantilever gate, so you pay for a new leaf and not a new opening. Our over 1,187 projects in 12 years in business run from a single operator retrofit on an existing gate to a dual swing estate gate with operators, and a 2-year workmanship warranty on our welds, hinges, footings and operator installation covers both.
From the first measurement of the opening to the final reversal test, our team handles the checks that decide whether a gate is replaced or saved. Serving Round Rock, Leander, Georgetown and Cedar Park, we build to your opening, fit 24V DC brushless motors with battery backup, sized to leaf weight, length and duty cycle, and leave you a gate that hangs true.
Call today for a free estimate, and we will check whether your posts still stand plumb, then size the leaf to the opening.
The short version
Stan, lot near Steiner Ranch Elementary, Steiner Ranch
Rust had worked through the bottom rail of a builder gate, though the posts still stood plumb.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
Stan's lot near Steiner Ranch Elementary had a builder gate where rust had worked through the bottom rail, though the posts still stood plumb. We kept the posts, built a new 14 ft replacement leaf in aluminum-faced steel with a dark bronze powder coat, and added operator safety devices to match current rules. The job was an estimated $3,400 to $4,800 over an estimated 1 to 2 days. The new leaf hung on the old posts, and the committee only needed a color sample.
Gate replacement covers the leaf, the frame, the hinges, the finish and the operator that moves it: ball-bearing pairs rated from 500 to more than 1,500 lbs, matched to the weight of the finished leaf, and 24V DC brushless motors with battery backup, sized to leaf weight, length and duty cycle. A leaf that only sags may be saved by automatic gate repair, and a motor that fails under load is a question for gate opener repair.
We shoot the grade across the full swing or slide path and measure the opening, because bottom rail clearance is set from that measurement. Community gates add a timing problem: at a residents' entry off RM 1431, a board needed a worn exit gate replaced without shutting residents out for a day, so we phased the work to hold the entry lane open. We then test the posts for plumb and check footings 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, and the posts stay when they pass. The new leaf is fabricated in 14-gauge tube for standard leaves, 11-gauge to 3/16 in where a long or tall leaf has to hold its line, finished with G90 hot-dip galvanizing or a zinc-phosphate and e-coat base and TGIC polyester powder coat at 3 to 5 mils, oven cured, and the last step sets the operator and runs the reversal tests with the gate loaded.
A single swing driveway gate with operator typically costs an estimated $2,500 to $5,000, and a dual swing estate gate with operators typically costs an estimated $4,000 to $8,000 where the opening is wide.
One leaf, one operator, photo eyes and remotes, best on a driveway with room for the leaf to clear.
Two matched leaves on heavy posts or columns, two operators, safety devices and a stop.
A leaf on a poured track, for a short drive or a level opening with no room to swing.
A counterbalanced leaf on carriages with nothing in the opening, for slopes and busy commercial lanes.
New motor, photo eyes and remotes on a manual or worn automatic gate that is still sound.
An entry device and its wiring added to a working gate, from one keypad to a full video setup.
Tubular steel panels 4 to 6 ft tall, galvanized and powder coated, set on poured posts.
Solid bar and forged parts built to a drawing, for a front line that has to carry the house.
Aluminum panels with tight pickets, plus a self-closing, self-latching gate quoted on top.
A manual walk gate matched to the fence or the driveway leaves, with a latch set at your hand height.
Ornamental steel or wrought iron fitted to the stair or slab, with balusters spaced to our 3.5 to 3.875 in spec.
Steel or iron treads on a center column, from a stock kit to a site-measured build.
A steel or iron door with glass and thermal breaks, hung on hinges or a pivot once the frame is set.
Scheduled visits for commercial and association gates: lube, force test, sensors and a written log.
Investment and duration figures are estimates. Your written quote sets the final price and schedule.
| Job type | Est. investment | Est. duration on site |
|---|---|---|
| Single swing driveway gate with operator | Est. $2,500 to $5,000 per gate | Est. 1 to 2 days |
| Dual swing estate gate with operators | Est. $4,000 to $8,000 per entry | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Trackless cantilever gate | Est. $6,000 to $10,000 per entrance | Est. 2 to 4 days |
| Ground-track sliding gate with operator | Est. $1,500 to $5,000 per complete system | Est. 2 to 3 days |
| Custom pedestrian entry gate | Est. $600 to $1,500 per gate | Est. 4 to 8 hours |
A post that fails the plumb test can change these estimates, because a new leaf then becomes a whole new gate. We measure the opening and test the posts first, so your written quote names the real price and schedule.
A new leaf goes on good posts, and a whole new gate, from a single swing driveway gate with operator to a dual swing estate gate with operators, goes in when the posts, hinges and operator are all past saving. We keep sound posts the same way on replacement jobs in Lakeway, Shady Hollow and The Hills. The table compares the options by what they replace and what they typically cost.
| Option | What it replaces | Est. investment | Best when |
|---|---|---|---|
| New leaf on existing posts | A rusted or bent leaf | Est. $3,400 to $4,800 for a 14 ft leaf | The posts stand plumb |
| Full new single swing gate | Leaf, hinges and operator | Est. $2,500 to $5,000 with operator | The posts and the old operator are both gone |
| Operator retrofit on an existing gate | Only the motor | Est. $1,800 to $3,800 per operator system | The gate is sound and the opener is not |
If only the motor has failed, gate opener repair covers the repair or replace decision.
A new leaf on old posts must still meet current entrapment rules, so the operator is fitted with monitored photo eyes and edge sensors and every device is tested at handover. A swing gate needs 12 to 18 ft of clearance, operators typically last 10 to 15 years, and hinges are typically lubricated every 6 months, which keeps a new leaf on its ball-bearing pairs from sagging again. A Knox key switch, Opticom receiver or siren sensor, set to whatever the local fire authority calls for, goes in where the gate crosses a fire lane.
A new leaf with aluminum facing will not rust through the bottom rail as the builder gate did, and a custom pedestrian entry gate or a single swing driveway gate with operator can take the same finish. Owners comparing metals can read about steel gates and wrought iron gates before choosing a material.
Every replacement, from a new leaf to a full gate with an operator retrofit on an existing gate, carries our 2-year workmanship warranty on our welds, hinges, footings and operator installation, plus the operator maker's coverage, typically 1 to 5 years on motors and electronics. The leaf near Steiner Ranch Elementary shows why: keeping the posts meant the owner paid for a leaf and not a new opening.
We replace gates across a 35-mile radius of the shop, with most calls in Cedar Park, Georgetown and Leander, plus Lakeway, Steiner Ranch, West Lake Hills, Barton Creek, The Hills and Shady Hollow on our service area page.
Owners who want a new gate designed from scratch can look at custom driveway gates, and owners adding a video intercom, keypad or phone entry can look at gate access control. Owners who want the new gate watched under a preventive maintenance agreement can set up a service agreement at an estimated $88 to $113 per gate per month, and the Round Rock Metal Gates home page lists every service.
Replace it when rust has reached the bottom rail, as it did on a builder gate near Steiner Ranch Elementary, and the posts are the only part still sound.
Yes, the posts stay when they stand plumb, and the footings are checked against the soil found on site, 24 to 36 in deep and 10 to 12 in wide.
A 14 ft replacement leaf on existing posts came to an estimated $3,400 to $4,800, and a single swing driveway gate with operator typically costs an estimated $2,500 to $5,000.
Most single gate replacements take an estimated 1 to 2 days on site, and a dual swing estate gate with operators can take an estimated 2 to 3 days.
Usually yes, since the committee near Steiner Ranch Elementary only needed a color sample for a dark bronze powder coat.
Yes, the operator gets monitored photo eyes and a reversal test with the gate loaded, and a video intercom, keypad, phone app, remote or vehicle loop, wired or solar with a 10 to 30W panel, can be added.
A new leaf on your old posts and a full new gate both get the same 2-year workmanship warranty on our welds, hinges, footings and operator installation.
Request a free estimate, and we will measure the opening, test the posts and write an itemized quote for the new gate.
How a job runs
We read the grade, the soil and the swing or slide path before a line is drawn.
You sign off on a scaled drawing, the metal, the finish and the operator before any steel is cut.
Our welders fabricate the gate, then it goes out for its coating before it comes to your property.
We set the posts, hang the leaf, wire the operator and run every photo eye and safety edge in front of you.
Services
Phone the shop or use the form to set a time for a site measure and a written estimate.
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