DRIVEWAY GATES · ENNIS
Driveway Gates in Ennis, TX
Driveway gates set up around how the drive is actually used — the width, the setback from the road, the grade, and where the trucks and deliveries stop. We work across Ennis — Prairie View, Stonewyck Farms, Christian Meadows and the surrounding area.
SCOPE
What this service covers.
Only the work we actually do — no padded list. If you are not sure whether your job fits, send a photo and we will tell you straight.
Setback from the road
Gate set far enough in that a truck and trailer can pull fully off the road while it opens.
Width for what comes through
Sized for the widest vehicle that uses the drive, not the one you drive most.
Swing or slide to suit the grade
Swing direction chosen for the slope, or a slide gate where a swing will not clear.
Ready for automation
Posts, pad and conduit placed so an operator can go on now or later.
BASED IN CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
Why people call about this.
The drive is open to the road
Dogs and kids get out, and anybody can pull up to the house.
You wait in the road for the gate
A gate set too close to the road is a traffic problem. Moving it back fixes it.
The old gate never fit
Too narrow, opens the wrong way, or drags on the grade — the layout was wrong from the start.
ENNIS, TX
Driveway Gates in Ennis: what’s different here.
Ennis is a railroad town of about 20,000 people (2020 census) in eastern Ellis County, 35 miles south of Dallas on I-45, founded by the Houston and Texas Central Railroad in 1871 and settled heavily by Czech and Slovak families. It is the Official Bluebonnet City of Texas and is growing, with new subdivisions on the edge of town and acre-plus homesites out in the county. The City of Ennis code FAQ says fences under 8 feet do not need a permit, but asks owners to call the Inspections Department (972-875-6442) first to confirm setbacks; HOA guidelines still apply in the newer subdivisions, and Texas811 locates are needed before any post holes.
Gates & Operators in Ennis
Out on Ennis acreage the drive gate usually sits at the road with the power up at the house, so it is often a wide double-swing or slide gate sized for a stock trailer or equipment and run by a solar operator, while gates in the newer subdivisions are closer to the house and simpler to wire.
The ground
Ennis sits on Blackland Prairie clay (the Kachina Prairie preserve in town protects a remnant of it), which swells in a wet spring and cracks open in August, so post depth and concrete matter more than the boards on top.
Homes and lots
Older frame houses on the streets around downtown, newer HOA subdivisions such as Prairie View, Stonewyck Farms and Christian Meadows, and acre-plus homesites off SH-34, US-287 and the county roads toward Lake Bardwell.
Neighborhoods we work in
- Prairie View
- Stonewyck Farms
- Christian Meadows
- The Hollow
- Older streets near downtown Ennis
- Lake Bardwell area
- SH-34 & US-287 acreage
- I-45 corridor toward Rice
RELATED WORK
Often goes with this.
QUESTIONS
Driveway Gates — things people ask.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
CALL FOR A FREE ESTIMATE.
Send a few photos and the address. Cesar will come look at it and give you a straight number — free.