GATE COLUMNS · ENNIS
Gate Columns & Stone Pillars in Ennis, TX
Gate columns and stone pillars for driveway entrances — steel cores set in concrete, finished in stone or steel, with room for a light, a keypad or the mailbox. 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.
Stone and masonry columns
Stone or masonry pillars at the drive, with caps, built around a steel core.
Steel columns
Square-tube or pipe columns for a cleaner or more ranch look.
Footings for the gate’s weight
Dug and set to carry a heavy gate and stay plumb through wet and dry years.
Lights, keypad and mailbox
Conduit and blocking built in, with the electrical connection by a licensed electrician.
BASED IN CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
Why people call about this.
The entrance looks unfinished
Columns frame the gate and make the drive look intended.
A column is leaning
The footing was too shallow for the clay or the gate is too heavy for it.
The gate is being upgraded
A heavier or automatic gate may need stronger columns than the old one.
ENNIS, TX
Gate Columns & Stone Pillars 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
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QUESTIONS
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CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
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