GATE REPLACEMENT · ENNIS
Gate Replacement in Ennis, TX
Old, rusted or wrong-sized gates taken out and replaced with a new one built in our shop to the opening — reusing sound posts and the operator where they are worth keeping. 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.
Old gate removed and hauled off
Taken down and taken with us.
Existing posts assessed
Kept if they are plumb and set deep, replaced if they are what failed.
New gate built to the opening
Fabricated in our shop to the measured width, in steel, iron, cedar or a mix.
Operator reconnected or upgraded
The existing opener rehung on the new gate, or replaced if it is undersized.
BASED IN CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
Why people call about this.
The frame is rusted through
Once rust has eaten most of the frame, welding patches costs more than it saves.
The opening has outgrown the gate
A wider trailer or new equipment needs a wider gate.
The kit gate keeps failing
A light gate on a wide opening sags no matter how many times it is fixed.
ENNIS, TX
Gate Replacement 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
Gate Replacement — 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.