VERTICAL PIVOT GATES · ENNIS
Vertical Pivot & Lift Gates in Ennis, TX
Vertical pivot and lift gates that rise straight up out of the way — for openings with no room to swing or slide. We work across Ennis — Prairie View, Stonewyck Farms, Christian Meadows and the surrounding area.
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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.
Vertical pivot gates
Gate rotates up on a pivot post with a counterweight, standing near vertical when open.
Vertical lift gates
Gate rises straight up between two tall posts for openings with height above them.
Footings for the load
Heavy footings under the pivot or lift posts, set for the clay and the weight.
Operator and safety devices
Operator, photo eyes and edges installed as part of the job.
BASED IN CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
Why people call about this.
There is no room to swing or slide
Short drive, steep drive and no side room — up is the only direction left.
The opening is busy
At shops and lots, a gate that rises does not sweep across vehicles or people.
The ground is a problem
Gravel, mud and slope foul tracks and stop swing gates. A vertical gate never touches the ground.
ENNIS, TX
Vertical Pivot & Lift 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
Vertical Pivot & Lift Gates — things people ask.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
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Send a few photos and the address. Cesar will come look at it and give you a straight number — free.