WOOD & CEDAR GATES · ENNIS
Wood & Cedar Gates in Ennis, TX
Cedar and wood gates — drive gates and walk gates — framed in steel so they stay square, and faced to match the privacy fence. 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.
Cedar on a steel frame
Welded steel frame with cedar boards fastened to it, so the gate holds its shape.
Arched and straight tops
Arched double drive gates, straight-top walk gates, or a cap and trim to match the fence.
Iron and cedar together
Steel accents, a cut-steel design or an iron top band over cedar infill.
Stained to match
Stain matched to the fence, or left natural to silver with the rest of the run.
BASED IN CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
Why people call about this.
The wood gate drags
A sagging wood gate is the most common gate complaint there is. A steel frame stops it coming back.
The fence is cedar
A cedar gate in a cedar fence keeps the line looking like one piece.
You want warmth, not metal
Cedar reads softer on a house than a steel gate does.
ENNIS, TX
Wood & Cedar 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
Wood & Cedar Gates — things people ask.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — 32.0954° N, 96.4689° W
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