Projects / Carrollton, TX
Modern Iron Swing Gate with Magnetic Lock
A horizontal-slat steel swing gate built into a matching cedar fence line, secured with a surface-mounted magnetic lock.
- Location Carrollton, TX
- Scope Swing gate + magnetic lock
- Style Horizontal slat steel
- Gate $7,000 - $8,000
- Maglock $750 - $950
Slats drawn to match the fence beside it
The gate is steel, built in horizontal slats at a spacing that lines up with the cedar boards running either side of it. That match is the whole point: from the street the boundary reads as one continuous line rather than a fence with a different object dropped into the gap.
Steel is what lets the slats stay thin and still hold their shape across a wide opening. Timber at that proportion would sag within a season. How we fabricate and finish this work is on our iron and metal page, and the gate itself under gate installation.
A magnetic lock instead of a mechanical latch
The gate is held by a surface-mounted magnetic lock rather than a mechanical latch. A maglock has no moving parts to wear or jam, holds with real force across the full contact plate, and releases instantly when the power drops or a credential is presented.
It also changes how the gate behaves in an outage, which is a decision to make deliberately rather than discover later. Keypads, intercoms and the fail-safe or fail-secure question are covered on our access control page and in our access control guide.
Hung square into a finished fence line
Hanging a heavy steel leaf into an existing run means the hinge post has to carry a load the fence posts never see. We size and set that post for the gate, not for the fence spacing, so the leaf does not drop and start dragging within a year.
Footings go to our one-third depth rule, because a post that heaves in Dallas clay takes the alignment of both the gate and the maglock plate with it. That failure pattern is explained in our guide to fences leaning in clay soil.
A side entrance that closes cleanly every time
Swinging clear of the drive, latching onto its plate without being lifted or forced, the gate does the ordinary thing well. That is mostly a question of geometry: the arc, the ground clearance and the strike position all set at the measuring stage rather than adjusted afterwards.
The same crew built the gate, set the post and wired the lock. If you want the gate automated later, the operator has to suit the panel weight, which is set out on our automatic gate systems page.
Carrollton project photos
The finished gate against the cedar line, the magnetic lock, and the entrance standing open.
Services and guides behind this build
Want a gate that matches your fence line?
Send us your opening width and a photo of the existing run. We measure on site, fabricate to fit, and quote the gate and the hardware separately.